Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) is among the best films ever produced. Consistently ranked as one of the top three films by the American Film institute‚ this gangster film sits among the likes of Citizen Kane (1941)‚ Lawrence of Arabia (1962)‚ and the more recent Schindler’s List (1993) (American). When it was released‚ The Godfather was nominated for ten Academy Awards‚ and won three: Best Picture‚ Best Actor (Marlon Brando)‚ and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was adapted from the
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American Dream. This sub culture was dominated by the Italian Mafia and gangsters. During the Prohibition era these gangsters became increasingly popular and influenced America as well as the fashion of the 1920s fashion. The most notorious gangster of this time was Al Capone‚ infamously known for his style as well as the Valentines Day massacre. Much like the other fashion trends of the 1920s such as the flapper girls‚ the gangsters fashion showed the rise of organised crime in America during the Jazz
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were considered the outcasts and didn’t associate much with the people who didn’t use it. Presently‚ in high school‚ marijuana is more socially accepted and someone would not be cast out by his or her peers. I think it has a lot to do with the glamorization of it in the media today. Actors‚ musicians‚ and even comedians all talk about it like it’s fun and exciting to
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before adulthood is critically looked down with shame. Basically‚ teenage pregnancy occurs due to the following reasons: consequences of raging hormones‚ peer group pressure‚ contraceptive failures‚ lack of knowledge‚ abuse or rape‚ absent parent‚ glamorization of pregnancy‚ and teenage drinking. Firstly‚ consequences of raging hormones may result in teenage pregnancy. Why? It is because the adolescent stage is where they experience sudden and unknown emotions. According to an online article entitled
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Scorsese’s film GoodFellas (1990) not only provides an unparalleled glimpse into the gangster lifestyle of New York’s Italian mafia. Scorsese separates his classic gangster film from other works by following the character progression from teenagers to middle-aged men. The film constantly reinforces the image of masculinity from domestic affairs down the each character’s clothing. Each aspect of the gangsters’ lives centers around asserting their masculinity. Scorsese helps GoodFellas secure its
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5.1. Questions for Ex-Gangsters: At what age did you join gangsterism? What are the things that you were involved in your days as a gangster? To what extent were you involved in gangsterism? What are the reasons that influenced you into joining gangsterism? Do you consider social influence as a most important element that prompted you into joining gangsterism? There are mainly 3 categories of gangsters in Malaysia-Triad gangs‚ Thug gangs and school hooligans. Which category do you
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English‚ T. J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish-American Gangster. New York: Regan‚ 2006‚ 442 p.p Throughout his career T.J English has written five books and a multitude of articles for the LA Times‚ The New York Times‚ Playboy‚ and a variety of other magazines and newspapers. All of his books (The Westies‚ Born to Kill‚ Havana Nocturne‚ and The Savage City) and articles cover some aspect of the criminal world‚ whether it be the criminal themselves‚ or the act that they carry out. T
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Gangster film Genre Reading number one-Developed around the sinister actions of criminals‚ gangsters‚ particularly bank robbers and underworld figures who operate outside of the law stealing and murdering their way through life. Crime stories in this genre usually highlight the rise and fall of one of these leading individuals. And the personal power struggle between these gangster and officials of the law. Gangster films are usually set in large crowded cities‚ to provide a view of the secrets
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Miramax‚ and any of the other companies owned by the Weinstein brothers. A majority of the films produced by these companies were created on the idea of gangsters. However these gangsters portrayed in the films were double agents in the eyes of American people: criminal yet heroic‚ stylish yet tasteless‚ bold yet ultimately defeated. “The ‘gangster masquerade’ was an important exercise in popular culture artifice.”(13) Through these cinemas the movie producers were able to introduce slang terms into
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to the significance of the role female gang members have on society. The people who have shown an interest have primarily researched Latina gang members. However‚ female gangsters come in all races. Unfortunately‚ this assignment will be focused more on the details obtained about the Latina gang member rather than female gangsters in general. Young women join gangs for a number of reasons‚ Sanctuary from abuse‚ economic reasons; because their boyfriend is in a gang‚ the gang life is something they
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