Social Issues in New Zealand: Gangs from a Functionalist Perspective Gangs have been perceived as a predominant and rising social issue in New Zealand since as early as the 1950s. Associations of crime and deviance have been the focus of media and law enforcement throughout this time but the issues associated with gangs do not prevail singularly within the construct of the groups. It is too easy to point the finger to those on the fringes of society and say that they are the cause for social instability
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Gangs of New York: Who’s A True American? “You can hire half the poor to kill the other half.” Boss Tweed spoke these words in reference to the Draft Riots. It shows that you can easily turn the poor against each other‚ if you bring money into the situation. Gangs of New York is about the separation of the Irish and the Natives‚ which eventually led into larger conflicts. In this film there are two important characters‚ Amsterdam Vallon and Boyle McGloin‚ who were both Irishmen in the Five Points
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Eternal Love We were sitting in the doctor’s office when he told us‚ “your wife has breast cancer.” All of a sudden the room vanished and I found myself in a darker room‚ unable to feel anything. I wanted to cry but couldn’t. She was shocked‚ just like me. was staring into my eyes. “Don’t worry sweetheart‚” she said after a few minutes. “I am going to be OK.” She was smiling at me as if nothing had happened. I don’t know how she could be so fearless. We had been married for 23 years; we had shared
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Can you think of a time when you were feeling down and everyone else is having a good time? The best think you can do is cheer someone else up. That sometimes makes me feel better. Not to long ago I wasn’t cheerful around my friends. I was just having a bad day. Neither was my friend Mark. We both were on the same team for badminton in gym. Our other good friend Wade was cheating on us. So that was making Mark mad. I had to cheer Mark up to cheer myself up. Mark was mad as a bee gets when humans
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The Story of My Love 02/13/2013 Love is a crazy‚ strange‚ yet enticing game. Many think that they will never fall into its captivating lure; I am one of these people. If someone had told me back in April‚ when Aingeal and I were officially introduced that he would later become my Fiancée‚ I would have laughed at the mere thought. It’s quite funny how life works. We have had our share of problems but I never would have thought I would lose him so soon. Shortly before finishing the last of
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The Year I spent Easter Sunday in the Hospital To me Easter Sunday has always been a very important holiday. My whole family always gets together to celebrate it. We always go to the Ranch‚ and have lots of activities‚ and many kinds of delicious food. In the spring of 2010 I was expecting my first baby. It was a great feeling‚ but it turned out that his due date was on Holy Friday ‚ just two days before Easter Sunday. I had been feeling great during my hole pregnancy‚ so when I had my 39th
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Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspiring book about how people should value the precious time everyone has to live.Tuesdays with Morrie is the a story of a professor Morrie‚ his former student Mitch‚ and their final “class” with each other as Morrie is in the final stages of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Mitch taped their discussions together and transferred them into the book while also throwing in college memories of Morrie and himself. While transferring this‚ he lastly put in other important
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It is Saturday‚ September 17‚ 2011 at 1:00 am. I am watching a movie in the basement with Matt. My sister is fast asleep in her bed. My mom is looking over her mother‚ sleeping by her side. My dad is watching another show on The History Channel. The phone rings. My heart stops. Who could be calling at this time of night? What is wrong? Are Grandpap and Meemaw okay? Should I get the phone? Do I want to know? Moments later my father answers the phone. I wonder who called. I need to find
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First day of January 2010 is the day that I would never forget. Everything that happened on that day will always stay vivid in my memory. It all started with a Sunday morning. Unlike usual‚ that day‚ I woke up with a bright smile on my face. As soon as I opened my eyes‚ my sight immediately looked at the side of the grey cupboard at the corner of my room where I hung the calendar. I was so happy when I saw the calendar and the day of first January had finally arrived. I have been waiting for that
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Moving away from home is a life changing experience for anyone. You have to deal with leaving the people you love and have known your entire life. When you leave home you’re starting a whole new life due to living somewhere totally new for the first time. This can be a great experience for anyone because you’re living somewhere where you know no one and every day you see new faces. Leaving home on your own is a whole new chapter in life. The day I left home was August 20‚ 2011 and I was the most
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