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Use the passage from Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives to answer the question.

“Caught in the street by the truant officer, or by the agents of the Children’s Societies, peddling, perhaps, or begging, to help out the family resources, he runs the risk of being sent to a reformatory, where contact with vicious boys older than himself soon develop the latent possibilities for evil that lie hidden in him. . . . The risk of the reformatory is too great. What is done in the end is to let him take chances—with the chances all against him. The result is the rough young savage, familiar from the street.” – Jacob Riis

In a paragraph of 3–5 sentences, analyze what Riis is saying about the lives of young boys in New York City’s slums.

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I already analyzed most of the paragraph, I just need help wording the ending where it talks about the result of the young boy.

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In this passage from Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives, he vividly describes the dire circumstances faced by young boys in New York City's slums. Riis suggests that these boys, compelled to engage in petty crimes such as peddling or begging, are caught in a vicious cycle. If apprehended, they face the risk of being sent to reformatories, where exposure to older delinquent boys further fuels their potential for wrongdoing. However, Riis implies that the alternative of allowing them to navigate the harsh streets with little guidance ultimately leads to the creation of rough, untamed youths. This suggests that the system fails to offer these young boys a hopeful future, instead leaving them to face insurmountable odds and perpetuating a cycle of poverty and crime.

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