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    Hate speech in “Animal farm” and “Priscilla the Cambodian” Hate speech is used as one of the apparatuses employed both in “Animal farm” by George Orwell and “Pricilla the Cambodian” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. Although it occurs in different circumstances and contexts, the two stories share some ideas in common which significantly reflect the act of their characters as well as the societies, which will be explained further. Hate speech is one of the communication methods being used to attack a…

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    The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

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    Rodney King Beating Trial

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    small LAPD staff had to enforce lean and mean mentality for their police force. The officers had some motivation that cause the excessive force used on King. Lindner explains that, “ King was ‘dusted’, a user of the drug most feared by police departments.” The police believed that the drug that he was allegedly using…

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    rise and fall of crime kingpins through lies and deceit corruption, and murder. In Scarface 1983 it is about the rise of Tony Montana drug-empire and how he let money take over his life and eventually be the cause of his death in the end. In Shame of a nation it is about Tony Camonte rise and demise in the mob. This was during the prohibition era so instead of drugs it was beer and liquor that was the focus in the film. His sister ends up being his downfall after he kills her husband and the…

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    Gang Activity

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    Gang Activity and Drug Operations There are very many kinds of gangs that are located in rural, suburban and urban areas. They are also described as locally, nationally and transnationally occupied. These categories are based on their degree of organization, whether loosely or highly organized groups, their longevity and location (Weisel, D et el…2002). One of the gang organizations are the troublesome youth gangs that comprise of the adolescents who involve themselves in some forms of criminal…

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    Gangs Sociology

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    the Crack Epidemic fundamentally transformed gangs because the booming drug trade incentivized larger and more sophisticated gangs (9). Similarly, the rapidly increasing opioid market in rural and suburban America explains the development of gangs in those areas (Whalen). Unfortunately, addiction and drug sales often bring violence. This turmoil can force afflicted youth into gangs for refuge. This cycle of violence and drugs cripples education systems and family, leaving adolescents with few…

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    It is not only social factors or political factors that lead gang violence. Personal factors play an important part in gangs choosing violence and it is the most frequent cause of violence by gang members. Especially when it comes to seek revenge for perceived slights or previous disputes gangs use their utmost power and resources (Buchanan, 2014). A member can be attacked for belonging to a rival gang, living in the same neighborhood of a different gang, or to settle an old score between gang…

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    The article by Sonia Nazario, “The Children of the Drug Wars; a Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis” is the article that caught my attention the most this semester. The passage talks about a different but very similar couple stories about children’s living in very dangerous places in Central America where gangs are one of the biggest problems. Christian’s story, Was one of the stories that caught my attention the most. His story starts when he was 11 years old. His father was killed by…

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    Wide reading review In a nutshell class a is about a cherub team of four set out take down Europe's biggest cocaine drug dealer, Keith Moore. For twenty years now the police have been trying to gather as much evidence as possible to take him Down. Lately not much has happened about this situation so there bringing out the professionals to take him down. CHERUB. the agents are assigned to get close to him and the underworld . These agents need to make a big splash if he's going to win the…

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    It takes a certain type of person to join a gang. Once someone is introduced to gang culture, they have to go through the process of getting associated into the gang and it is not that easy. This “process” is called the initiation, and that is meant for how one can get into the gang, this initiation process could be different for males and females but for a female gang she must be, “Violated or “jumped in” refers to a physical beating the candidate must absorb to prove her toughness… “The…

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