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    Livia was talking about her dad was chasing a goat through the store. Then the ground rumbled and the people said, “Rumble down, tumble down, great city walls Feel the ground grumble the citizen stumble When the earth shakes, and tumble down, tumble down. Then something happened then the people were scared. The people were so scared they shot in the air so the people would know to fall to the ground and take cover. The people then went back to their usual day. Then the day the dad got…

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    Freedom Writers Thesis

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    people and usually have something to do with the struggles going on in the world at that time. Freedom Writers is a movie about high school students who do not know if they will live to see the next day thanks to gang violence, their teacher hopes to bring them…

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    This only angers the Hitler Youth leaders further and makes Rudy run laps around the muddy field every meeting. In addition to Rudy’s constant punishment at his Nazi Youth meetings, he continues to steal apples alongside Liesel and the rest of the gang. Unfortunately, Arthur, their old leader, moves away and they are forced to welcome their new leader, Vicktor Chemmel, who does not appear to enjoy their company very much. Not only does Liesel enjoy stealing food, but she begins to steal books…

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    They not only collected money from violators of the law, but also from individuals who wanted to live peacefully without having windows of their shops smashed by the district leaders gang or without being molested by the police. 9) Cornelius Vanderbilt is often referred to as the Godfather of organized crime because of his implementation of organizational procedure, specialized expertise, and administrative hierarchy. 10) Ethnic…

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    Today gangs are not a rare thing to spot, the colors they are wearing, the tattoos they may have and the community they reside in allow gang members to be easily recognizable. Even though gang activity has been decreasing compared to the 1990s American crack epidemic when there was an influx of crack cocaine use in major cities across America, which resulted in an increase in crime, violence and a backlash on tough on crime policies. Violence is still prevalent among inner city neighborhoods due…

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    Life experiences change us as people and these experiences can affect our lives both positively and negatively. They teach us lessons that provide wisdom that cannot be obtained in a classroom. However, these lessons can be difficult to grasp at the time they are experienced as it may be through death or harassment. While joyful events can teach us many things, it is the crisis that mainly brings knowledge, especially of how to remain strong in the absence of positivity. Life experiences can…

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    Gangs Global Impact

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    The global impact of gangs Sadat Cano Arizona State University July 5, 2015 In the article The Global Impact of gangs written by John M. Hagedorn discuss about gangs and the social impact it as in the United States an in other countries. When discussing when does a gang becomes gang? The article states that “segregation of wealthy and poor”(Hagedorn, 2005) the idea of being separated poor young ambiguous young adults whom do not have the skills to get hired in the job…

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    As Dally falls down from the powerful gunshot, we all seem to think, “Why has all this bad stuff happened to everybody in The Outsiders?” Then an answer hits us. In The Outsiders, Socs and greasers do not tend to have a say in their own lives. It seems to be the environment is shaping the Socs and greasers lives, leaving them as victims of their environment in a world full of stereotypes through all social, emotional and economic aspects. Life from a social perspective in a city full of Socs…

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    Response Paper 1 Think of any relevant social justice movement happening today and you will find out that they began as a grassroots organization. A grassroots organization, as defined in Kate Capeheart’s article “Justice and Grassroots Struggles,” is one that “[provides] free spaces in which the victim moves from being a bystander to participant in the social struggle for justice” (qtd in Capeheart 176). When thinking about this definition, it is important to focus on the process one goes…

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    The movie “The Outsiders” is based off the book by S.E Hinton. Where a group of kids from the east side of rural, Oklahoma have hard lives. From their parents being dead or not even caring about their kids, Because of this these poor kids from the east side have made friendships that can't be broken. Which the soc’s are jealous of because they don't have any feelings or emotions going through them because their parents are barely home. So basically The movie started off when Ponyboy got jumped…

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