On Monday 5/13, the director had brought all the students in the classroom to learn about crimes occurring in the city of buffalo. In addition, the ways to prevent such devastating effects. Each student was asked to write down why such crimes occur and most of them would say because of jealousy, anger, revenge or fun. A large discussion was initiated where each student expressed their point of view towards the topic. After a long discussion, an article was given to each student describing an African American UB engineering graduate student who was shot to death near UB south campus. It was noted that the student was shot two days after graduation because of an argument over a female, indicating the extreme dangers of jealousy. Wednesday 5/15. The students at the YWCA discussed what attributes about a male or female attracts the opposite sex. For example, each male student would write down four things they like in female and female students would write down four things they like in males. Many wrote down physical characteristics such as their eyes, face, or body. Others wrote that they like people who are confident, smart, or funny. This discussion led to the topic of violence and stalkers. Alex Wright, the director of the YWCA strongly emphasized the dangers that arise from sexual attractions of the opposite sex. Stalking was the primary discussion which he warned the students to be cautious which can lead to sexual abuse and violent relationships.  

Thursday 5/16. Why do people join gangs? This was the question asked to each student at the YWCA. Most of them would say for protection and the feeling of reassurance. Such a topic led to a discussion of gangs such as the “crips” and the “bloods” which are common gangs throughout the U.S. Unfortunately, some students found gangs to be a good thing to be a part of which in a sense had worried the director and I. Most of the students at the YWCA come from low socioeconomic families which play a major factor into crime. Our job is to eliminate the negativity from the students and point them toward success.

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total hours: 10