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    Between 1931 and 1934 Warner Bros typically made violent gangster films that glamorized mobster through brutality and violence. This was until 1935 which saw the film G-men starring James Cagney who previously starred in films like Public Enemy. This film intended on putting the focus onto the law enforcement and glamorizing them rather than the mob. It had been described that (Leich‚ 2002‚ p27) “the film was brutal‚ fast paced as the gangster films which it borrowed everything but its moral loyalties

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    Irony Question: The Gangster‚ unlike many of the men in the book‚ is friendly‚ and treats Beli like a woman. However‚ his action creates an irony in the book. Explain. Answer: Many of the man in the book have been rude toward the girls in the book. They thought that their action is the right thing to do‚ since they have the Dominican Pride. All they really cared about was their appearance as a muchacha figure‚ and did not care for the girls’ feeling or needs. When “gangster” steps in after Beli

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    This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it somehow was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. The nature of gangster rap influenced society in a negative way‚ but nothing could be legally done to stop it. The group N.W.A. publicly attacked the police through lyrics and got away with it. The fact that there were no repercussions made it seem as though this type

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    Watch as Macbeth drives himself insane trying to claim the throne. He hears that the Thane of Cawdor died and he could become king. The Thane of Glamis develops an ambition to be king and kills Duncan‚ who is already the king. Killing Duncan drives Macbeth insane‚ and eventually‚ he loses all feelings towards life or death and goes numb. Since Macbeth’s ambition is to become king he is willing to do anything‚ but because of this‚ he begins to go psychotic by the end of the play. Macbeth’s ambition

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    Is Hamlet Mad Or Insane

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    and wanted to commit suicide. These things that have happened to him‚ or people around him‚ have created a mental freak out of Hamlet. Infact‚ since the very beginning‚ Hamlet has acted like a mad person. No point during this play has he not been insane. In the early couple of stages during this play‚ Hamlet sees a ghost. One would think that this is real and just part of the story‚ until you find out that his mother does not see the ghost (the mother is mentally stable.) This is a sign of

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    Gangsters During This Era

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    “lawless decade”‚ since authorities were pretty much not doing their job. They were just helping gangsters even more‚ by giving them more space to do their businesses even right under their noses (Grolier‚ 132). When you have workers that are suppose to reinforce the laws their original bosses sent them to do‚ however‚ do the complete opposite and just turn their heads a slight bit to get more money from a gangster. It also gives the notice that it would mean that the ones the authority are obeying are either

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    Hamlet Insane or Sane

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    Hamlet- Sane or Insane??? In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet the main character Hamlet experiences many different and puzzling emotions. He toys with the idea of killing himself and then plays with the idea of murdering others. Many people ask themselves who or what is this man and what is going on inside his head. The most common question asked about him is whether or not he is sane or insane. Although the door seems to swing both ways many see him as a sane person with one thought on his mind‚

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    In 2007‚ The movie American Gangster was a reenactment of the famous Frank Lucas‚ a well known herion dealer from Manhattan in the early 1970’s. He was considering himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem‚ one of the districts of Manhattan. He imported heroin directly from South East Asia and figuring out a unique way of smuggling the drugs to the U.S. He uses the transportation o the U.S military airplanes from Vietnam to the U.S. His trademark was called "Blue magic" which was the

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    The American Gangster Interpretation of the American Dream Ridley Scott’s film American Gangster tells the story of Harlem gangster Frank Lucas and his rise to power in the late 1960s. However‚ underneath the plot of the film‚ American Gangster is an excellent case for a striving sociologist to dive headfirst into as it can have several models in the academic field of sociology. The Structural Functional Theory‚ the Symbolic Interactionist Theory and Conflict Theory can be used to explain the

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    1920 American Gangsters

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    Gangs have existed in the United States for over 200 years. It all started when the first immigrants came to the U.S.A. Most of them came for a better life but many of them ended up in poverty. The first gangs were formed among poor adolescents who grouped together for the sake of socialisation and protection. They were of the same race or the same ethnic background. The first known gang specialized in crimes was called "The Five Points". They consisted of Irish immigrants and was established in

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