Introduction Monster: an Autobiography of an L.A. Gang tells the story of Kody Scott and how he joined and left the gang life. Kody Scott grew up in a world of violence, gangs, suffering, and in a life of struggle during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Kody was born into the gang life in South Central Los Angeles whether he liked it or not because of the corruption going on there at the time. Kody’s life would be greatly affected by the outnumbering gangs growing around the area where he lived.
Sociology examines how our behavior individually and in groups is influenced by social processes and what that means. In fact once you start seeing things with a sociological perspective – things will never be the same. It’s knowing how and why we do what we do that engages us with the world around us and makes us more effective agents for social change. However, sociologist C. Wright Mills describes sociology as “the intersection of biography and history?” A lot of you may wonder what he mean: well from my studying and perspectives; The reason why he say sociology is the interception of biography and history is because, Biography: happens to individuals and History: happens to society. For example, every
Tiffany Echevarria ENG-101 C08 Professor Otero Rough Draft 26 March 2015 Biggie v. Tupac Music had been around since the beginning of civilization. These two men were the motivation of the rap industry, Christopher Wallace also known as “Biggie” was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 21, 1972 and Tupac Shakur was born in New York, NY on June 16, 1971. Both famous male rappers who both lives were cut short at 25 years of age. These young man was raised in the Big Apple and came up on poverty or having nothing, they both sold drugs to get by in life and both blew up in the mid 90's. Biggie and Tupac were some of the greatest rapper of all time.
Leslie Benzion The Other Wes Moore 8/2/11 The Other Wes Moore The story about the two Wes Moore boy’s is about two children with the same name and living in the same city, trying to find their way in a challenging and at times hostile world. Although the two Wes Moore boys shared many similar racial divides, one became a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other Wes Moore is now in prison serving a life sentence for murder. How could this be one might ask? In my paper I will attempt to answer from my observation about the book about these two boys and how this may have come to pass.
Mr. Jones English 9 February 2012 The story of Aaron Douglas Aaron Douglas grew up just like any other African American growing up in the 1800’s. His parents had financial problems providing for their fairly larger family. However, his parents wanted him to have a good education. He strived to gain an education and to become an artist. He was able to go to college after much hard work in high school and some jobs to pay for college.
History has changed a great deal over time and has learned to cope with or look past countless things. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is a story about a light skinned boy and a dark skinned man, who develop a strong friendship over time on a raft. The young boy Huck starts to realize the issue with slavery and soon becomes against it, which is why he helps out Jim, the older man. While the world goes on spreading hatred for blacks, they learn to ignore it. Over the years though, the revulsion dies away everywhere and people show love for one another.
He would describe how torturous the beatings were and how poorly respected the slaves were. Fredrick stated that ex-slaves used to keep their mouths shut while being enslaved because that would save them from beatings and from being traded. Instead, the slaves used songs to tell their stories, and to this day, people of all color were really moved and overwhelmed by them. Fredrick’s sneakiness helped him escape slavery on September 3, 1838 and he landed in New York were he joined the Abolitionists and became one of the most influential black man in history. His determination influenced other slaves and ex-slaves around the south, he gave them hope when all seemed
Feeling defeated, and probably angry Malcolm’s intentions to further his education were tarnished. He morphed into a new identity known as “Detroit Red” and committed numerous small crimes and this same recklessness eventually had him convicted and sentenced for eight to ten years in jail around 1946. His siblings sent him letters while Malcolm was in Charleston State Prison and became interested in the Nation of Islam. Malcolm then contacted Elijah Mohammed who was known, as the leader of the group and while The Nation of Islam wasn’t mainstream Islam, but a spin-off version where other African Americans wanted to follow some of the Muslim’s ideals or practices. For the first time Malcolm felt like he belonged somewhere with a new identity and purpose in life.
Davonta Morrison February 14, 2013 English 105 Ms.Stuckey Generation Twist: The unseen exposure of young African American males The reason I was interested to write about this topic was because I was inspired to write about the unseen truths and stereotypes beyond on what the news may show or what you read in the newspapers. Ever since I was little, I saw young black men just like me who had so much potential but didn’t choose the right path that could have lead them to a successful life. For young black men in particular, the consequences of out-of-school suspensions, especially those given out by teachers and leaders in the schools surrounding our poorest neighborhoods, are absolutely dire: Every suspension puts them closer to the
Malcolm came from a difficult past of drugs and prison life and his story was one of various things that inspired oppressed African Americans. It comes as a surprise to many people when they are presented with the fact that Malcolm dropped out of school in the 8th grade (Brinkley, 2012). It is sometimes difficult to believe that someone who had such brilliant thoughts and spoke with such conviction had not even completed a high school education. His success was a symbol for many, and it was easy to draw courage from his determination. If Malcolm could overcome the situation that he had originally been in and become an advocate for equality for all, certainly anyone was capable of doing the same.