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-MS-13 was a gang that was originated in Los Angeles that started in the 1980s. It started because they wanted protect immigrants from other gangs. The surprising piece I read was that thry had to use tattoos to be a part of the gang, and that for the initiation they had to beat up a person for 13 seconds. I find them surprising because I feel that's too extreme, and another person's life is taken away.

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MS-13 in a gang based in LA that consists of immigrants during the 1980's. It was started to protect immigrants from other neighboring gangs, but as their gang progressed they started doing acts of violence to benefit themselves. What surprised me was the lack of consequences for the crimes being committed.

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MS-13 is a gang that was created to protect the immigrant kids from other Latino street gangs. They mostly were started in the US when the war was going on but as soon as they gained a little bit of military experience, it became very violent and the US decided it was a good idea to send them back to El Salvador. One piece of information that surprised me was the fact that new gang members have to be beat up by the gang members for at least 13 seconds.

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The MS13 was an LA street gang that formed from the children of Salvadoran immigrants. Initially formed for protection of againts other Latino street gangs, they turned more violent as some had military experience. Soon, they became the main target deportation from US government, causing the MS13 to return to El Salvador and add to the preexisting violence. This, in turn, caused more Salvadorans to immigrate to the US, repeating the vicious cycle.

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MS-13 is a very dangerous gang that was created in LA, California during the 1980s. The gang was created to protect immigrants from other gangs. To me the most surprising part was when they were sent back to El Salvador, there was no punishments for the crimes in U.S.

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- MS-13 is a violent gang that was formed by young Salvadorian immigrants in Los Angeles in the 1980s. It started when the young immigrants gathered outside and saw the other gangs, so they formed together as a way of defense. But slowly their motives changed and they were committing crimes to benefit themselves.
- I was surprised by the fact that some of the members had previously been soldiers in the Salvadorian civil war. It just didn't seem to me like they would be the right age or something to be in the gang

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~ MS-13 is a Salvadorian gang that is notorious for being a violent group of individuals
~ During the late 1980s in Los Angeles, CA the group was created
~ The gang was formed in order to keep themselves protected from other gangs that were near their locations
~One piece of information that I read that surprised me was that if a boy showed interest in the gang they would have to go through the process of being "jumped in" which required members of the gang to beat on the person of interest for at least 13 seconds. After they have been jumped they will then be given a mission that they must continue to complete in order to gain the gang members trust. This process didn't quite surprise me because I know that's what gangs are known for, but I thought that it was interesting that they gain respect from being manipulated into crimes that make them equal to other members

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-MS-13 is a dangerous gang that acts through a lot of violence.
-It started around 1880
-It formed to protect the young Salvadorans like other gangs
-One thing that surprised me was that tattoos are very important to them and that they used to get them on their face, which I can imagine is extremely painful. Their life sort of seems like a game where they move up the ranks as they complete missions and they win money by completing missions.

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- MS-13 is a gang that originated in LA around the late 1980s of people who migrated from El Salvador.
- They formed the group to protect themselves when going out on the streets from other gangs. It wasn't their first intention to become a gang but eventually they committed crime.
- I was surprised at the fact that even US gang members haven't seen that much violence and organization of MS- 13 because they were young.

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MS-13 is gang formed by migrants from El Salvador. They are one of the most dangerous gangs. They started during thr Civil War in El Salvador. Something that was surprising is how big they grew in America.

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-MS-13 is a street gang formed by people from El Salvador.
-The gang was created in Los Angeles around the 1980s
-MS-13 was formed by young immigrants to protect the Salvadoran immigrants from the other dangerous gangs in LA
-One thing that surprised me was their capability to pull off dangerous crimes at such young ages such as being involved with drug dealing and robbing people and getting away with it.

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- MS-13 is a gang of dangerous people from El Salvador
- it started in Los Angeles, CA in the late 1980s
- It was formed to protect the immigrants from harm do to other gangs they were living close to
- One thing that surprised me was that the gang stopped putting tattoos on their faces because they did not want to be caught. This surprised me because i would think that someone in a gang would want to assert their dominance wherever they went and the face tattoos do just that.

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-MS-13 s a very dangerous gang it originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s
-The gang was created to protect the salvadoran immigrants from other LA gangs
-something that surprised me is the meaning of there tattoos and how
they have a part of the gang

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-MS-13 is a gang of people from El Salvador that originated in Los Angeles
-It formed in LA in the late 1980s and was very brutal during that time
-The gang was created in order to protect the immigrants from the other gangs that were located in the area
-One thing that surprised me the most was the significance of the tattoos and what they mean if you are apart of the gang

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MS-13 is a gang that originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and it is known for their brutally violent actions and crimes. The gang was formed by immigrants from El Salvador who needed to escape their homes due to the violence in their country. The gang formed because they needed a way to protect themselves from the violence of the other gangs in Los Angeles as there were many younger children in need of protection. The thing that surprised me the most would have to be the fact that the MS-13 gang originally mostly contained younger Salvadorians. Young children deserve more than a life of violence and crime, and it is a shame that they saw no other solution to their situations as immigrants.

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-MS-13 is a dangerous gang t
-It started around 1880
-formed to protect Salvadorans from rival gangs
-One thing that surprised me was the dominance they were able to achieve while in America instead of El Salvador

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-MS13 is a gang known for its extremely violent tactics
-it was started by El Salvadorian immigrants who came to the US (LA) from El Salvador in the 80s after they were fleeing the harsh government and environment of El Salvador
-they created the gang to help protect themselves from the other gangs in LA at the time, over time it progressed into criminal activities and spread back to El Salvador because of US deportations
-the most surprising part of the prologue was that they used El Salvadorian military tactics in order to perform gang and criminal activities, because that is very unlike how most gangs are conducted

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-MS-13 is a gang in El Salvador formed on the streets
-started in 80's and in LA
- a gang that was formed to protect immigrants from other gangs
-the thing that surprised me the most were the tattoos

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- MS-13 is a street gang formed from El Salvador immigrants
- The gang was created in Los Angeles
- The gang started in the 1980s
- It was created to protect the Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in LA
- Something that surprised me was the importance of their tattoos and how meaningful they are to them

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- MS-13 is a gang from El Salvador
-Formed in LA in the late 1980s
- It was created because they wanted to protect each other from other gangs
- What surprised me was the deep meaning behind the tattoos and that they used military tactics

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MS-13 is a gang of immigrants from El Salvador that resulted from the Salvadoran Civil War, formed in Los Angeles.  They originally formed it to protect themselves from other gangs in LA. What surprised me the most was the fact that they have tattoos all over their bodies and how important those tattoos are to them. They also commit the worst of the worst crimes.

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MS-13 is a gang of immigrants from El Salvador
The gang formed in LA and started in the 80's
It was created to "protect" each other because they all had the same past
It surprised me that at "jump in" they beat them up before they can join especially since they're kids , I get that the kid had to show that they were strong and brave but it just seems weird to me that they would beat up someone that's about to be a part of their family.

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- MS- 13 is an international gang made of immigrants from El Salvador
-  The gang was formed in Los Angeles
-  The gang was formed in the 1980s
- It was formed by young immigrants to protect themselves from gangs
- I was surprised how big the gang was and that it was international

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-MS-13 is a street gang that was formed by a group of El Salvador immigrants
-The gang started in LA during the 1980s
-It was started to protect the Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in LA
-One thing that surprised me the most was how much they were able to pull off at young ages. They robbed money and cars, and were involved with drug dealing. Even though they started the gang at such young ages everything they did was pulled off perfectly, while they were also able to expand their gang at such a rapid pace,

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I- MS-13 is a gang of El Salvador immigrants
- It started in LA
- 1980's
- The immigrants were being attacked by American gangs so they formed their own.
- I found the tattoos interesting and they surprised me the most because most gangs don't have tattoos to represent their members. I also found the gangs use of military methods in their crimes surprising because I don't normally hear about soldiers joining gangs and using their military skills for brutal crimes.

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MS-13 is a gang made from immigrants from El Salvador that originated in L.A. This took place in the 1980's. It started because they wanted to protect themselves from other gangs nearby. The most surprising thing I learned was how much meaning they had for their tattoos and how you needed them to become an actual member of the gang.

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1. MS-13 is a gang of immigrants from El Salvador
2. Los Angeles, California
3.1980
4. The gang was formed to protect the immigrants from other gangs
5. The thing that surprised me would be the tattoos. It surprised me because they have such a deeper meaning.

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- MS-13 is a dangerous gang made up of El Salvador immigrants
- The gang was formed in 1980
- It started in LA
- The gang was formed to protect El Salvadorians against other gangs that have been in LA for longer than them.
- The most surprising thing that I learned about MS-13 was that the gang used military methods. Also the deep meaning of the tattoos.

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MS-13 is a very dangerous gang that originated from El Salvador.  It was formed in 1980.  It started in LA.  The gang formed because they needed to protect themselves from other gangs that were also forming at the time.  What surprised me the most is that they said it was just to protect themselves from other gangs but their also very violent at the same time.

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MS-13 is a gang that was formed with young immigrants from El Salvador
-Very dangerous
-Started in Los Angeles
-Formed in 1980
-Was created to protect themselves
-The thing I thought was the most surprising was the tattoos because they were very important to MS-13 but they weren't really used on the faces anymore which I thought would be important because those are usually easy to see instead of the back or chest.

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MS-13 is dangerous international gang that was originated in LA, California in the 1980s. The gang was originally created to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs. what surprised me the most was when they were sent back to El Salvador, there was no consequences for the crimes in other countries.

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- The MS-13 gang is a dangerous gang made up of El Salvador immigrants.
-The gang originated from LA and moved to Central America.
-It was formed in 1980
-The gang was established in order to protect themselves from the countless other gangs that had already called LA their home.
-The most surprising things that I learned about the gang were the sheer numbers of members that MS-13 had, and the significance of their tattoos and the deep meanings that they have. It also shows their rankings in a way.

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MS-13 is an international gang originating in LA, California in the 70's and 80's. This gang was intended to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the area. I think the thing that surprised me most is the fact that they're set up for protection, but they seem to be very violent and it looks like they lost sight of their original intentions.

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1- MS-13 is a dangerous gang that came from El Salvador.
2- Started in LA
3- 1980
4 - The gang was formed to protect themselves against rival gangs.
5- I think the most surprising thing was how brutal and radical this group was. Some of their crimes were to the extreme.

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-MS-13 is a gang formed from El Salvador immigrants
-The gang started in Los Angeles
-It was formed in 1980
-It was created to protect and defend themselves from other gangs that are in the area
-The most surprising thing tome was how important their tattoos were. They were so important they had them on their chest, back, and hands.

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-MS-13 is a gang of young people who immigrated away from El Salvador
- The gang was first started in Los Angeles, where most of the immigrants moved to in 1980
-It started after some of the immigrants encountered other US gangs, and needed to protect themselves
-What I found most surprising about this was that when the US government began deporting MS-13 members back to El Salvador, the gang spread all throughout Central America and got bigger instead of going away

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-Ms- 13 is a gang made up of immigrants from El Salvador.
-The gang originated in Los Angeles in 1980
- The gang was created to help protect themselves from other gangs in the area. This includes violence and discrimination.
-The most surprising thing to me was there tattoos. In the reading, it said that they don't associate with face tattoos that much anymore when I feel thats kind of a bigger thing now for rappers and gang members.

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-MS-13 is a gang of people formed by immigrants from El Salvador.
-The gang started in Los Angeles
-It formed in 1980
-It was formed to protect themselves from violence and discrimination from other gangs.
-The most surprising thing I learned was that when MS-13 returned to El Salvador they reformed their gang and had no punishment for their actions in other countries.

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-MS-13 is a gang formed in El Salvador
-The gang started in LA
-It was formed in 1980
-The gang was formed to combat the other hispanic gangs in the area who were harming the El Salvadoran refugees
-The most surprising thing that I read was how they grew so fast

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-MS-13 was a gang that was formed in El Salvador by immigrants.
-It started in Los Angeles
-It started in 1980
-It was created to protect members and other immigrants from discrimination and to defend them.
-The most surprising thing to me was their tattoos. The tattoos are used to identify gang members in the US and Central American regions. They weren't allowed to have tattoos on their face.

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-MS-13 is a gang of citizens from El Salvador
- The gang first started in 1980 in Los Angeles, California
- The MS-13 gang was formed to defend themselves against other gangs and discrimination in California
-The most surprising piece of information that I read in the article was the fact that after many of the gang members got deported, they still formed the MS-13 gang in El Salvador and it brought back many gang and war like activity in the country

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-MS-13 was a gang made up from people from El Salvador
-It started in Los Angeles, CA
- It started in 1980
- They gang was formed so that they could help eachother out and defend against the other gangs in the area
- The most surprising part to me was how brutal they were, they used military tactics they learned in El Salvador to be even more violent

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-MS-13 is a gang that was made by immigrants from El Salvador
-The gang started in 1980 in Los Angeles, CA
-It was created to protect themselves from the violence and discrimination
-The most surprising thing to me was the different tattoos they had and what they meant.

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-MS-13 is a gang that first started in the US that was formed by El Salvador immigrants.
-It started in Los Angeles during the 1980's
-It was created by the immigrants to protect them from the other gangs in the area
-One of the most surprising things was that the MS-13 gang was a huge influence to other Central American countries and that it is estimated that there are currently 100,000 members of the gang.

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- MS-13 is a gang of immigrants from El Salvador
- The gang was formed in Los Angeles in the 70's and 80's
-It started to protect the immigrants from other gangs in the L.A. area
- The most surprising thing to me is the fact that gangs have this notorious reputation but this gang was created to achieve a good purpose

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- the MS-13 was a powerful gang formed by citizenships from El Salvador
- it started in 1980
- first started in Los Angeles California
- was created to defend and protect themselves against discrimination
- the most surprising part to me was how all the members had to get tattooed and that made them a “member” of the gang. And there were multiple tattooes that each had different meanings according to the gang.

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-MS-13 is a gang formed of citizens from El Salvador
-It started in Los Angeles, California in 1980
- The gang was formed to defend from other gangs, and the discrimination because of where the gang was formed
- The most surprising thing to me was the tattoos, and that they had them on their chest, back and hands.  Some used to get it on their face too which was surprising.

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~MS-13 is a gang of citizens of El Salvador that is very powerful
~It started in California in 1980
~Gang was formed to defend against discrimination from other  local hispanic gangs, due to their el salvadoran roots
~The most surprising piece of info was the sheer brutality of their crimes, and how effective they were due to their military background

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-MS-13 is an El Salvadoran gang that has grown a lot
-The gang started in LA
-It was formed in 1980
-The gang was formed to combat the other hispanic gangs in the area who were harming the El Salvadoran refugees
-The most surprising thing that I read was the different tattoo meanings. This surprised me because I knew tattoos had meanings but I just never knew what the meanings actually were.