gangs
The eighties and nineties have made us aware that gangs are no longer just an inner city problem. The news media that has made us aware of the problems has also played a major role in spreading the problem. Along these lines lets take a look at one incident of a local gang leader. Ace a young man in his early twenties believes he is in control but as we are about to see he really isnít in control of his life or his gang. A drive-by shooting is about challenge to his sense of empowerment, mortality and out look on life. Ace a young man who for one reason or another has been unable to conform to societies expectations. A product of a broken home in which very little love has been expressed or felt, Ace hangs out with a group of others like himself. Ace uses his tough guy facade to compensate for not knowing how to express love or function in the normal social since. Being the leader it gives him the sense of empowerment that he is
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Gangs Nineties, sense empowerment, tough guy facade, drive-by shooting, eighties nineties, tough guy, local gang, guy facade,
Approximate Word count = 648
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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