Gangs in the United States

There are about 4500 prisons in the United States but only about 170 of them are women’s prisons. There is little resemblance between men and women’s prisons because of the different needs and mentalities that are often present. The main difference between a men’s prison and a women’s prison is the security level. For example, very few women’s prisons have tall stone walls, guard towers, or razor wire barriers. Women’s prisons tend to resemble low level or medium level men’s prisons. They often…

Collier’s words present a challenge to the status quo of foreign aid. Nevertheless, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has had its share of successes and failures in Latin America throughout the years. Collier sheds light into a bureaucratic issue that might be preventing a more effective way of managing foreign aid in the continent. The absence of economic activity is a primary precursor to conflict in Latin America. When compared to the countries that house “the…

of different races, especially African Americans, has been the source of immense conflict and controversy. From blatant racism, to simple treatment of blacks when it comes to healthcare, inequality has run rampant throughout the history of the United States. The non-fiction book, The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore, and the article, “Racial Injustice Still Rife in Healthcare,” both focus on the discrepancies and hardships that African Americans endure throughout their lives. In the non-fiction…

Freedom Writers portrays how people from different backgrounds can forget about their differences for a purpose that is bigger than all of them. The are united by their similar pasts of lost family members and friends. Gang violence has created a divide in their lives and caused a large amount of emotional pain. In Freedom Writers, students from all ethnicities are incorporated, and show the process of their division and coming together. This movie shows the racism in our past. It can also be…

Citizenship and immigration are highly controversial topics in the United States. Presently, the Presidential elections have put immigration at the forefront of many public debates. Undocumented citizens and how they are death with has become the subject of much disputation amongst politicians, state, and federal government. Michelle Chen recently wrote an article for The Nation concerning a high school student in North Carolina that is being prevented from going to school due to undocumented…

In the United States, about 77 percent of the population identifies as white whereas only 13 percent identifies as black, or African American. Because the gap between the two races is so profound, white began to seem like the norm and black was seen as different. If there’s anything I’ve learned anything about how us humans think, It’s that we don’t like change. We see something different and immediately assume that thing is bad, and we then decide to stay within their comfort zones. As a result…

the United States for a better life. The government policies of United States and Mexico has contributed in the loss of governmental money and lives of innocent immigrants by their strict policies. Social Justice if used would diminish the wrongs happening by creating equal opportunity to those that are not born with it. Immigrants portray the United Stated as a…

have not experienced life without them. In “Collage Freshman Learn From ‘Enrique’s Journey,’” na interview with NRP’s Lynn Neary, Nazario states, “What I hear a lot from students every day in emails and traveling across the country to campuses is they learn to be more grateful for what they have” (qtd. in Neary). When…

has the highest death rate in the world, an high crime rare, and very low educational levels. It is a country of approximately 8.5 million people and where unfortunately 20 people are killed every day, five times the rate of Chicago one of the United States largest cities. These numbers are expected to increase every year, at 85 for every 100,000 residents…

Rock-n-Roll explosion of the 1950’s. But what makes Rap/Hip-Hop stand out from other musical genre is the fact that most Rap/Hip-Hop artists are black, or affiliated to a minority group. Rap is currently one of the most influential musical genres in the United States. What started of as a mere pastime has evolved into a multi billion dollar industry. But along with such prestigious recognition, rap has also been the…