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    Mexico and South America. About 56% of the immigrants are from Mexico alone while the rest are distributed evenly among South American countries like Honduras‚ Panama‚ and Guatemala. Along with them they bring many different problems such as increased gang violence in the United States‚ and various drug trafficking complications. Drugs are a huge problem; many underground tunnels have been found along the border. Another problem with undocumented immigrants is that they don’t pay taxes. According to

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    1. Who is the protagonist in this story--Trevor‚ Blackie‚ or the gang? Who or what is 
the antagonist? Identify the conflicts of the story. I think Trevor and Blackie are both protagonists. I think that Old Missery is an antagonist‚ because after all the war and destruction‚ it still stood tall and proud. It antagonized the gang to destroy the beauty of it‚ so that it would be no better‚ nor worse than the rest of the town. 
2. How is suspense created?  
Suspense is created by Mr. Thomas’ arrival

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    YOUTH AND GANGSTERISM Gangs are an international phenomenon and it as impacted on many countries across the globe. The growth and development of gangs are linked to questions of security‚ housing‚ health‚ resources‚ jobs‚ poverty and above all‚ solidarity. Asalam-u-Alaikum to my teacher and fellow class mates‚ today my topic is youth and gangsterism. There are two types of gangs; street gangs and organised gangs. Street gangs are small-loosely gangs made up of youngsters‚ who encourage on

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    living Anderson can be very peaceful at times‚ even quiet at times. Although‚ Anderson isn’t very violent‚ we do have multiple tragedies throughout the year that could be prevented. One major problem with Anderson is the fact that so many teens want to gang bang and act like gangsters because that’s what they see on Youtube or Tv. A lot of kids get robbed and/or shot because they want to sell Marijuana‚ or other drugs. Too many kids lack discipline and proper care‚ they want to live the same “Thug Life”

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    It is the habit of using organized violence to achieve one’s ends. Young people join with gangs for a variety of reasons. A search for love‚ structure and discipline‚ a sense of belonging and commitment‚ the need for recognition and power‚ a sense of self-worth and status‚ and a place of acceptance. These are true according to some articles I read on the internet‚ kids as young as thirteen‚ start to join gangs. They had hazing like fraternities where aspirants are whipped with belts or hit with wood

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    Katie Hughes Mr. Lewis Pd. 4 PIB LA 10 31 February 2013 Cold Constantly being cold has numerous negative effects on the health of the human body. It decreases the ability of the brain to function‚ weakens the immune system‚ places you at risk for viruses and hypothermia‚ and is simply dreadful. Although it is impossible for someone who is warm to imagine what this terrible sensation is like‚ the idea of continuously freezing is absolutely awful. If this prison camp had a nicer

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    Symbolism in Gran Torino

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    representative of a real turning point in the relationship between Walt and Thao‚ enhancing the theme of relationships; the third symbol‚ tying in with the theme of death‚ is the way Walt falls to the ground following the final confrontation with the gang. Considering it is the title of the film‚ one would expect the Gran Torino to play an active role in the movie. This is not the case‚ but the car still plays a very powerful role. The vehicle is dually symbolic‚ being representative of Walt in

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    Alcohol hasn’t always been so easy to get. You couldn’t always just walk into a liquor store and buy your favorite brew. People have been making their own alcohol for generations and generations. This all started when prohibition ended the legal sale of alcohol‚ this meant if you wanted your liquor fix you would have to start making it yourself‚ or rely on buying it from others illegally. This is where bootlegging came in to play. Bootlegging was goods illegally sold and distributed‚ without proper

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    illegal drug trade is worth more than $320 billion. As of right now the only people who are truly benefiting from this revenue of drug dealing is your local gangs. Some 33‚000 violent street gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and prison gangs with about 1.4 million members are criminally active in the U.S. and Puerto Rico today. These are gangs in your city even you backyards. Many are sophisticated and well organized; all use violence to control neighborhoods and boost their illegal money-making activities

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    Martin Scorsese is known to be a famous filmmaker and almost as famous for being a New Yorker. Many of his films are based in New York which are most of the time films that are gritty and about the darker side of urban life where he focuses his vision to the city’s neighborhoods‚ especially Lower Manhattan and Little Italy. Scorsese has a talent of showing precise and sometimes personal representation of the people and the streets of these neighborhoods. Most of his films have this bond to the city

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