I have a lot of relative who were once part of a gang and I am often caution when I’m around them when I was teen. One of them is my uncle who had told me a few years back that he was onces part of a gang a very long time ago during this early 20’s. Back then the Menace of Destruction or mostly known as the MOD gangs society was extremely active within the criminal society such as obtaining illegal drugs‚ weapons‚ and involvement in violent gang wars against rival groups. He did lot of bad stuff
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Donavan Hoffman American History Pd. 5 What is the motivation for heading out west? Heading out west was very popular back in the 1800s‚ as well as a huge step for the american people. The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States‚ which provided so much land to explore. So when it comes to the motivation‚ there are many varying reasons. Reasons varied due to differences in the type of person‚ or what that person’s occupation was. For instance‚ someone who was a farmer differentiated
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Today the scene being analysed is iconic from The Wolf of Wall Street film created by Martin Scorsese. Since the release of The Wolf of Wall Street movie‚ millions of viewers around the world have been sucked into Jordan Belfort’s life. Not only is this movie a comedy sensation‚ but also a biography of the interesting life of Jordan Belfort. This movie successfully portrayed Belfort’s life in a comedic way while still being as accurate as possible‚ this move is based on a book written by The Wolf
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In the years between 1830 and 1860‚ the United States grew economically‚ socially‚ and most noticeably‚ geographically. In this time period‚ Texas‚ Oregon‚ California‚ New Mexico‚ and Arizona were gained‚ completing the continental United States. Many Americans in the 19th century believed this acquisition of territory was a manifest destiny‚ or event accepted as inevitable. They thought it was the destiny of the U.S. to control all land from the east coast to the west coast. However‚ I believe that
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A. Watching this movie was very eye opening. I knew it was bad in Mexico but never like that. I learned a lot of new things that I never knew prior to the movie. The first term I linked the movie to would be Absolute poverty‚ the condition of having too little income to buy the necessities‚ food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ health care. The people would have very little money if any and wouldn’t have anywhere to work at. It was sad seeing them get caught by boarder control or the police for trying to sneak
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westward expansion disrupted native american lives after the civil war due to expansionist invading their lands and taking their freedom‚ while simultaneously destroying their culture and population. the issue of land was one of the largest controversies pertaining to westward expansion. In an era characterized by rapid population growth and economic depression‚ the pull to move west was strong in the white settlers hoping for a better life. The Homestead Act further encouraged settlers to migrate
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After school‚ I walk in the door‚ plop myself down on the leather couch‚ and begin to think about the western pioneer’s documentary we watched today in English class. Three distinct personality traits of these pioneers keep coming back to me as I ponder which ones to use in the assigned essay. Courage‚ perseverance‚ and passion keep pestering my mind. Courage is the strongest and most important characteristic. It took a lot of guts and spirit to move their entire family west of common civilization
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A Boy and His Dog is the post-apocalyptic tale of Vic (the boy) and his sidekick Blood (the dog) who wander the desert wastelands of what was once the outskirts of Phoenix‚ Arizona in a perpetual quest for food and sex. Filmed in 1974 and released in 1975‚ the low budget independent film was the winner of the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation‚ placing it in the company of such better known blockbusters as 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ Star Wars‚ Blade Runner and Jurassic Park. Although it
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The film Class Action is a piece that does not directly involve a tort tale‚ however the case portrayed in the movie could easily depicted as one. In order to convert this case into a tort tale‚ we have to have a brief overview of the events that occurred in the movie. To start‚ the defense attorney (Maggie Ward) for Argo was the daughter of the attorney who was representing the clients who were suing Argo (Jed Ward). According to the movie‚ a certain model and year of an Argo (Fictional car company)
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Although Europeans were beginning to spread their influence throughout the entire globe‚ not one country’s expansion has been so written about and debated over more frequently than North America‚ more specifically‚ the future United States. Every individual’s trip across the ocean‚ from one coast to another‚ would be either directly or indirectly influenced by maps that John Smith (and other explorers of that epoch) drew (and had commissioned in different parts of the world.) It is now well known
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