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    GANG IS EVEVIDENT AS ONE OF THE BAD INFLUENCED ON TEENAGERS LIVES. Growing up and knowing who I am‚ my values‚ my culture and where I fit in‚ in this world and the societies that I interact with were all the things that made me who I am today. As a teenage of course its all about fun and living wild but the big question is why do young people join gangs ? As a result from gang is evident as one of the bad influenced on young peoples lives the statistics that I found online From most of the

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    journal. Writing down thoughts is an effective way of achieving better self-understanding. Second‚ you can join a support group. Sharing experiences creates an environment that will support your efforts to grow as a more interesting person. Third‚ take an assertiveness training course. Last‚ seek counseling. (adapted from D. Hahn and W. Payne‚ Focus on Health) Passage 5 Why do people drink alcoholic beverages? Drinkers offer many different explanations for their behavior. Some say that alcoholic

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    English 92/93 9/3/2014 Summary of “Poor Parenting Causes Some Children to Join Gangs” In “ Poor Parenting Causes some Children to Join Gangs‚” Lewis Yablonsky asserts the likelihood for children to participate in gang violence due to substance abusing parents‚ who don’t have the capability to be a loving caring parent. According to Yablonsky Parents can be positive role models to help their children learn social feelings; furthermore‚ children use gestures which others use in their environment

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    The Rise of Hitler 1. Why did so many German people join the Nazi Party? In the early 1920s‚ Germany was especially hard-hit during the Great Depression after the first World War‚ mainly because of the Treaty of Versailles‚ which made Germany go into an extreme hyperinflation. People could not buy anything with a reasonable price. In 1922‚ a loaf of bread costed 163 marks. In September 1923‚ it would have costed 1‚500‚000 marks and in November of that same year which was the peak of the hyperinflation

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    Lesley Peña Mr. Valente English 6 H Period 1 16 April 2013 Gang Prevention “They Poison our streets with drugs‚ violence‚ and all manner of crime.” (FBI 1) There are currently about 1.4 million criminals today that are gang members in the U.S. Whether it’s a motorcycle gang‚ prison gang‚ or a street gang; they are all organized to create violence by assisting in illegal acts such as taking control in neighborhoods‚ amplifying their illegal money-making activities‚ which include robbery‚ drug

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    Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? People come up with crazy ideas all the time‚ many of which are torn apart by scientific evidence. However‚ some ideas are crafted so precisely and detailed that they are accepted as fact by millions of people. These alternatives to accepted history are known as conspiracy theories‚ and the people who create them are of a special breed. It is difficult to imagine having the time and passion to craft an alternative reason behind many of the world’s events

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    LC 2.08 Final Draft "I believe" Trevor Cruse 1/22/2015 Why do people do what they love doing for their profession‚ rather than working at a job that will get them more money? Or why did people who get a lot of money from their job not follow their dream careers? Everyday men and women of all ages and aspirations start their paths on their future goals‚ life careers‚ and who they plan to be. But at what cost? Every day I see men and women choosing their careers. Careers that pay well. And careers

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    Why do people behave the way that they do? I believe that a great deal of behavior is learned. When growing up we pay close attention to the things we are taught by our parents which helps to shape the way that we behave. There is also the environment to consider‚ which may encourage people to behave a certain way. If you grew up in a neighborhood that is dangerous you would be more careful of your surroundings. We also learn from our peers‚ if there a need for acceptance then we would behave the

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    Why do people behave the way they do? No one can really tell you why they can only make strong guesses. These guesses are the definition of the person whom you are speaking or making a guess about. Thinking deeply into the one of the most dangerous minds we find Charles Manson. Charles Manson was a little boy who lived in a world of torture. For a little boy torture doesn’t only mean being hit or beaten‚ torture means not having his mother. This made Manson begin to think about pain. To him being

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    mainly white middle class people and its headquarters are in Manchester. This text portrays the picture about the media perception of gangs in our society. According to the author the term gang is usually associated with crime and violence by the media which has made not only youth male‚ but also working class individuals victims of media stereotyping. He is trying to point out the fact that the media is actually painting a bad picture and only covers the bad side of the gangs. He is also trying to

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