1- In his chapter Necropolis, JeffChang talks about the epidemic of fires that ravagedthe South Bronx. Based upon the readings which of the followingstatements is TRUE?

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Select one or more: O a. Apartment buildings passed into the hands of slumlords, who soon figured out that they could make more money by refusing to provide heat and water to the tenants, withholding property taxes from the city, and finally destroying the buildings for insurance money. Slumlords hired rent-a-thugs to burn the buildings down for as little as fifty dollars a job, collecting up to $150,000 on insurance policies. Ob. Fires in the South Bronx were mainly started by members of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords who were militant organizations fighting oppression. The torching of buildings was a political statement designed to send a strong message to negligent landlords. They also believed that capitalism was a main cause for impoverished conditions and by burning buildings they would be depriving money from those who attempted to oppress them O c. Fires in the South Bronx were the result of intense gang conflicts. Rival gangs would burn down the homes and buildings in the neighborhoods of rival gang members and those who were victims would return the favor. It was the ultimate form of disrespect. The Zulu Nation was one such street gang who garnered a fearsome reputation because of the amount of fires they would start in an effort to subdue their rivals. It was noted that the Zulus started 40 fires in one day. d. Journalists Joe Conason and Jack Newfield investigated arson patterns in New York City for two-and-a-half years and found that insurance agents made commissions based on the number and dollar amount of policies they sold. "There is simply no incentive for banks, insurance companies, or anyone else with money to invest in building or rebuilding dwellings at reasonable rents," they wrote. "In housing, the final stage of capitalism is arson." Select one or more: O a. Apartment buildings passed into the hands of slumlords, who soon figured out that they could make more money by refusing to provide heat and water to the tenants, withholding property taxes from the city, and finally destroying the buildings for insurance money. Slumlords hired rent-a-thugs to burn the buildings down for as little as fifty dollars a job, collecting up to $150,000 on insurance policies. Ob. Fires in the South Bronx were mainly started by members of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords who were militant organizations fighting oppression. The torching of buildings was a political statement designed to send a strong message to negligent landlords. They also believed that capitalism was a main cause for impoverished conditions and by burning buildings they would be depriving money from those who attempted to oppress them O c. Fires in the South Bronx were the result of intense gang conflicts. Rival gangs would burn down the homes and buildings in the neighborhoods of rival gang members and those who were victims would return the favor. It was the ultimate form of disrespect. The Zulu Nation was one such street gang who garnered a fearsome reputation because of the amount of fires they would start in an effort to subdue their rivals. It was noted that the Zulus started 40 fires in one day. d. Journalists Joe Conason and Jack Newfield investigated arson patterns in New York City for two-and-a-half years and found that insurance agents made commissions based on the number and dollar amount of policies they sold. "There is simply no incentive for banks, insurance companies, or anyone else with money to invest in building or rebuilding dwellings at reasonable rents," they wrote. "In housing, the final stage of capitalism is arson."

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