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Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
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Every day there are many children/teens that are in between the ages of 11 and 17 years olds. They...
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Why do people join gangs? What happens in that gang? What is so special about being in a...
Men of Color Targeted by Police Brutality Based on the evidence, men of color are targets for police...
Drugs & Gangs In the Oakland Community What are some activities that affect your community? Is it drugs?...
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“Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States are a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse...
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Thesis: Some police in oakland are guilty of unfair crimes and aren’t held accountable In my opinion...
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81% of teens claimed to have the opportunity to take illicit drugs, 42.5% actually tried them. Drugs are...
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Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
When someone hears the term gang, what would come to their mind? Horrible? Dangerous? There are many ways to...
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Is it true that drugs can influence teens to take, use, or sell drugs? These statistics show that marijuana...
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https://sfbay.ca/2016/08/31/president-pardons-oakland-crack-dealer-lil-d/ http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/crackcocaine/what-dealers-will-tell-you.html ARGUMENT: Based on the research the leading reasons why teenagers sell drugs are peer pressure...
Drugs can have a negative problem on teens. “The often rough teenage years can take an emotional toll on...
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Drugs Lead To Pain “Every day 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first time” (SAMHSA- NSDUH 2013)....
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How often do community members receive help from police? How often do community members hate on police? How often...
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Drug Usage Commited by Teens Did you know that, “1 in 4 teenagers admit to taking prescription drugs to...
, , , Debt, Drugs, Economy, Education, Health, Homelessness, 4
Can illegal drug Beneficial or harmful for adolescents. “Everyday 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
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I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...
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A young black man in Oakland Where people can mess up and go to jail People don’t believe they...
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I’m from east Oakland born and raised where it’s a miracle if you make it out at the age...
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I’m from the city of Oakland, California. A city where your use of freedom of speech can get you...
, , , Family, Friendship, Poetry, Repentino., Violence, Where I'm From, 3
I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...
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I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...
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I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...
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I am from Salt Lake City , Utah the state full of Mormon whites I am from big houses...
Oakland, California is the city, Don’t have to beg no one to be with me, All you got yourself,...
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