Zhi Gang Sha

S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders and introduced many unique characters. Each individual had their own situation, problems, and struggles which shaped them into the people they were. Two members of the gang, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade, are different from what they seemed in the first half of the book. Dally was known as a hardened thug, but deep down, he cared about others. Johnny Cade was a boy who seemed meek, but was actually one of the strongest characters mentioned in the story. Their…

as the United States has experienced renewed immigration, evidence has also begun to point to similar problems among other groups of immigrants from Asia, Europe, and Latin America. This evidence, for the most part, comes from studies of youthful gang members and drug dealers (Bourgois, 1995; Chin, 1996; Moore, 1978, 1991; Padilla, 1992; Pinderhughes, 1997; Sullivan, 1989; Vigil, 1988; Vigil and Yun, 1990). Although there is a strong relationship between neighborhood poverty and crime over time…

was a barber. Even though he grew up in a relatively nice household, he lived in gang-infested Brooklyn. He had 8 siblings: James Vincenzo, Ralph, Salvatore “Frank”, John, Albert, Matthew, Rose (who died within a year of birth), and Mafalda. Some of these siblings played an important role in Capone’s life as they helped him with his gang activities. He went to school until sixth grade, when dropped out to join a gang. Capone gained the famous nickname “Scarface” when he worked at a bar. He…

There are many fires around Chicago, but one of the most popular fire is THE CHICAGO FIRE is the biggest fire in Chicago. They say that the fire started at the o'Learys barn but who did it actually . Luis M Cohn was a heavy drinker and gambler. He gambled with the o learys sons. He turned over $35,000 to a school to say that the O'Learys was a fake. The O'learys had a son that was a part of the cause of the fire. To this day scientists don't know what cause the fire but they know that it happen…

In today’s society, gang warfare and mobs are not as popular as they were in the 1920’s. People like Al Capone roamed the streets and started gangs and were killing people. On February 14, 1929, four men that were dressed up as police officers forced seven of George Moran’s men into a garage, lined them up, and shot them. Al Capone and George Moran were sworn enemies. The two men fought over smuggling and trafficking operations in Chicago, Illinois. Capone and Moran have survived many attempted…

Ivan Serrano born on may 13 , 199 Atlanta Georgia Grady hospital. Ivan grew up in Fulton county till he was 12 his dad Concepcion banegas Martinez and mom Noemi Osiris Serrano gusman had been together since teenager years. Ivan parents are from a country name Honduras. Ivan was always a smart kid. Fulton county wasn't the place for him but he liked it there. Ivan grew up seeing to much violence and killing. he would see it so much he got used to it. Ivan's dad took care of them by illegally…

Chicago is home to two major things: big pizza and big traffic. When Capone was active in it though, it was known for a third thing, big amounts of gang crime! Capone is one of the recognized figures of gangland history. Throughout the early 1900s, he managed to run an entire crime syndicate and never got caught doing it. This was because Capone knew how to operate without getting his hands dirty, which can be found in how he operated himself, how he operated using the legal system, how he…

everyone’s lives. The Encyclopedia illustrates a gang as “being an organized group of criminals or a group of children or youth from the same neighborhood, who gather together and who may or may not participate in criminal activities.” Gangs have existed since the seventeenth century, and to this day gang participation is on the rise. It is one of the nation 's fastest growing problems within recent history. Many people assume that the reason why minors join gangs is because they don’t have a…

In America, people have wittiness or been informed of many different crimes and violence through their lives. Around the country, some locations tend to have a higher crime levels then other places. Yet crime happens every second throughout our lives. People know that various crimes are commitment in society every day; people have reasons to be involved in these crimes and by doing so, they are spreading violence as well. The justice systems role is to punish the criminals and enforce the law,…

In the transcript of the video, “Gangs and Guns Fuel Chicago’s Surge in Violence”, Chris Bury discusses the horror of violence during the summer, also called “the killing season.” Many promising young teenagers get caught in the crossfire which ends up with them wounded or worse. One of the teenagers named in the video was a seventeen- year- old boy named Vonzell Banks, who died during a family trip over the July 4th weekend. People are getting killed at any time. Around 11 PM the police are…