Gang signal

lived during the ice age; cavemen. Modern sociologists and archeologists suggest that prehistoric graffiti represents “the births of both art and homo sapiens, as evidence for communication, visual representation, and beauty in early human cultures. This apparent familiarity has meant that modern graffiti has long been linked to its ancient antecedents” (Baird, 2). The illustrations that were created by cavemen are displayed on the walls of caves and depict life during the ice age. Similarly to our descendants, graffiti persists as a method of communication; however, the graffiti created today serves a broader range of purposes. Graffiti is utilized by individuals and communities to express how they feel about current events, to designate gang territory, and for aesthetics. The presence of graffiti in communities may be viewed as positive because it can facilitate social and political movements, but it is often viewed as harmful to communities because the word “graffiti” has a negative connotation due to its association with violence and disorder. Those who are outsiders of the graffiti community are more inclined to feel threatened by the presence of graffiti due to its correlation with crime. Although graffiti occupies spaces in both suburban and urban settings, it is more heavily concentrated in urban areas that are populated by the lower class. These areas contain older houses and other building that are run down. James Q Wilson, an American political scientist, proposed…

In this article, the author gathers information on gang members from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, digging deeper into the lives of gangs. The author also gives us a new perspective by adding in many unexpected and surprising statements, including: “The pain,” he said, “seems a small price for a new life. I dream of being clean, even if it means being scarred.” (Quoted by gang member Christian Antunez during a tattoo removal process). By giving us a clear dominant and counter…

Teens join gangs for a variety reasons from families, schools, friends, to what city they live in. Gangs are everywhere, even some of the nicest cities. Peer pressure, family, protection, and boredom are the main reasons I noticed that teens join gangs. In reflecting upon my own adolescence and witnessing teens joining gangs, I believe that all these reasons are closely associated. It seems as though gangs have no boundaries it affects the poor and the rich, small towns, suburbia, and some of…

dangerous or the way media portrays them with the violence and segregations of organizations such as gangs and the crime rates? We see this occurring all around the world marking gangs as the number one problem to the situation. As a result we see many laws emerging across the country that focus on the gang “social problem”. Los Angeles, California is one of the largest cities known for the implement of gang injunctions and home to the deleterious battle among gangs ( the effects by). Whittier,…

giving them a little more freedom. Parents may begin to let their teens stay out later and go on dates. Next comes college. Older teens look to their future after high school graduation, applying for college and eventually moving out of their childhood home and into an apartment or college dorm. All of these events are how most American teens transition from adolescence into adulthood, becoming part of this new group of adults. Gangs are considered groups of young adults who claim a certain…

caused many people to perceive the problem of unlawfully vandalizing property as a harmless nuisance that can only be fixed but not prevented. Some see graffiti as a way to mark a gang’s territory while at the same time to show hostility to rival gangs. Others see graffiti as a form of art displaying a person’s talents in an unorthodox way. However, graffiti…

Crime and gangs go hand in hand. They’ve existed for hundreds of years and will be here hundreds of years from now. The earliest gangs date back to the 1600s when the Italian mafia were established and in the 1800s for the Chinese Triads. Surprisingly, the two have more in common than one may conceive. Both groups originated because of resistance within their countries. The Italian mafia initiated while Sicily was still under the rule of Spain and the Chinese Triad’s during the anti-Manchu…

interact with one another and who believe that what they have in common is significant; also called a social group M.S. 13 is a gang that started out in the Los Angeles area. It has now grown and spread out among states and even continental. When the video first was filmed, they were in 33 states, but by now it’s like 46 or 47 states. With 10,000 foot soldiers, they have a very organized group. If we take a closer look at this group, we can see how they interact with each other and who they…

I can list all the fact in the world based on why tattoos in the workplace are and are not accepted in the workplace, but that’s not what intrigued me into writing about tattoos. I find tattoos self portraying because not only does oneself reveal based on the art made in our bodies, but the significance it has on us and the image itself. Many people may not care or know but we all have a right to express ourselves which includes showing your tattoos. Although tattoos in the workplace are not…

Good Evening, it's been a busy week here I finally have a few moments to put some thoughts into an email. A few things about me, I am married to my lovely wife Jennifer and we have two kids in the houses (I also have two kids in Missouri with former spouse). I am finishing up my military career with 20 years as an Unmanned Aircraft Operator with very little IT experience to my name except for troubling video cables or getting power generation running again. I am usually very good with…