At look at organized crime
Woody Allen – A look at organized crime
Comprehension:
1. Which illegal activities are performed by the Mafia?
Murders, gambling, narcotics, prostitution, hijacking, loansharking, transportation of large whitefish across the state line for immoral purposes
2. What does it mean that the “Aquillante Construction Company decided to erect their new offices on the bridge of his nose”? Maybe it means that they are making a fool of sby of Doyle, and ends up killing him
Or that they killed him and decided to build a building on top of his body.
3. How loyal were Vitale’s men?
They were not very loyal. When Vitale died, Vitale’s men immediately defected to Ross out of loyalty
4. What does it mean that letters were signed with a “black hand”?
It was a threat from the Mafia (often demanding money)
5. What is a “family”?
A Mafia group (rather serious men)
6. Explain what it means that the Mafia is a “blight on our nation”
Very bad for the society - It ruins our nation – The underground of the society
7. What is the problem in the phone conversation? How valuable is this conversation as evidence?
The problem is that there is a bad connection. The evidence is not legitimate at all.
It seems to be a joke (Woody Allen is making fun of both the Mafia and the police)
Analysis:
1. Sort the nicknames in three categories: a) likely nicknames b) less likely nicknames c) absurd nicknames. Characterize the names and nicknames in the text
The butcher (a)
The tailor (a)
The logical positivist (a)
Mendy Lewis, Mendy Larsen, Mendy Alias (c)
Little Tony, Rabbi Henry Sharpstein (c)
The herpetologist (b)
Lucky Lorenzo (a)
Guiseppe Vitale
Little Petey (Big Petey) (a)
The Buttered Toast King (c)
The fish (b)
2. Characterize the mafiosi in the text. What do they look like? What do they do for a living? Where do they live and work? And how do they behave?
Usually they can be recognized by their large cufflinks and their failure to stop eating when the man sitting
Comprehension:
1. Which illegal activities are performed by the Mafia?
Murders, gambling, narcotics, prostitution, hijacking, loansharking, transportation of large whitefish across the state line for immoral purposes
2. What does it mean that the “Aquillante Construction Company decided to erect their new offices on the bridge of his nose”? Maybe it means that they are making a fool of sby of Doyle, and ends up killing him
Or that they killed him and decided to build a building on top of his body.
3. How loyal were Vitale’s men?
They were not very loyal. When Vitale died, Vitale’s men immediately defected to Ross out of loyalty
4. What does it mean that letters were signed with a “black hand”?
It was a threat from the Mafia (often demanding money)
5. What is a “family”?
A Mafia group (rather serious men)
6. Explain what it means that the Mafia is a “blight on our nation”
Very bad for the society - It ruins our nation – The underground of the society
7. What is the problem in the phone conversation? How valuable is this conversation as evidence?
The problem is that there is a bad connection. The evidence is not legitimate at all.
It seems to be a joke (Woody Allen is making fun of both the Mafia and the police)
Analysis:
1. Sort the nicknames in three categories: a) likely nicknames b) less likely nicknames c) absurd nicknames. Characterize the names and nicknames in the text
The butcher (a)
The tailor (a)
The logical positivist (a)
Mendy Lewis, Mendy Larsen, Mendy Alias (c)
Little Tony, Rabbi Henry Sharpstein (c)
The herpetologist (b)
Lucky Lorenzo (a)
Guiseppe Vitale
Little Petey (Big Petey) (a)
The Buttered Toast King (c)
The fish (b)
2. Characterize the mafiosi in the text. What do they look like? What do they do for a living? Where do they live and work? And how do they behave?
Usually they can be recognized by their large cufflinks and their failure to stop eating when the man sitting