Los Angeles County

dangerous they can be and not just violent movies. Until this week I had never heard of MS 13. They are a growing virus in the U.S that the U.S unfortunately created. M.S 13 originated in Los Angeles, California. It started off with Central American immigrants that were mistreated in the streets of Los Angeles. They formed a gang that began committing crimes to survive. Eventually, the gang grew to the point where the FBI had to get involved. The original members were arrested and sent to jail.…

Data shows that San Diego has approximately 8,742 homeless people (Regional Task Force, 2015). The homeless population in San Diego city and county is now the fourth largest in the country, behind Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City, according to the Regional Task Force on the homeless. Nearly 48% of those without housing in San Diego are sleeping on the streets (Regional Task Force, 2015). More than 800 homeless people are…

Compared to songs like “Real Niggaz Don’t Die” and “Fuck the Police” the song of today have a more positive outlook that preaches of a light at the end of the tunnel after much strife and tribulation for impoverished minority communities across the county. Today, Kendrick Lamar…

Over the past 100 years, government officials and scholars in search of a definition for organized crime have performed numerous investigations and studies. According to the textbook “Organized Crime” by Michael Lyman, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), define organized crime as: “Any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities. Such groups maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened…

the name Trey “Tre” Styles, who moved in with his father at the age of 10. This being so Tre could learn valuable life lessons on how to become a man while growing up in the harsh conditions of his neighborhood, located in Crenshaw, South Central Los Angeles. Tre’s father, Jason “Furious” Styles, is a character in this story who is hard on Tre so that he will become wise about his decisions and make a better life for himself outside of the neighborhood. Others involved throughout this movie who…

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…

Social Problems Associated with Street Gangs Gangs are getting to be pervasive in today's general public and inside of our schools. More youngsters are swinging to groups trying to get away from their regular lives and the future, which they see as horrid and somber. They are at first pulled in to the glory and income, which is glamorized by the street posse. Numerous packs are effectively included in criminal wrongdoing, for example, medication and firearm trafficking, robberies and…

There was a young kid I once knew by the name of Ochocinco. He was a very dark, and plump child. HE was not a smart child though. He was actually rather slow. one day his mother was washing his clothes and found his pockets of his pants full of dirt. The next day Ochocinco's mother looked outside the window one day, and saw her son outside playing in the dirt. She did not suspect anything of it. Ohocinco was at school and when it was time for recess he went to the back of the playground. He sat…

Pearsall, Shelly. (2006). All of the above. New York, NY: Little Brown and Company. Four inner city students are going through the journey of building the world’s largest tetrahedron. The engaging and suspenseful story intertwines personal stories of the teachers, students, and the community. This book, which is inspired by actual events, is filled with unexpected humor and distressing characters. All of the Above makes math alive, while at the same time teaches friendship and diversity in…

The Environmental Services Department was established by the San Diego County in 1988 to protect the environment and to provide all San Diego residents with properly disposed municipal solid waste, along with an environmental free of litter and illegal dumping. In addition, the Environmental Services Department is organized…