In MS-13 it is very important for them to be able to communicate without using words or at least words that would make them look suspicious. To avoid being caught they use symbols to communicate to one another. Symbols are a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object‚ function‚ or process . Tagging is very common in gangs they use them to mark territories. They do this to warn other gangs from entering their territory or to mark new territory they have taken from rival
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Film review of American Graffiti American Graffiti shows the life in early 1960s and it’s made by George Lucas in 1973. The movie shows a summer night which happened in a small town called Modesto in California and it describes the adventure night about the teenagers who were graduated from high school. There are four main characters in the film called Curt‚ John‚ Terry and Steven. It’s describe a life at the end of the summer in a small town called Modesto in 1962. There was a evening about the
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“We couldn’t get along without him. We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason.” This quote from The Outsiders by S.E Hinton shows three big topics in the book. These topics are friendship‚ loyalty‚ and being an outsider. These topics become major themes throughout the book. Friendship is a big topic in The Outsiders. The Curtis boys and their friends have a well-built friendship. They trust in each other and are always there for each other. Even though they do not
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Gregory Boyle begins chapter eight: “Success with a few questions that seem so simplistic at first glance. What is success and what is failure? What is good and what is bad? Setback or progress?” (Boyle 167). Taking a few moments to process these questions‚ one realizes that the question is quite complex and difficult. Success has such a subjective definition that it can only be defined by the one who answers the question of “what is success to you?” and has no universal definition. Specifically
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Miss. Rivers ELA 4/5 Outsiders Essay Did you know that rival gangs have faced many of the same struggles? In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers live on the Eastside of town and don’t have a lot of money. The Socs live on the Westside of town and are very wealthy. There are three problems that both gangs face: drinking and smoking‚ having parents who do not care about them‚ and rivalry with the opposing gang over a variety
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Adaptation: The Journey We All Take As movie-goers‚ we all have seen films advertised with the “based on the book” tag line. Unfortunately‚ after watching these films there are always viewers that bring up the fidelity of the film to the original piece. Artistically‚ this raises the question of to what extent do we define originality. Robert Stam‚ the author of Beyond Fidelity: The Dialogics of Adaptation‚ pointed out that a film’s fidelity to a novel is an issue deemed by audiences to be moralistic
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In the book Gang Leader for a Day‚ by Sudhir Venkatesh‚ Sudhir who is a sociologist becomes close with a Black Kings gang leader and learns the life style of the gang and people in poverty. The book and the series The Wire both involve gangs. The book Social Inequality: Forms‚ Causes and Consequences is about theories and information about inequality. Much of the information involving social inequality is seen in The Wire and Gang Leader for a Day. Blacks are usually more subject to social inequality
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I found youth gangs to be one of the most interesting topics in this class. Before the discussion in class and reading the chapter I thought I could easily define the word “gang.” I never relied just how broad the term “gang” was. There are many different definitions of what a gang is‚ the first two pages of the chapter is dedicated to explaining the different definitions of a gang. Usually‚ when someone thinks of a gang‚ they would think of big scary men accompanied by symbols‚ territories‚ loyalties
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When it comes to the use of violence in organized crime‚ crime is and always has been an intricate and calculated part of organized crime. Violence against other crime families and gangs to control territories has always been first and foremost when speaking about organized crime families and gangs. Violence is also used to intimidate any potential witnesses in the neighborhoods where organized crime families and gangs conduct illegal businesses as a way to in sure that no one has an idea to come
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“Reservoir Dogs” Throughout the entire movie‚ violence and action are depicted in some shape or form. This is also intensified with the use of camera angle‚ setting‚ and special effects. There are also many themes that surround the film‚ which propel the plot further‚ such as betrayal and trust. Moreover‚ the story consists of a group of criminals who are on a job to rob diamonds‚ however when cops arrive at the location‚ this causes accusations to run rampant. The camera angle of the film emphasize
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