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    Motion in Limine

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    DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA‚ ) Cr. No. 00001 PLAINTIFF‚ ) ) v. ) ) WILLIAM LLOYD ) DEFENDANT. ) ___________________________________ ) MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED GANG AFFILIATED COMMENTS BECAUSE OF THE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT OUTWEIGHS THE PROBATIVE VALUE OF THE EVIDENCE COMES NOW the Defendant‚ William Lloyd‚ by and through counsel‚ Laura Poschen‚ and requests the Court to exclude from evidence at the trial of this

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    West Side Story

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    music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation Americans from Puerto Rico taunted by the Jets‚ a white group who consider themselves the true Americans. The young protagonist‚ Tony‚ one of the Jets‚ falls

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    Mencken‚ essayist and social critic‚ once wrote‚ “The average man doesn’t want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” .In contemporary society‚ you can still notice Mencken’s observations being reflective in numerous situations such as child labor‚ gangs‚ and even the Trayvon Martin case. Dating back to 1832‚ when New England first condemns child labor‚ negative speculations about child labor began. When child labor is thought about‚ many will notice it as a very immoral and corrupted thing. However

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    are also gangs. This book‚ “The Outsiders” written by S.E.Hinton is about a gang called Greasers and the narrator‚ “Ponyboy” tells us about what happened the year before telling us the story of everyday life as a Greaser. In this book‚the author uses different types of techniques to contradict the characters to their gang. However‚ the author also does not connect the characters to the gang. I have three different techniques that the author uses to contradict the characters to their gang. Ponyboy

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    the most part takes place in east of Los Angeles‚ Watts a neighborhood that was designated "as one of the 10 poorest in the country." The protagonist in this autobiography is Luis he is also the narrator‚ and the antagonist in autobiography is the gang life. The autobiography basically covers the life of a boy who grows up to his teens named Luis. At the beginning Luis has a very unstable life because his parents were constantly moving. There was not a stable place he could call home

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    Youth Violence In America

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    this nation are still being crippled by domestic organizations. The 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment declares‚ “Gangs are expanding‚ evolving‚ and posing an increasing threat to U.S. communities nationwide.” One of the most frightening and overwhelming atrocities in this country is the fact that a great deal of the gang-related violence suffered is being delivered by the nation’s

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    Dehumanization is a psychological process when people view others as less than human‚ thus making them feel like they are less deserving of moral consideration. Ivan Denisovich and all of the men in Gang 104 are dehumanized by the Majors and gang leaders at the labor camp HQ. In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alezksandr Solzhenitsyn‚ this Stalinist labor camp in which Shukhov is imprisoned is designed to attack its prisoners’ physical and spiritual dignity‚ thus systematically establishing

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    School Uniforms

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    uniforms support them for several reasons cited in a US Government manual on school uniforms: • decrease in violence and theft—even life threatening situations—among students over designer clothing or expensive sneakers; • prevention of gang members wearing gang colors and insignias at school; • instilling students with discipline; • helping parents and students resist peer pressure to buy expensive clothing; • helping students concentrate on their school work; and helping school officials

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    Graffiti: Art or Vandalism

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    incarceration‚ fines‚ injuries‚ and in some cases death to paint a wall. A graffiti artist can have the simple desire to become recognized‚ or to create a piece that speaks to their audience as a form of self expression. Because graffiti is associated with gangs and acts of destruction to some many cannot see the history and importance graffiti can have on a worldwide scale. Due to the fact that graffiti is usually produced illegally‚ meaning it is on private property without permission‚ means that it is vandalism

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    Haylie Galvan Bloods & Crips California is home to several street gangs that identifies themselves with two of the most iconic African American street gangs in America. One group is the Grape Street Crips‚ which is located in the Watts part of Los Angeles. This group was originated within a little housing project that consisted majority of African Americans. This gang is considered to be one of the biggest Crip groups in the local area. There crimes include drug trafficking‚ murder‚ and theft. They

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