Shawty Lo

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…

Chicago gangs has been around since early century, more and more small group of gangs in small number of neighborhoods has spark an increase of homicide in 2012. Since 1990s, crime and violence was primarily by large gang activities, however, much of the large group member has split forming smaller individual groups, resulting a continues disputes and gang battles. Both authors, Andrew Papachristo and David Kirk, studies how Chicago Police Department uses Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS) to…

(Compare and contrast the journey of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team (from the documentary Dare to Dream) with the journey of the N.C. State basketball team (Survive and Advance). Focus on the most significant similarities and differences. Use at least some of Joseph Campbell’s explanation of “the hero’s journey.” Focus on how these stories have similar themes but present them in different ways. Be sure to use ideas and terms from the course. Dare to Dream and Survive and Advance both document…

The Banning Ranch houses coastal bluffs and wetlands spread over 400 acres of land. It is located in the area of West Newport Beach. The current project presumes creation of a mixed-use development. It will feature 1,375 houses and condominiums build in various architectural styles. In addition, the project presumes a 75-room hotel, as well as numerous stores (Save the New Port Banning Ranch, 2015). The 280 acres of space will be left for parks. The companies that pursue the project include oil…

First off, The Crips are an African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969. Throughout the years this gang expanded to be one of the bulkiest and prevailing gangs in the United States, with more than 30,000 gang members. The Crips are known to be muddled in robberies, murders, drug dealing, and many other criminal pursuits. The Crips ultimately became the most powerful gang in California. The Blood was founded on Piru Street in the Compton, California in 1970. In 1970 many…

To the early American settlers in the 1800s, the Midwest was a place of mystery and potential. They daydreamed of paradisiacal land and immense profits; however, their opinions altered quickly upon arrival. In this excerpt from “The Horizontal World,” Debra Marquart effectively argues that even though the Midwest was disappointing and boring to most, that land is essential to the well being to the country as a whole, and brings hope to those coming from abroad. The first technique utilized by…

The film brick mansions can correlate too many aesthetic elements of film style. One of the film styles that brick mansions can relate to is editing. The movie brick mansion is based in the future in 2018 in the city of Detroit. In Detroit there is a place called brick mansions which contained many dangerous criminals, drug addicts, and more. In the movie the police are unable to control the crime so there was a barrier built to separate brick mansions from the rest of the city. Throughout the…