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    real gang epidemic in this country; even the nicest, most wealth off cities in America have been infiltrated by gangs. Gangs have been around for centuries, and they will continue to grow and pervade our country. The only way to address the gang problem in the city is to tackle it head on. The probability of effectively averting gang activity is larger if community initiatives are concentrated on risk factors and are data driven and research centered (Howell, 2012). To eliminate gangs and gang activity

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    Gang Violence In Our Streets Gang violence has been around for a long time all the way back to the 1800 and have greatly increased all around the globe ever since. Gangs are a group of people that fight and kill other gangs over turf,money,pride, and drugs. People usually join gangs from around the age of 8 to the age 20. Most gang members join because they have been abused by their parents or because they don 't have a family. Gangs treat each other like a family, that is the most common reason

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    This paper discusses the gang activities in Grenville, NC. There are three main topics that include; 1) the history of gang activity. 2) Gang activity in today’s society. 3) Ways to eradicate gang activity within our community. To start what is the true definition of a gang and what is there purpose? A gang is an organized group of either friends or family with identifiable leadership claiming control over a community or territory. Gangs are driven by money, power, and opportunities to victimize

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    t their actions. In the United States they are called gangs. As they are continuously putting the safety of our communities in danger, what can be done when they infiltrate our Armed Force? Stopping gang members and their affiliates from joining the military must become a top priority. And even more importantly, they must be weeded out of the military. Generally, gangs are seen to be in urban areas. Lately there has been an influx of gang culture spreading into suburban areas. One reason that

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    characters of her plot so that she could show her character on the scene. In 1931, Shirley was chosen as the star of a short films called Baby Burlesks with ten dollars a day salary. The most famous children comedies series during the silent era was the Our Gang comedies. And Shirley involved in that series but she never appeared in any of that series. Others films that Shirley made for Educational Films Corporation were : The Runt Page; War Babies; The Pie Covered Wagon; Glad Rags to Riches; The Kid’s in

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    Prison gangs within the penal system are problematic and a multifaceted issue for several reasons. One reason gangs are so problematic in the penal system is due to the threat they impose on others, including other types of gang-bangers, non-gang affiliated inmates, correctional staff, prison administration, and the overall security of the facility itself. According to research, “A composite measure of gang misconduct represents the threat that particular gangs pose to prison order” (Gaes, Wallace

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    Chapter Sixteen The House of Creepy Mr. Wang-Woo Unknown location Tuesday, sometime before daybreak I awoke on the concrete floor, my wrists bound behind my back. As my eyes adjusted a narrow barred window too high for me to see through from where I sat resolved into view. White moonlight washed in, painting rectangles across the tiles. There’s no way to escape through that, I thought, when the door creaked open. I turned to find a man standing in the hall. The sight of him made my skin crawl

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    The Little Rascals is a movie made in 1994 that is an action thriller. This movie was a very popular film during its time and continued to be a great story. During this film it is about a group of children that are playing the main roles in this movie as it based around the main character Alfalfa is falling in love with the brunette Darla. As they try to get away and make time for themselves, the friends of Alfalfa, that made a club called the “He-Man-Women-Haters”, try to take their love away by

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    The short film, "Paper man", by John Kahrs is a genuine reflection on his world. The way this is depicted is through his exploration use of magic, the amazing symbolism of the colour used and the service of sound. The representation of these allows, the audience to be more thankful to this film and understand its diversity in the world that it once was. "Paper man", is presented in a reflection of the world through the exploration use of magic. This is best illustrated through the world of 2012

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    divide the territory of our communities in High Intensity Gang Areas. I will take the position of such a notorious sociologist , as Cohen. Accordingly to Cohen, 'Not every act is a sucessful solution, (...) which may leave us with unresolved tensions” ( C0hen, ..P 2 ) However, the mapping of this problem can be somehow difficult, because, even if the areas will be divided there is no garanty, that gangs won 't move from the exsistents areas, and construct the new gangs ' communities there where

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