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in a bedroom of Pete Maxwell, a long time friend of Billy’s. The Kid opened the door with a butcher’s knife in hand looking for a side of beef when Garrett put an end to the most notorious outlaw in the west with a single shot to the heart. On July 14, 1881, Billy the Kid became a part of history. While Billy the Kid killed for revenge, this next outlaw killed out of greed and want.

Everyone is well aware of gangs and gang violence. Street gangs differ from organized crime such as mobs and mafias. Street gangs commit a lot more senseless crimes without reason. A murder can take place for something as simple as stepping on ones shoe or looking at someone a certain way. All taken as signs of disrespect in the gang world; even the insane acts of what’s known as “initiation week” where many random murders take place. In a lot of gangs this process is done to show that an individual

Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, has got to be Ponyboy Curtis, the most confused and judgemental 14-year-old living in Oklahoma City in the mid 60’s. He has to stare his fears and troubles, such as death, loyalty, and friendship, dead in the eye and tell them he isn't afraid. Throughout the story, PonyBoy is faced by many encounters withof different people at different times, and go through things most 14- year- olds couldn't even dream of. In the beginning, PonyBoy is a lousy, lazy, and judgemental

the main character of the book, the teller of the story and the youngest one in the Greaser gang. 14 year-old Ponyboy lives with his older brothers, because their parents had died in a car accident. Ponyboy likes books and movies, he has good grades. These characteristics separate him from the rest of the Greasers. He tries to be tough like them but he's much more emotional. Ponyboy sticks-up to his gang, he's a loyal member. SodaPop: He's the middle Curtis boy, handsome brother of Ponyboy. He's

biggest four motorcycle gangs have been the most significant groups in organized crime activities such as prostitution, money laundering, gang violence, illegal weapons, narcotics, racketeering, extortion, and many more criminal charges (ncjrs.gov). Over the years the big four which are: Hells Angels, Outlaws, Pagans, and the Bandidos, have grown and spread

enacted in the State of California. The following information will be provided as well; prosecution of juveniles in adult court, juvenile incarceration and detention, changes in juvenile probation, juvenile record confidentiality and criminal history, gang provisions, and serious and violent felony offenses. In addition, the following paper will also explain the impact under this proposition

definition accurately describes the social problem that gangs are, and their impact on a community. People who live in gang infested neighborhoods live daily with fears of losing their lives and the lives of loved ones. That fear, along with the fear that their family members will join the gang, or that they will be physically harmed in some way by the gang. They may exhibit many emotional, psychological and physical problems that people who don’t live in gang infested neighborhoods do not. Since before the

Xamayca, also known as Jamaica, is one of the largest Islands in the Caribbean. In this essay I found some pretty interesting things I didn’t know about Jamaica. I hope you read and enjoy it as much as I did researching and writing about one of the most visited countries. It originally home was the home of the Arawak and Taino Indians. They were mostly an agriculturally based society that grew corn, sweet potatoes, cotton, and tobacco. However, their lives were forever altered after Christopher

statuses. Gangs, which is defined as “a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs” have taken the act of tattooing to help identify members and promote unity. A common way of gang members to get gang tattoos is through serving a prison sentence and getting an image representing a variety of things. One single image may have multiple meanings which can vary from gang to gang. The term of prison/gang tattoos got it’s meaning by members of gangs

Dally Has Only Himself To Blame For His Death The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E Hinton and is based on a 14 year old boy who is part of a hood called the Greasers and are at odds with another hood called the Socs. Dally Winston had recently been in other gangs before joining the Greasers. He is Ponyboy’s least favourite member of the gang and describes him as “tougher, colder, meaner.” Dally does not have himself to blame for his death because of the way he was raised, his surrounding and his