Final Focus; further research needed.

When I wrote my blog analysis, I found that I needed to find some good information. I want to find an article that's really interesting so that I can drive myself to find more information and then do a good job on my presentation. Also when doing my essay, I thought a lot more about various things and my brain went off on a tangent to consider new ideas and questions about gangs. I figured that I should do a background research and that would maybe help me out with my presentation and interview, as well as driving to find more rich information. I started thinking more about how gangs affect communities, families, and friends. I also want to know statistics. I want to be able to engage the class in an activity where they can learn percentages and statistics about gangs. I think that once I find a really interesting and engaging article, then I will be on the go to try and find more. I feel that there are a few holes in my research that I need to fill. I feel that all of my articles are very much related. They have their differences and are about different situations, but I feel the information is repetitive. I want to do a background article just so I can gain more information that could help my research and my presentation. I previously said that I would like to find statistics, this too will fill some of the holes.

For my interview, I wanted to talk with a principal or social worker from a large high school in the city. I emailed the headmaster from a school in Boston to see if he would be interested in talking with me about gangs. I have yet to hear back from him. Another idea I had in mind, was to interview one or both of my brothers. One of my brothers has a lot of friends who could potentially be associated with gangs. My other brother had an apartment in the worst part of Portland, and didn't have very good experiences. In my presentation, I want to give as much information about gangs that I possibly can. I want to make it educational but interesting as well.