Hate Groups 2
According to William Finnegan, author of Cold New World, there are a couple of good reasons that teenagers in the Antelope Valley area become members of white supremacist groups. Many of them are obvious just in reading the book. Peer pressure is the biggest reason given for the youth to join these groups. This means that since their friends are in the group, they should be in it. Another reason is to be protected. Both the Sharps and the NLR’s protect themselves and each other. They ‘watch each other's backs.’ And if you’re not in one of these groups, you’re bound to get hurt, or looked bad upon. You’re reputation might be at stake, so the natural thing to do would be to become part of the in group. No one wants to be an outsider..or part of the out group, so they become affiliated with the in crowd. Then they feel a sense of belonging and security. It all comes down to peer pressure and being regarded as one of us. Another reason that comes to mind is using the group in general as a scapegoat. A pe
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Antelope Valley, Low Riders, Sharps NLRs, Hitlers Nazi, Prejudice SHARPS, Cold World, Sonoma County, antelope valley, William Finnegan, peer pressure, low riders, white supremacist, poverty line, nazi low, Nazi Low, nazi low riders,
Approximate Word count = 689
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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