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The film I choose to base my film analysis paper on was End of Watch it was released September 21st of 2012. This film is primarily about two close partners in law enforcement who have been through a lot together. They get assigned to patrol one of the most dangerous areas in LA. The film goes on to show their day to day events while on duty. As the movies continues the two officers begin to grow closer in relationship and always have each other’s backs. Jakes and Mike get dispatched to a call…

Boyz N the Hood is a movie which was released in 1991 and is about teens growing up in the inner city of Los Angeles. Reva, the mother of Tre Styles, sends Tre to live with his father because of some trouble he got into at school. Reva wanted Tre’s father, Furious Styles, to teach him about life and being a man in hopes to protect her son from the streets. While growing up living with his father Tre reunites with his friends “Doughboy”, Ricky, and Chris. Doughboy is in a gang called the…

Gangs in North Carolina Prisons, and How Gangs Communicate with the Outside World Gangs are undoubtedly one of the largest problems that the Department of Corrections faces daily. According to David Starbek prison gang is defined as: “an inmate organization that operates within a prison system, that has a corporate entity, exists into perpetuity, and whose membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and often requires a lifetime commitment”(Starbek). A person who was in a gang before…

INTRODUCTION Gang membership is often associated with negative consequences from use of illicit substances (Battin-Pearson et al. 1999; Eitle, Gunkel, and Gundy 2004; Hennigan et al. 2014), antisocial behaviour (Esbensen and Melde 2011; Hennigan et al. 2014), stressful life events (Eitle et al 2004; Hennigan et al 2014), and violent criminal activity (Battin-Pearson et al. 1999; Deschenes and Esbenson 1998; Eitle et al. 2004; Esbensen and Melde 2011; Hennigan et al. 2014). This literature will…

In almost every urban community in the United States of America, gangs are present in the area. Street gangs have been around for many years, most notably as early as the 1820s. Street gangs have become more popular over time, with gang activity peaking in the 1980s until the late 1990s. Gangs typically recruit children as young as age 15 and 37% of gang members are under the age of 18. In more recent times the prevalence of gang has poisoned the minds of the youth in urban communities around…

Gregory Boyle’s book, Tattoos in the Heart, is filled with many ideas throughout the book. Boyle talks the many experiences he went through running Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. In parts of the book, you can see how he helped gang members in that area have a second chance to get their life straight and be in a better position for themselves and their families. In Tattoos on the Heart, the two main ideas that the audience see transition in parts of the book is to have compassion…

Walt Disney is a prominent figure known for his contributions and influence on the American entertainment during the 20th century. He is regarded as a cultural icon and known throughout the world and within the American animation industry. The Walt Disney Company is one of the world’s leading entertainment providers and is known for bringing entertainment to families through its amusements parks, television series and especially through its numerous animated motion pictures ("Reference for…

West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles, California. West Hollywood is known for a variety of things, including the Sunset Strip, its large LGBT population and regular celebrity sightings. Since its earliest years, West Hollywood has earned a reputation for its nightlife and home to emerging artists in the entertainment industry. Based on the city’s history and current demographics, it is suitable for a new live entertainment venue to be established. SWOT Analysis Strengths: One of the biggest…

Cities of San Pedro and Torrance The city of San Pedro is a coastal community located in the city of Los Angeles, covering 12.046 square miles. It is port city that is neighbors to the cities of Long Beach and Wilmington to its East, Harbor City to its North, and Ranchos Palos Verdes and Lomita to its West. Housing a portion of the Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, is known as a blue collar town. With consideration to national averages the city of San Pedro is considerably high in both violent…

Loud and Incredibly Close and Cecilia of Yxta Maya Murray’s Locas both share similar experiences in that they are both exposed to hardships at a young age and strive to overcome them. The two youths, one male in New York City and one female in Los Angeles, are presented with conflicts such as living inferior to those around them and feeling lost. Oskar is a young boy struggling to cope with his father’s death while Cecilia is a teenager facing the struggles of gang life in her neighborhood.…