"Hey Scarlett.....
1. since there are so many people that are in gangs, starting with teenagers, why do they have the time to throw up their signs, codes, or color when they don't even have the time to take care of their own lives and end up dying?
2. What do you think that the people (mayors, government, police, etc.) are planning to do to stop this problem?
3. where do you think gangs have started? How?
4. Who do you think that these teenagers accuse so they can be involved in these gangs?"

"I wanted to do gang violence because there are so many teenagers that are involved in it these days. Gangs have been going around everywhere before we were even planned to be born. Now these gangs are trying to get our attention to get involved in gangs so that it can spread around the nation or even the world. Before, there wasnt that much violence then what is going on right this moment. Even if you try to hide, people might ask you what "side" you're on. If you say the wrong answer or just say that you're not in a gang, they might take it so personal that they might even shoot you and run away. And by not being in a gang means that you are not associating or hang out with a gang member or they might think bad about you or into you might be jumped into that gang. So many people have died because of this issue that's going on in North America, Central America and even South America. So many families that have been hurt about their loved ones killed innocently or not innocently about this violence. But there's always that question families have in their minds... "where are the police? Who is going to stop this?" Just because of a color, of where you might live, or of what sign you might represent, these people get killed.



Facts:

Big or small cities, there are so many homicides. In Oakland, nearly 30 percent of the city's homicide victims--38 out of 88 this year-- are teenagers, and the number of youth slayings is on track to double 2005's total, when 15 of 94 homicide victims were 19 years old or younger. Oakland saw twice as many Latinos slain last year as in 2004, while San Francisco saw an increase of 50 percent during the same period. Of the 96 homicides in San Francisco in 2005, 15 victims were Latino, compared with 10 Latino victims out of 88 slayings in 2004. oakland recorded 94 homicides last year with 25 Latino victims, compared with 12 out of killings in 2004."

"Summary:Childhood obesity is affecting many children across the nation. Symptoms that affect obese children include diabetes, high blood pressure, and many more. A major contributor to childhood obesity includes the easy access to junk food.

Although there are many contributors to childhood obesity, there are private gyms, such as the Overtime Fitness Inc., specializing in teens and helping to fight obesity. There are personal trainers who provide one-on-one lessons and nutritionalists who teach important nutritional values/dieting. The use of video games to excercise is also included. These "excergames" require kids to box, dance,and jump.

Fun Facts: In 2000 16 percent of teens and children were obese., double the proportion in 1976. The largest distribution of exergames at schools is in West Virginia where DDR was installed in 765 public schools."