and many others to join a gang. The racism faced by Mexicans from the police drove people to be involved in gangs and promoted the idea that racism towards Mexicans was acceptable. I also argue that education provided Rodriguez with a path to a new life away from gangs. I argue the prospect of power and protection made gangs appealing to those feeling like they had no other way to survive the barrios and gang activity that surrounded them. Rodriguez’s involvement in gangs can be blamed on the government
feel unsafe. More and more teens all around the world are becoming involved in gangs because of social media, lack of education, and/or because they have no family/adult guidance. Social media is a big takeover in the productivity of gangs and gang related Things. The more social media improves the more posts are being made about events going on. People all over social media are followers, if one person is a part of a gang then the next person is. The text states, “Even for an outsider, the online
different experience in their living spaces; a picket white fence, a tire swing in the front yard, and friendly neighbors- and the community even has a park for kids. Others are not so fortunate in correlation to where they live; kids are forced into gangs for protection, houses are falling apart, and children are not receiving the education they need. To research what is standing between these posh and poor places, I have decided to compare what these two kinds of communities are doing in their environment
dad has lived around gang members is whole entire life, even to this day. When my dad was a teenager, he would have to run away from gang members since they’ll try to jump him. Some gang members would actually shoot at my dad for looking like a rival gang member. For my dad to defend himself against the gang members, he’ll need to bring his brothers and his brother's friends involved. My dad has been asked countless of times to join a gang especially since he’s related to gang members. My Dad’s nuclear
unknown to the world. They can be found in any corner of the world and any ethnic/racial background. Gangs have been around since humans learned how to get into organized groups. This was about around the time of the middle ages. In fact, the first recorded history of such gangs was in the city of London (Sheldon., Tracy and Brown, 1996). For America, it was not until the early 1800s when juvenile gangs became a problem (Sheldon., Tracy and Brown, 1996). This being due to the social and economic problems
Today we will go through the entire spectrum of gangs. The definition of the word “Gang” is an organized group of criminals. So now that you know what a gang is lets get right in to this. Let me explain in more detail what a gang is. A gang is when a group of people stop caring about school and important things in their life. They do what they want when they want. They drink alcohol they do drugs and more. They just rebel against the laws just because they feel like it. They are nocturnal you
were to go back tomorrow to wherever they came from everything we know that is agriculture will collapse instantly. The biggest pro of immigration in history is the low wage workers. These low wage workers in the past till now have helped balance the economy a lil more. Now 52 of every 100 migrant workers have illegal status and yet they are hardworking. What are the pros of hard working immigrants? According to " The Future of Children" immigrant familes have a lot of strengths. First off the
How Gangs are bad and how we can weaken them Did you know that Chicago passed the 1,000 mark for shooting victims this year, a pace faster than those of previous years? Gangs are a huge problem in the world. I believe that the only way we can weaken them or stop them is to rely on social programs. If more help is given to social services, more youth can avoid gangs. There are social programs that help youth not join gangs but without the help of other programs then they can’t succeed. In the article
marijuana comes in. marijuana has many benefits, which the government does not see. Marijuana can relieve stress, pain, and make people focus on one thing, themselves. Cancer patients are using marijuana to help them. In the article (19 primary pros & cons of legalizing weed) states,” The treatment of patients who are undergo chemotherapy , use marijuana to relieve the pain they have. This is why certain states such as California have implemented initiatives for the legalization of the drug for medicinal
be legalized? I am going to argue that marijuana should in fact be legalized. The beneficial reasons for legalizing marijuana are endless. Marijuana should be legalized because it is an entitled right, prohibition has been proven to be ineffective, gang violence would be reduced, the economy, as well as law enforcement, would benefit, and also because it has been proven to benefit health. Cannabis should be legalized because prohibition has been proven to be ineffective. The black market has been