Gangs of New York

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for mechanical engineering made me spend my free time disassembling broken machines and trying to fix them. Furthermore, I tend to be more curious and creative when I was 10th grade. I start my research, combined all of my formulas, and think about a new source of energy that can combine to my “innovative machine” and the combination can produce a magnetic field. What is the most special part about this innovative magnetic machine is it can lift an object from any type of surface using the…

popular culture, and its music is considered to be one of the most popular and powerful genres. In it’s origins, It gave voices to the youth of the 70’s and 80s, and gave them relevance in a world that otherwise wouldn’t through their paintings on New York subways that went “all-city”. Youth and even other, older, individuals with voices that were unheard were eventually heard through all means of Hip-Hop as well. The Hip-Hop movement that started in the 1970’s and gained great popularity in the…

the Children in New York Class and I can definitely say that I have learn a lot about my neighborhood that I didn’t have no knowledge about. The fact that Brownsville is known as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brooklyn and I have been living here for so many years and wasn’t aware of that. My perspective sure did change, due to the fact that there is such a high percentage of 23.4% of people living under the poverty line which is almost the same as the while New York city at 24%.…

rundown neighborhood on the streets of New York City. A gang called the Jets, lead by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), find themselves in a turf war with the Sharks, a gang from Puerto Rico lead by Bernardo (George Chakiris) . Tony (Richard Beymer), a former member of the Jets, notices Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, at a neighborhood dance. They immediately fall in love, but are banned from seeing each other due to the differences between the two gangs. West Side Story is an intriguing,…

race rivalry. The setting of this play is based in the 1950s in the Upper West Side of New York City. The rivalry is between two gangs called the Jets, a white gang, and the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang. Comparable to Romeo and Juliet the main plot to this story is based on the challenging love story between Tony, a former member of the Jets and Maria, the sister of the Sharks gang leader, Bernardo. The two gangs have been struggling for control of their neighborhood and continue to brawl and…

large organized gangs and is what fueled the ambition of their leaders. “Previously, gangs often were based in particular neighborhoods, and membership usually was determined by ethnicity”(Witwer). The 18th amendment caught the attention of a lot of small time family-run immigrant gangs that saw profit in the business. “The demand for alcohol -- even though it was against the law -- spurred the growth of crime groups who supplied this illegal product” (Witwer). Most of these gangs could easily…

Prevention of Gang Violence In Chicago In the last 20 years Chicago has been ridden with gangs, crimes, homicide, fatal shootings, and devastation due to the loss of innocent lives. Our streets are no longer safe to walk in, children can not experience the comfort of playing in their own back yards, or walking to school. Police enforcement are turning their back to certain areas of the city because ¨they are far too dangerous.¨ The Wall Street Journal, an international newspaper based in New…

A challenge affecting the residents of Morris Heights is violence. According to DNA info (2011), Morris Heights ranks 53rd in ranking for overall violence in New York. Due to drug use and gang activity, shooting incidents rose 24% from 2009 to 2010. Violence in Morris Heights is a human rights issue because it stunts the opportunities of the residents in the community – there are less opportunities to thrive peacefully, the quality of life for inhabitants are lowered due to violent crimes…

that works with communities that have high levels of violence in an effort to address gang violence and reduce retaliatory killings1. This program applies public education, anti-violence slogans “Don’t shoot. I want to grow up.”, conflict mediation and community mobilization activities2. The Cure Violence program is currently active in 25 cities in the United States as well as several international cities3. In New York City, the Cure Violence program was launched in spring 2012. It was…