Essays Tagged: "gangs"
Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story
fact that we never see Tony or Maria'sparents, as well as the issues of marriage, the importance ofgangs and families to each story. To understand thesedifferences, I have read and/or watched both Ro ... g bonds. In West Side Story theonly thing holding each other back from one another are theirties to gangs; Maria, the Sharks and Tony, the Jets. This, inmy eyes, makes Romeo and Juliet's love for one ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet
West Side story and romeo and juliet are different in many ways
he modern character of Juliet. In the two tragedies the major conflict is two opposing families, or gangs, do not agree of the relationship of their child. This conflict was resolved in a very tragic ... t kills herself. Maria does not kill herself but instead she puts her sadness into treating the two gangs with a gun. When Romeo finds Juliet supposedly dead he drinks poison to kill himself too. Chin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet
Gang Violence
Gangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young people are turning to gangs to ... society. More young people are turning to gangs to solve problems in there lives. When youths join gangs they drop social activities with family, friends and school. Members fall behind their classma ... classmates in school and do not try. A study shows that less than 1% of gang bangers is literate1. Gangs destroy teenager lives and destroy their chances for a good education and happy life. Gangs ar ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
"Fill The Hole"
s an illustration, but also to the hole in the students lives as a result of lack of education, the gangs, and in many cases, a poor upbringing.Mr. Escalante must have seen some potential in Angel and ... of Mr. Escalante, the students are ready to begin their new lives in the real world, not the one of gangs, violence and repression, but the world with jobs, loving families, and personal happiness. If ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
How gangs are portrayed in the media
Gangs are portrayed on TV and in the movies as if they are totally evil, but in reality there are mo ... tally evil, but in reality there are more positive aspects that are not shown. The media only shows gangs involved with drugs and the violence, and as a result the media has scared many people into be ... d with drugs and the violence, and as a result the media has scared many people into believing that gangs will take over our cities if we do not stop them. The movie Colors and the TV show American Ju ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Similarities of Two Famous Tales of Love. West Side Story and Romero and Juliet.
h those of Romeo And Juliet.The families of the Capulets and Montagues were well represented by two gangs, the Sharks andthe Jets. Both being ineffective rulers, officer Krumpke and the Prince struggl ... was love a first sight for both. Their love lifes were a secret because of the warring between the gangs like that of the hostile Montagues and Capulets. Romeo And Juliet's famous balcony scene was m ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Gangs
GANGSGangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. Whathas made these ... nonly be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. Onthe surface, gangs are a direct result of human beings' personal wants and peer pressure.To determine how to effe ... lude the forces of the media,the government, theater, drugs and our economic system.On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens ingangs will pressure peers into becoming pa ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Pornography
a today. The immoral life can be seen allaround us. We see it in drugs, alcohol, movies, magazines, gangs, teenage pregnancy,pre-marital sex, and society as a whole. A person can walk into almost any ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Your Choice.
on not to live. Teenagers face many problems today some say many more then in the past. Depression, gangs, drugs are all negative examples contributing to adolescent. Suicide, a very serious issue see ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Ninties Love Story
was ashamed of where he lived. It was thata few years before they knew each other they both got in gangs, Leroy got in a gang fromthe west side and Marsha got in gang on the east side. These gangs wh ... hout beingkilled or a way that they could see each other without being caught by either one of theirgangs. They never got to see each other because Leroy didn't have a phone and neitherone of them had ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories
The crimes, the people who solved them, and the different types of punishments
survive. Most of thecrimes that took place in London were crimes that involved stealing. Pickpocket gangsand street gamblers were a regular sight when walking down a major London street.Prostitution w ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Gangs
GANGSGangs are a violent reality that people have to deal within today's cities. What has made these ... only be speculated upon, but in the short termthe answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangsare a direct result of human beings' personal wants and peerpressure. To determine how to effec ... lude the forces of the media, thegovernment, theatre, drugs and our economic system.On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure andgreed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becomingpar ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Gangs
Society would like to accept that children lost to gangs are from dysfunctional and uncaring homes. While in some cases this may be true, in many homes ... may be true, in many homes this is not the case. In Susan Horton's article 'Mothers, Sons, and The Gangs' she speaks of three different scenarios of gang members and their families. Although the fami ... are mothers who care but have to face alone the battle of raising their sons in a community lost to gangs.In Horton's article we are introduced to three different families whose sons are involved with ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Streetgangs. A guide to community awareness
lves. A gang may or may not claim control over a certain territory in the community.WHY PEOPLE JOIN GANGSThere are many reasons people join gangs. Attention, excitement, peer pressure, protection, and ... some families, gang membership is a tradition. Other people become gang members because they think gangs are trendy. Many youths do not realize the risks and hazards of gang involvement.Parents may n ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Inner-city schooling
Have you noticed about gangs and lower grades in inner-city school areas?There isn't a problem with the teachers, the teach ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Skinhead Violence
mbat boots began tobe seen in the streets. This cult has matured into a large collection of smaller gangs across33 countries. The ages of members range from 13 to 25 in which half the members are hard ... mall weapons, evolvingtoday into a terrorist like cult armed with deadly military weapons.Just like gangs in the U.S. skinheads also fight among each other. These fights areactually where most deaths ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Gangs
Good essay, I got perfect on it!! perfectGANGSGangs are a violent reality that people have to deal within today's cities. What has made these ... only be speculated upon, but in the short termthe answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangsare a direct result of human beings' personal wants and peerpressure. To determine how to effec ... lude the forces of the media, thegovernment, theatre, drugs and our economic system.On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure andgreed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becomingpar ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
The Music of Generation X
ation, Generation X, there are several different groups oriented by music. In Generation X punks, gangs, alternative people, ravers, hippies, and pop rockers have all been labeled into groups by the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Gangs
essay stating why people join gangs great insightGangsGangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. ... only be speculatedupon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are adirect result of human beings' personal wants and peer must find the way that these moral ... lude the forces of the media, the government, theatre, drugs andour economic system.On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs willpressure peers into becoming pa ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
This essay is a book report of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
eatres, small pubs, local gas stations and such. In addition, just like a big city, there are small gangs and groups ubiquitously.The main character in The Outsiders is Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 year-old t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American