Evaluation:
Published: 12.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'How Gangs Are Portrayed in the Media', 1.
Extract

Gangs are portrayed on TV and in the movies as if they are totally evil, but in reality there are more positive aspects that are not shown. The media only shows gangs involved with drugs and the violence, and as a result the media has scared many people into believing that gangs will take over our cities if we do not stop them. The movie Colors and the TV show American Justice overwhelmingly portrays gangs as bad.
The movie Colors displays the bad things in gangs like how easy it could be to join a gang and to distribute the drugs for them. …

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