The gangs in Chicago plays a big part in the kids lives. They experience gang violence everyday. They have encounters with gangs on there way to school and in their apartment building. They have bullet holes in their curtains in their living room and in the wall from gang shoot outs. These things happen so many times that they are use to it and they know what to do in case of another shot out. They know to sit away from the windows and doorways. The gangs in their neighborhodod tend to target younger kids to adopt. The gang life is the greatest influence on the kds in the projects. They are influenced by what they see and they think its ok to follow in their footsteps.The gangs control everything like the drugs the gangs are so powerfull in Chicago. As a kid Pharoah witnessed someone get killed. I think if the kids had better role models they wouldnt turn to the streets for answers and reasurance. If they were looked after better they wouldnt get into as much trouble as they.