Gangs

Violence, gangs, and cults have always been a problem in society. There are various reasons why people join gangs. However, sometimes in order to turn a life around after being stuck in a gang, inspiration needs to come from somewhere else to inspire a person for a better life. Gangs give children and adults alike a sense of family or home. They feel like they belong to something bigger than themselves, thus, giving them a reason to live. In the novel The Cross and the Switchblade, author…

because the parents aren’t able to pay for programs or put their kids into sport. Salvador explains how gangs become part of their daily life. “Gangs become a great part of my life. They help me financially and become my new family.” The life of an individuals that have gone through the processes to join a gang and establishing a relationship that is hard to break. The relationship that gangs have with their members is equal to the relationship that people have with their family. Salvador is one…

focuses on the escalating battle between rival gangs led by the murderous Little Zé and Carrot. What stands out the most throughout the movie is the depiction of the Favela. Life in the favela is faster, more terrifying and vibrant. Throughout the movie, an upbeat soundtrack contributes to the intensity of each scene. Life-and-death…

The Bandidos outlaw bikie gang, is one of the fastest-growing outlaw motorcycle gang in the 21st century. With over 90 chapters in Europe, 90 in the USA and 17 chapters down in the dusty plains of Australia. But who’s the man behind the scenes that forged this club together. The man convicted of murdering two drug dealers and serving a life sentence, Donald Eugene Chambers is the American founder of the Bandidos outlaw bikie gang. Donald Chambers, straight out of the Marine Corps in Vietnam…

Guns are they necessary or not? The following articles are articles that are in approval of guns. The first article is writing by a Sharon Harris who president of the Advocates for Self-Government. The article gives real life stories of how guns are good to society. For example, the first story if about a 19 year of that had to use a gun on some men that were trying to home in his house to steal. He shot one of the men which made the rest of the men leave. Sharon then writes that it’s reported…

Johnny formed the question about whether or not the gang would be able to stay together.The death of Johnny made me believe that the bond of the gang was stronger then before. Like choosing to back up each other whenever needed, helping each other when…

The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton was a book about a young boy named Ponyboy, two brothers named Sodapop and Darry. Their gang called the Greasers and the rich gang called the Socials. Greasers were boys who had greasy hair, wore leather jackets, drove souped up cars, held up gas stations and who gotten into fights once in awhile. Socials were the rich boys, who drove souped up mustangs, smelled like tobacco, wore checkered shirts and who would get their name in the newspaper for being a…

assessing the relative independent effects on gang membership of differential asocial and self-control measures in terms of both strength and significance (Kissner J., Pyrooz D., 2009). The respondents were asked whether there were any immediate family members in gangs. Based on their responses there were different measures created such as; parental gang memberships and older sibling gang memberships. The dependent variable of this study was: gang membership and the independent variable…

preparing meals while dad goes to work to pay the bills, and all in all not a worry in the world. As this idea is taught, the ignorance to reality grows deeper and deeper throughout society. With poverty flooding the streets, crime rate sky rocketing, and gangs taking over our neighborhoods, this is the true reality…

on so to Julie it seemed like someone was in there. Jim went to Wright’s poolroom and told a gang there to observe the prank that he was about to pull on Julie. After Julie had arrived, she rung the doorbell. No one answered. She rung again. No one answered. Then Jim, who was hiding in the darkness of the stairs with the gang, made a noise, in which Julie would reply, “ Is that you Ralph?” Jim and the gang would then emerge from the darkness and chace Julie all the way home, hollering, “Oh…