shows. Capone was born in Brooklyn in New York City to some Italian immigrants. He was considered a Five Points Gang member who became a bouncer for a strip club. In his early twenties‚ He decided to move to Chicago and became a body guard for a Johnny Torrio‚ head of a criminal syndicate who illegal supplies and sells alcohol. A conflict with the North Side Gang was Capone’s rise and fall. Torrio went in retirement because he was almost killed by some North Side gunmen‚ which handed control to
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on pots‚ pans‚ and oil drums. Then after selling newspapers he saved up enough money to buy himself a drum set with custom pedals so he could reach them due to his small height. At age 17 by 1926 chick decided to move to New York and play with Johnny Hodges‚ Benny Carter‚ and Duke Ellington. In 1927 on advice of Ellington‚ chick started a quintet called the Harlem stompers. He started playing at one of Harlem’s largest night clubs‚ one like the savoy and won over a lot of crowds with his flamboyant
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The Crimes The first mobster job of Al Capone was a crackdown on racketeering in Chicago that involved moving operations to Cicero. His brothers‚ Frank and Ralph‚ assisted him in infiltrating the police and the government departments. They took leading positions between them within Cicero city government in addition to running gambling clubs‚ brothels‚ and racetracks. Al Capone kidnapped the election workers of the opponents and threatened the voters with violence. Capone’s brother‚ Frank was shot
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Johnny Cade “The Hero” By: Jayvi There are many things that come to mind when hearing the word hero. Some think of super heroes‚ but the truth is that super heroes aren’t real. There may not be super heroes‚ but there are heroes. A hero can by described many ways. Johnny Cade‚ a greaser‚ is considered a hero because of his courage‚ sacrifice & determination. Courage is probably the most important characteristic of being a hero. Johnny may not look courageous‚ but he shows the courage inside of
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and powerful gansters set in 1920s Chicago during the Prohibition. Born of an immigrant family in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1899‚ Al Capone quit school after the sixth grade and associated with a notorious street gang‚ becoming accepted as a member. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader and among the other members was Lucky Luciano‚ who would later attain his own notoriety. About 1920‚ at Torrio’s invitation‚ Capone joined Torrio in Chicago where he had become an influential lieutenant in the Colosimo
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Johnny and Dally: Two Friends that are Similar and Different True friends‚ are always similar and different. In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the characters Johnny and Dally are two buddies that have similarities and differences between them. These two boys both have neglectful and abusive parents and place little value on their lives. Although Johnny and Dally are somewhat similar‚ they also have differences between the type of character they are and the image they have after they die. Johnny
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Kobler‚John Capone the Life and World of Al Capone New York. Da Capo Press.1971 Alphonse “Scarface” Capone is one of America’s most famous and ruthless gangsters of all time and founder of organized crime as modern society knows it. Al Capone became a multi-millionaire and a legend by feeding a city’s appetite for liquor‚ prostitution‚ and gambling. Capone had two different sides to him‚ on one hand he was a brutal killer‚ and on the other‚ a loving father and family man. Capone had a leading
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are all loved‚ but the one we will all remember the most is Johnny because of his kind-loving heart and how far he will go to protect someone. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of hoods called the Greasers that stick together when getting through the hard times of being beat up by the Socs or the south side rich kids. The gang will learn to love each other‚ fight for each other and always stick with each other. To inform you about Johnny‚ he is always kind and loves everyone even without being treated
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The Insiders I chose ponyboy and johnny to be my heros of my essay and bob to be my anti hero because A hero is a very special person. He is brave‚ confident‚ altruistic‚ and a maverick. A hero is someone who puts his life on the line to save others. He might be afraid but he will not back off. When everyone else runs away from the disaster or the enemy‚ he runs towards it. Ponyboy fits my definition of a Hero perfectly because he said "’I’ll get them‚ don’t worry! I started at a dead run
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4-6) is Johnny. He went from being an innocent puppy that was scared to a younger version of Darry‚ being tough‚ cool‚ and knowing what to do in certain situations. He went from getting beaten up badly by his father‚ and Bob (once) to killing Bob‚ and running away from the Police. What caused Johnny to change was that Ponyboy was being drowned by David (a Soc) and Bob was going to kill Johnny after Ponyboy was dead‚ so Johnny reacted quickly and stabbed Bob and scared away the other Socs. Johnny stated
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