Gangs are one of the biggest problems in the U.S, corrupting young minds and turning them into savage vicious beings. Gangs are groups of children, and adults who share a common identity and commit wrongful activities, such as robbing people, killing, and other illegal activities. Most of the members involved…

“Graffiti”, according to Oxford Languages, is “writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed on a wall or other surfaces in a public place”. People view graffiti in different ways. Some people view it as street art, while others view it as vandalism. Graffiti is most common in lower-income communities. If…

Gentrification is the process of changing a poor urban area for wealthier people to move in by improving houses and attracting new businesses. This is a huge problem in the United States and other parts of the world. When we think of gentrification we often think about it as a…

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, a real-life perspective on racial segregation and police brutality has moved many minds throughout the United States. While this book is fiction, everything that happens in it happens in real life. The main character, Starr, is a 16-year old African American girl who…

Social classes are a big part of life in the U.S and the rest of the world. People are judged and defined based on their social class. For example, if you are rich, then you are more respected, whereas if you are poor, you are more ignored and disregarded. After…

Every day people are incarcerated in the U.S for numerous reasons: At the most recent count, in 2016, 2.2 million people were languishing in prison. The amount of time that people spend in these prisons is dependent on what their crime was. For example, if you were accused of petty…

The devastating events of World War 2 and what we can learn from it World War II, also known as the second world war, was a global conflict that claimed many innocent lives. It lasted from September 1, 1939, to September 2, 1945. These six long years were filled with…

THUG LIFE Gangs are spreading throughout all the US, becoming one of the biggest problems this country has faced. Gangs are in almost every community in the US now. These communities with gangs are constantly faced with theft, vandalism, assault, gun violence, illegal drug trade, and homicide. Gang members are…

The History of US Racism Slavery is a big part of our history. It highlights some of the most terrible things that have happened in our country. Slavery has been in the US since it was founded. It started when the United States was under British rule. A slave is…