Series – The Sopranos My example for a series is The Sopranos. A series is a bunch of episodes‚ which tell a different story each time‚ and do not follow on from each other. The Sopranos is an American based television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey based‚ Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organisation he runs. The show has all the conventions
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Zea Konz 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
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he did not do. Stanley has changed a lot since day one. Stanley never had any friends until he met Zero‚ now he can be himself and learn from Zero. Stanley can be his true self around Zero “What do you think is up there?” asked Zero‚ “Probably an Italian restaurant. I think I’ll get a pepperoni pizza.” (Sachar 163) This text evidence shows that Stanley has a funny side but only shows it around Zero. Stanley is influenced by Zero “ As long as Zero could keep going‚ he could keep going too.” (Sachar
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`Italian Culture vs. American Culture` Kimberly Nyholm Anthropology 101 Ms. Winn September 2‚ 2009 Cultures 2 Abstract `Being born in a multicultural family I have always been curious on my Italian side. My Mother’s family is all Italian and I have always been so interested in their or our culture. My father is German‚ Irish and Swedish so all together I am a melting pot. The Italians just really interest me I’m not sure if it’s because they are very verbal‚ or what
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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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Italian Americans in the Deep South What major cultural group do you come from? I am a third generation Italian American living in the deep south. My great-grandparents were immigrants to this country from Sicily‚ Italy. They migrated to Alabama to pursue jobs in the coal mines. My grandparents were raised in Ensley‚ Alabama. During the 1940’s this area was referred to as “Little Italy” by most Birmingham residents. We are a hardworking culture that has progressed from the lowest of low economical
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these countries shared their culture with America because the individuals that live there wanted to share what they have with others. The Germans‚ Italians‚ and Irish made a difference by making contributions all over the earth in many various areas. An Italian explorer started all of this. Christopher Columbus or Cristoforo Colombo‚ as translated in Italian‚ discovered America in 1492. Another explorer‚ Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ who was the first European to enter
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prophet and narrator trumps his profession. Miller uses Alfieri as a chorus‚ much similar to those of a greek tragedy‚ and Alfieri links the inevitable tragedy to those of the Greek tragedy’s. Alfieri does a lot of talking about the contrasting Italian and American ideas of justice. Through Alfieri narration at the start of the play he introduces himself as a lawyer. As the audience are now aware of Alfieri role as a lawyer we are able to trust his judgment on the characters because as a result of his
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By: Person of Interest Person of Interest is a crime thriller focusing on John Reese‚ a presumably dead CIA agent‚ and Harold Finch‚ a software-genius and a billionaire. Together‚ they prevent upcoming crimes by using The Machine - a system that presents the Social Security number of either the Victim or the Perpetrator. Reese’s actions draw the attention of Detective Joss Carter‚ while another detective‚ Lionel Fusco is used by Reese as a mole within the police department.
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Saint Valentines Day Massacre Being headed by Al Capone‚ The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre has been named “the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition era.” (Rosenberg) This event involved two rival gangs‚ South Side Italian gang and the North Side Irish gang‚ in which the intended target was Bugs Moran -- the leader of the North Side Irish gang. On the morning of February 14‚ 1929‚ seven people decided to perform a set up. When the gunmen – two disguised as cops – entered the garage
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