Employees are a company’s most valuable resource. Management has expectations for the employees to meet workplace standards of behavior and performance. This may include (and not limited too): following workplace rules and practices‚ accepting job assignments‚ working well with other employees‚ or even coming into work in time. When management expectations are not met‚ the need for disciplinary acts arises. However‚ sometimes management delays or does take disciplinary action. This can lead into
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violence depicted in the "reel" life of "gangsta" rap music videos are more likely to practice these behaviors in real life‚ suggests one of the first studies to specifically explore how rap videos influence emotional and physical health. After studying 522 black girls between the ages of 14 and 18 from non-urban‚ lower socioeconomic neighborhoods‚ researchers found that compared to those who never or rarely watched these videos‚ the girls who viewed these gangsta videos for at least 14 hours per week
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1. Kelly characterizes gangsta rap as a window into‚ and a critique of‚ the criminalization of black youth. Its central themes revolve around a strong foundation in male dominance‚ as well as a portrayal of the plights in the black working class. Gangsta rap originated in low income areas such as South Bronx. People in these communities were facing major economic hardships due to the closure of factories‚ thus placing many of them in unemployment. This‚ along with the constant discrimination they
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A lot of people have gone against rap artist for their negativity on their massages and they believe that rappers encourage others to become aggressive. But Rappers went on the defensive and their argument was that Gangsta rap was only a reflection of the hardships they faced out in the real world. The content of these songs had shootings‚ gang violence and substance abuse to women. It was taken in as an ugly picture. In my opinion‚ I do not like this gender of music‚ but their lyrics open the eyes
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1 How Many Licks Does it Take? Niklas Andersson Saginaw Valley State University of Michigan TOOTSIE ROLL POPS 2 Abstract Tootsie Roll Pops are known for the catch phrase‚ “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?” The phrase was first introduced in an animated commercial in 1970. The whole point of the commercial is that no one will ever know how many licks it takes because you can’t resist
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Gangsta Rap vs. Feminism Third-wave feminists Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards state in their book‚ Manifesta: Young Women‚ Feminism and the Future‚ “The presence of feminism in our lives is taken for granted. For our generation‚ feminism is like fluoride. We scarcely notice we have it – it’s simply in the water.” The feminist movement has become a prominent part of today’s society. Ideas and discussions of the movement appear in our daily lives and we are not always aware of it. The current
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S. Mirzaei English 102 11/30/13 Gangsta Rap Gangsta Rap is a genre of hip-hop that came around in the 1980’s. In these songs rappers express the hardships and times they have been through. It is used to describe harsh realities of life for a modern black male living in poor areas. A gangsta is defined as “a member of an urban street gang.” (Merriam-Webster) The definition of gangsta rap is‚ “a type of rap music with lyrics about the violence and drug use of street gang” (Merriam-Webster). “The
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Falicia English Manipulation of Black Art According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ gangsta rap is defined as “rap music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of urban gang life and typically expressing hostility toward whites‚ women‚ and civil authority” This definition could disturb many that attempt to find a clear understanding of a culture wrongfully portrayed. Gangsta rap was originally a form of expressing inequalities in society and has changed the
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The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its
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F.O.L.K.S. Followand Obey the Laws the Kings Set Black Gangster Disciple In the 1960’s another group was being formed to rival the Black P-Stone Nation. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation was started by a man named David Barksdale. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation {BGDN} fought bloody wars ont he Chicago south side over turf and drug sales. King David Barksdale was assassinated in 1974. As a symbol of honor and remembrance the six-pointed Jewish star {Star of David} was adopted by the BGDN
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