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    of what would be next in the years to come‚ when Alphonse capone was the greatest gangster of all time. In my research paper I’m am going to talk about Al capone’s family‚ gang lif‚ media‚ rival Bugs Moran and the Saint Valentine’s day massacre‚ his prison life and death. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born‚ January 17‚ 1899‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. His parents names are Gabriele‚ a barber‚ and Teresa Capone immigrants from Italy. The capone family was very poor‚ but had come to America looking for

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    Al Capone was born on January 17‚ 1899 – January 25‚ 1947. Al Capone was a notorious gangster who ran the streets of Chicago. His nickname was Scarface because he had a scar and everyone notice him for it. He ran the streets of Chicago for seven- years as a crime boss. And was one of my favorite person to read and learn about on TV shows. Capone was born in Brooklyn in New York City to some Italian immigrants. He was considered a Five Points Gang member who became a bouncer for a strip club. In

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    Al Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. On January 17‚1899 in Brooklyn New York‚ Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone. Capone’s father was as a barber‚ and his mother was a seamstress.Gabriele and Teresina had seven sons and two daughters‚ of whom Alphonse was the fourth oldest.Capone’s life of crime began

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    Introduction Book Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts Author: Gennifer Choldenko A Summary Statement About This Book: This book is about a boy who moves to Alcatraz island with his family‚ causing his whole life to change. This story takes place on Alcatraz Island in 1935. I feel the theme of this book was that even the worst of people can do some good. Mathew Flanagan (aka moose) is the main character in this story. He is a twelve year old boy who is sensitive. He has brown hair and is taller

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    Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet

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    The Vapidity of the American Dream: Characterization in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald’s seminal work‚ The Great Gatsby‚ offers insights into the use of literary devices in combination with brilliant narrative development. A good deal of the novel’s true genius rests in the character descriptions. For the most‚ they are not pleasant or sympathetic. Indeed‚ Wilson stated‚ “The only bad of it is that the characters are mostly so unpleasant in themselves that the story

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    Research paper Al Capone is one of the most infamous gangsters in American history. Capone was born from an Italian immigrant family in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1899. He was associated with gangs since he quit school in the sixth grade‚ in the street gang he associated himself with he met Johnny Torrio‚ who was the gang leader at the time‚ and Charles “Lucky” Luciano. At this time many criminals had come from impoverish backgrounds‚ but this was not the case for Capone. Capone came from a professional

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    Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well

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    mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “GreatGatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken

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