Essays on Gangs

OVERVIEW OF GANGSOriginally the word gang had no negative connotation. In Old English, gang simply referred to a “number of people who went around together-a group. ” Today a gang can be defined in four basic ways: an organized group with a leader a unified group that usually remains together during peaceful times as well…

A teenage boy puts on his best clothes, shines up his car, and heads for the mall. He finds a couple of young girls and tells them about a cool party. Since there are two of them and only one of him, they feel safe. Not until they are at the party, the security doors…

chain gangs and convict labor The Truth About Chain Gangs and Convict Labor Jeremy A. Greenfield English 101 Iowa Western Community College 11/16/98 Outline Thesis: From the early chain gangs to the prison industries of today, prisoners have been used as labor in the United States. I. Definition A. Definition of convict labor B. Definition…

“Payback: The Cost Of Being a Gangster,” by Erik Soto with Williams Wallis, was about a boy who was a gangster who was raised in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. This book talks about his life from when he was younger to the present where his life is now as he is disabled. Erik is the…