they can do is stare blankly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald was a defining author of Modernism. From 1914-1946 Modernism was a big part of the times cultural trends and experimenting with everything from styles to writings to science. Flappers‚ parties‚ gangsters‚ love‚ and tragedy all influenced Fitzgerald greatly because he lived it. Most of Fitzgerald’s books and stories are about love and tragedy. This shows his view on the feelings and how he felt towards his own wife‚ Zelda‚ and the people he has encountered
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Cinema has gone through numerous iterations since it inception in the late 1800s. Although film-making varied from generation to generation‚ one thing remained constant and that was the eight major Hollywood studios. Many of these studios are around today such as Warner Brothers‚ MGM‚ and Universal Pictures. Most of the studio’s longevity was based off of their involvement during the height of the studio era commonly referred to as the “Golden Age of Hollywood.” Throughout this essay I will decipher
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There were a variety of reasons as to what was giving the police the most trouble. Such as‚ Capone’s operations were very guarded which made it hard for the police to stop him. According to Jack Kelly‚ author of Gangster City‚ “Organized Crime virtually took over the city in the 1920s.” The police had to adapt and make changes in order to stop Capone’s business in Chicago. They would go undercover inside the Italian Mafia but this resulted in little success. Capone
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Violent video games have been a controversial topic ever since even the classic hits like Doom or the original Mortal Kombat to modern blockbusters like Counter Strike and Grand Theft Auto. As they are often enjoyed by young audiences‚ they have been blamed‚ with little evidence‚ to cause everything from anti-social behaviour and increased levels of violence to school shootings and youth gang activity. Often the individuals who make these claims have never played video games themselves and have
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Prohibition brought along and introduced more gangsters‚ racketeers‚ bootleggers‚ and dope sellers‚ (McCay). People like racketeers and gangsters made it possible to smuggle alcohol in sly ways. Between the years 1900-1953‚ the highest peak for homicides was during the time of Prohibition. During World War I‚ there was about 700‚000 homicides‚ during
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all of the production elements together‚ the show was brought to another level with the lighting‚ sound‚ scenery‚ and costumes. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a play about the notorious Chicago gangster‚ Arturo Ui‚ and his rise to power in the grocery scene. Starting from being a lowly gangster with
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but while reading the narrator talks about writing the book and also makes a few direct addresses to the reader. On page 129 when the narrator is talking about Beli and the Gangster’s relationship he says‚ “It’s not like she had a number for the Gangster‚ or even an address (bad sign number one‚ girls)…” The main question that you find yourself repeatedly asking is “why would Diaz do that?” One reason he would do all this is because he wants you to become more involved with his history and he wants
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White kids with white kids‚ Asians with Asians‚ pot smokers with pot smokers‚ gangsters with gangsters‚ this is what is normal at a high school. Back when Mr. Graham went to high school segregation was still a large influence on high schools. I just feel that the segregation of groups would happen regardless‚ even back when Graham went to
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Hong Kong Cinema The Chinese art form I ’ve chosen to write about is film‚ with an emphasis on Hong Kong Cinema. I enjoy movies‚ in particular action films. Hong Kong Cinema has produced some of the best action films I have ever seen. I will discuss three Hong Kong Action genres‚ Martial Arts films‚ the Kung Fu Comedies and the Triad films. My first experience with Hong Kong Cinema came in the 1970s with Martial Arts films. Martial arts‚ emphasizes self-strengthening‚ therapeutic exercise
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that are socially wrong‚ that’s actually what’s going on where they are from‚ and that’s who they are. Their music represents their area and their people‚ and it’s no different from a farmer singing about his cows and chickens in Idaho. Besides‚ “Gangster Rap” isn ’t the only type of Hip Hop music‚ it’s actually only a small sect of it all. Many rappers put out lyrics about what they believe in‚ their own philosophies‚ entertaining others‚ and although it may seem unlikely‚ many lyricists seem
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