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    Manohar Surve

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    trio were soon arrested by Police Inspector E.S. Dabholkar and were subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. Imprisonment and escape While incarcerated at the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune‚ Manya Surve developed a fierce rivalry with another gangster‚ Suhas Bhatkar a.k.a. "Potya Bhai". Annoyed by Surve’s terror tactics‚ the prison authorities had him transferred to Ratnagiri jail. There‚ he took part in a hunger strike and lost almost 20 kg‚ before being shifted to the local civil hospital. Surve

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    Charles Murphy. In 1909‚ when workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory went on strike‚ owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris used the police and gangsters to get the strikers to give up their cause. The suppliers of these corrupt officers and gangsters were none other than the men at Tammany Hall. “Clearly‚ Tammany Hall’s one-two punch—the police and gangsters—remained squarely on the side of the owners (pg. 50).” While publicly Tammany Hall was very helpful and generous to the poor‚ on important issues

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    Brittany Baldo City of god March 11th 2013 Question 1: a) Throughout the film we see Lil’ Dice evolve into Lil’ Ze. Lil’ Dice turned into Lil’ Ze when he became a man‚ and when he became in control of the drug scene in the slums. Lil’ Dice was just a child and did not know any better‚ He was influenced by all the horrible things that were happening around him while he was young. Changing his name to Lil’ Ze was a way to show his man hood and too grow up. Also so show a form of power to

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    The Matrix is full of special effects and plenty of shooting and explosions‚ but the problem is the fact that all these effects are causing children and the watching viewers to become accustomed to different types of violence which causes people to imitate what they are watching in the film turning everyone into killers or aggressive human beings. And the problem is not so much the effects of this movie only‚ a lot of other media sources also take blame into this violence problem we sometimes run

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    The Life and Death of 2Pac In the stifling post-boxing match Las Vegas traffic jam‚ a new black 1996 BMW inched along impatiently‚ it’s gold detailing glimmering brightly under the street lights. Any attempt to catch a glimpse of the passengers within the tinted windows revealed only a distorted reflection of the chaotic‚ yet relatively motionless urban scene. The glass sunroof slid open and a dark figure rose partly through the opening‚ like a tank commander surveying the horizon for

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    Bui Doi: Film Response

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    Bui Doi Film Response English 26 Bui Doi: Life Like Dust is a film that allows us to step into the life of Ricky Phan‚ a Vietnamese immigrant who arrives to the United States and becomes a part of the gang known as Bui Doi. Ricky explains his struggles he had in Vietnam along with the struggles he experienced while growing up in the United States. While in Vietnam he had to work at a young age and he had a strong envy towards other children who had

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    The Boondock Saints

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    Saints The Movie “ The Boondocks Saints” is nothing short of a guilty pleasure. With its profane nature and crude sense of dull humor‚ the brilliant film is an example of the style over substance at its finest. This two member Irish Catholic gangster movie is enraged and full of action‚ that will sure grab anyone’s attention. The Boondocks Saints is a movie about‚ religion‚ family‚ And vigilante justice. The two Irish brothers Conner and Murphy McManus attend mass at a catholic church‚ where

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated‚ “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” King was referencing the injustice of racism not only in the United States but all around the world. His theory that being a racist to one group is hypocritical‚ and that being judgmental to some is being judgmental of all. Many minorities face the fact of stereotypes that hinder their ability to live as any other free American. The “American Dream” is often soiled for those who are a part of the minority

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    promote crime. Document A demonstrates how gangsters‚ racketeers‚ bootleggers and dope sellers‚ which are all criminals‚ are all holding hands and parading with Uncle Sam. With this intention‚ the document implies that prohibition was mostly in favor of criminals because it created a bridge for them to spread violence. Racketeers forced people into extortion‚ Bootleggers kept selling illegal alcohol‚ dope sellers dealt with the sale of drugs‚ and gangsters caused murder. The most compelling evidence

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    The Count of Monte Cristo

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    the Count made him seem like a perfect gentleman. “‘You are really a most valuable friend‚ and I hope you will consider me as eternally obliged to you in the first place for the carriage and now for this service[of saving his life from the Italian gangsters]” (Dumas 213). He cannot be more thankful for all that the Count has done for him. “‘… I owe you my life…. My father‚ the Count of Morcerf‚ who is of Spanish origin‚ holds a high position both in France and in Spain‚ and he and all who love me will

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