during the summer of 1972 by the gangs Pirus‚ Lueders Park Hustlers‚ Brims‚ Denver Lanes‚ and Bishops. They have some where between 30‚000-35‚000 members most members are African-Americans. Bloods" was a term that African-American fighting men called each other in the Vietnam War. The Pirus later changed their name to Bloods. Starting in late 1971‚ the Avalon Garden Crips‚ Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories such as those controlled
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CAN DIET HELP STOP DEPRESSION AND VIOLENCE People in all around world‚ for many years have been seeing health news and questioning why is happening. One thing that people have been forgetting is how humans eat. Which one is the correct diet for people is the famous question that everyone wants to know. What are the best food or what are the best drinks. Humans can find any answer for those questions if they see how they eat‚ but always the answer is going to be different. Jurriaan Kamp is the author
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Poverty: Causes and Effects By April Zusman SOC 402 April 22‚ 2010 Does poverty still exist in America‚ one of the richest countries in the world? Unbelievably‚ poverty exists in overabundance. Not only in the inner cities but also in rural areas and areas considered middle class. How are social institutions contributing to poverty and what can we do to alleviate poverty in America? Has poverty contributed to crime? On the other hand‚ has crime contributed to poverty? Do poverty stricken
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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� Divorce RUNNING HEAD: CAUSE AND EFFECT OF DIVORCE KEVIN KINKADE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX COMM/105 LAUREL TARON MARCH 2010 � CAUSE AND EFFECT OF DIVORCE Cases of divorce are increasingly becoming common in the American society. The legal acceptance of divorce has been dictated by the evident rise in infidelity‚ substance abuse‚ and family violence in the community (Clarke-Stewart‚ 2006). For opponents of divorce‚ there is neither a moral nor ethical reason for couples to be
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That” The Levels of Domestic Violence Commercials across the nation that air to bring awareness to domestic violence often times only mentions physical abuse‚ however there are five different types of domestic violence. The five types of domestic violence are physical‚ verbal‚ emotional‚ economical‚ and sexual abuse. Domestic violence is very present in our environment and can happen in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships. “Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between
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any marks or bruises. Both mom and Marcus are affiliated with gangs. Mom is affiliated with a vice lord gang. It’s on her Facebook page. Mom acts like she is sweet but it’s just a cover up like she’s not affiliated with a gang. Reporter stated it affects the children because they have run ins with people while the children are around. Mom is the messy type. She threatens people with the gang. Marcus is affiliated with an East Coast gang. Marcus smokes weed around the children. The reporter has seen
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Causes and Effects of Divorce Divorce is an immensely painful experience. While no couple actively wishes for a divorce there are some unavoidable reasons for getting a divorce. People often dream of a fairy tale romance and get married to what they believe are their soul mates. Stories however do not always have beautiful endings. The number of individuals opting for divorce has been steadily increasing over the past few years. Some problems in the marriage can be resolved through variety of
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Causes and Effects of Homelessness Tera Penrod Purpose: To help people understand homelessness. Audience: Readers interested in learning about some causes of homelessness and some effects it has. Homelessness is living without a home‚ be it on the streets or in shelters. There are many causes for people becoming homeless‚ and the combination of factors that lead to homelessness are different for every individual. Some of the factors that contribute to homelessness for youth‚ single adults
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Videogames is the Cause of Violence And Crime In 1990’s‚ video games evolve into virtual reality experience for young video game players. Most video games let the player become as a “first person shooter” who have the ability to shoot and kill their opponents in the game (Porter & Starcevic‚ 2007). According to the Harvard Mental Health (2010)‚ adolescents who play video games for routinely have the potential to develop aggressive personalities. In 2008‚ Pew Research proves that 97% of young individuals
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are becoming more exposed to this environment. In my younger years‚ my problems were the involvement of video games and later cell phones. I would like to share with you the impact that technology has had in my life. three major points will be the effects of video games and cell phone usage. Fleming‚ the founder of communication studies website‚ tells us that the Pew Internet Research Center calculated 75 percent of teens own cell phones. The age group is between 12-17 for the percents. The reason
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