I will discuss about music lyrics and music videos and how these create an impact on youths over the decades. ... "Gangsta rap" music is another type of music that has been very influential over the years. ... Studies have shown that exposure to rap music "tends to lead to a higher degree of acceptance of the use of violence... "[4] We can also see in the media that some rap artists are being arrested for violent crimes in real life. ... In 1998, a "study of 518 music videos from 4 popular music video networks, contained almost 15% of interpersonal violence, with an average of 6 violent acts p...

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Before doing this, they sniff cocaine and give themselves a pep talk on how they have to be "hard" and "tough" in order to successfully execute this grand master plan. ... A local rapper, Alien, bails them out for a price: he rescued them so they have to do whatever he commands. Selena Gomez is very uncomfortable with the rappers lifestyle and asks to leave. ... A bullet strikes one of the girls and she is the second to leave Florida because she cannot handle the lifestyle with the rapper. ... In the film, her friends tell her about the restaurant robbery and she is appalle...

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However, it was not only a few houses away, because she had to walk by a car wash, and how many of those are in a neighborhood. ... Smith also tried to rap a 20 year old girl, but the jury believed his story, that he was trying to keep her from running out into the street, rather then the victims. ...

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It has been said that how you are raised can affect the person you become. ... Tupac Shakur was a rap artist whose music frequently involved profanity and killing. ... How do they get these guns you might ask? ...

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In the movie Friday, rap star Ice Cube plays the character Craig. ... Common sense and a simple explanation would have worked for Craig just fine (How to Say No and Keep Your Friends 23). ... His ideas about how to handle certain situations were a bit far-fetched, but he meant well. ... Where there's will there's a way and depending on how strongly they want out, it can happen. ... Realizing how people live and relate to each other is critical in understanding our society as a whole. ...

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How does a juvenile explain committing a (violent) crime? ... Juveniles are already excused from the death sentence due to their age (16 and under) and mental capacity, no matter how heinous the crime. ... The factors that society claims to trigger delinquent behavior include but are not limited to: exposure to violence in rap music, television shows, and graphic video games. ...

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What reality provides, however, is a far different state: one with some of the most severe penalties for criminal activities, sometimes no matter how slight. ... "Pubic outrage at the gruesome murders of Kimber Reynolds in Fresno in 1992 and Polly Klaas in Petaluna in 1993, each by released felons with long rap sheets, fueled passage of California's' three-strikes and you're out' law in 1994- (TIMES 1). ... However, the fact that this law, and others which followed up on specifying how the three strikes mandated sentences would be prosecuted, are now under review as possib...

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It is obvious that significant improvements have been made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on ...

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