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SCBZ Guns were shooting over and over, bullets penetrating the skin of innocent people and blood was everywhere. South Chicago is known as one of the most dangerous places in the USA. Gangs are everywhere and drugs were everywhere almost like it’s part of daily life. The Wilson brothers were the stars of the area, everyone looked up to them. Optimum the oldest of the three brothers was a good man that everyone knew and loved. Spencer a truly tough person that many people were scared of.…

During 1865 to 1890, the United States was continuing to develop and expand westward. New inventions and ideas continued to industrialize the United States as it continued to grow and thrive, resulting from immigration. Being swarmed by incoming immigrants from Asia, expansion was necessary, and it was about time they explored uncharted territories. The federal government’s contribution to the development of the American West included the expanding the railroad system, also the federal…

On September 8th, 2016 Wells Fargo announced it would be paying 185 million dollars in fines to settle the dispute it’s employees caused among customers. Employees in the lower division banks were offered incentives based on their sales progress. “Eight is great” was what the employees were bribed with. Entice eight Wells Fargo products to their customers and receive a cash bonus. This demanding quota urged employees to cut corners and create fake credit card and checking accounts; two million…

Hollywood hit its peak in 1946 and was on top of the world. However, a series of events after that, such as, the United States vs Paramount Anti-Trust Act, the suburbanization of America, the loss of foreign revenues, McCarthyism, and television, brought the industry to its knees. The soaring profits of the Golden Era were no longer as grand as they once were. Revenues fell to half their 1946 levels ("Post-war Hollywood," 2014). The anti-trust act broke up the distribution and exhibition…

The Westward Expansion Migration While migrating west about fifteen thousand immigrants,which is approximately fifteen percent, are estimated to have died on the Oregon Trail.The Westward Expansion Migration was the migration of about seven million people to the west via the Oregon trail, in 1803 through 1840. The expansion gave America more and new types of land, which includes more farmland.The expansion also doubled the size of the United States and helped the population grow. The…

The Fresno Bulldogs are made up of primarily Mexican American.They are one of many criminal street gangs.They are considered to be one of the largest Hispanic gangs in Central California because there memberships are estimated to be between 6,000 to 12,000 in the city of Fresno alone.The Bulldogs are broken into six different known sets which include Eastside, Northside, Parkside, Calwa, Westside, and County Dogs. The Bulldogs are a gang tied to an impulsive lifestyle that reflects the demands…

Gang membership has typically always involved individuals who are male, as gangs were originally founded by men specifically for men. Although males have consistently been more involved with criminality and conventional gang activities, research and statistics have shown females are increasingly becoming involved in gangs and participating in gang criminality (O’Neal, Decker, Moule Jr., and Pyrooz 2016). As noted by O’Neal et al., (2016), the literature is lacking in terms of studying females…

Author, Joan Didion, wrote to the Los Angeles notebook about the events of a Santa Ana to describe to others that had not been there what develops. Within her text, Didion writes using person pronouns such as “we, I, and us” to include herself with the people who experienced the storm first hand. She also uses colloquialisms including “Route 66” and “Cajon/San Gorgonio Passes,”information only people that live in or have visited that area would know. Her explicit audience is to people that live…

With the amount of immigrants coming to the United States and the birth rates being so high, it would only be the correct thing to assume that average citizens would be the cause for westward expansion. After reading Morgans text about westward expansion and answering questions, it would be the safest choice to side with his central ideas on the text. Arguing and explaining why the readers of this should agree with his central ideas is the task. As it states in Morgan's text, “With swelling…

The two similarities that I will list in this essay is architecture and the different types of food Chicago and New York City Are two of the biggest cities in the U.S.A. With New York holding 8.5 million people and Chicago with 2.7 million people, the third most populous city in America. Chicago and New York are very similar in many ways. They both have a nickname Chicago's is "The Windy City" and New York's is "The Big Apple". Chicago is home to many magnificent buildings and skyscrapers…