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    This fieldwork took place outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison College library. It is regarded as a smoking and recreational area with garbage bins located surrounding the library entrance. Smokers take the garbage bins as ashtrays to discard their cigarette butts. Most people who smoke there are those who take breaks while studying at college library. It is noticeable that at times‚ smokers who are friends or maybe strangers will “unite” with two to seven people to smoke. This field study

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    The Life of Gangsters the 1920s In the 1920s to the 1930s there was an uproar of gang activity. Most of these gangsters made living in the 20’s a hard time. These gangsters made their lifestyle robbing banks organising prison brakes and killing those who stand in their way. The major and most infamous criminal gangsters of this time were John Dillinger‚ Charles “Lucky” Luciano‚ Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. One of the most notorious gangsters of all was John Dillinger. The first act that

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    Purple Gang Research Paper

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    Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was

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    Why Is Stanley Unlucky

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    “Sometimes when things are falling apart‚ they may actually be falling into place.” In the novel‚ Stanley thought that his luck couldn’t get any worse‚ day by day his luck was getting better. Through the influence of Zeros friendship‚ Stanley changes from insecure and unlucky to confident and lucky. At the rise of the novel‚ Stanley is insecure‚ and unlucky. Stanley is insecure in the starting point of the book “ Stanley weighed three times as much as the other boy… She was unaware of how much embarrassment

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    Al Capone Al Capone was one of the most notorious mobsters in the prohibition era. He was one of the most feared among people in New York and Chicago. History on Al Capone. Al Capone was one of nine children; his mother and father were Teresa Capone and Gabriele Capone. His father was a barber‚ and his mother was semesters. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born on January 17‚ 1899. Some of the influences that caused Al Capone to move towards criminal active. 1. When growing

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    Sociology behind Scarface In 1980‚ 125‚000 refuges were able to join their families in the United States from Cuba; Fidel Castro had forced the boat owners to carry 25‚000 refuges of the 125‚000. Cuban refuges Tony Montana or also know as Scarface‚ Manny Ribera who was Tony Montana’s best friend and also two other friends Angel and Chi-Chi. They are sent together to a detention center‚ where Manny makes a deal with a drug lord‚ Frank Lopez in Florida to obtain green cards in return they have to

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    One of the greatest actors in all of film history‚ Al Pacino established himself during one of film’s greatest decades‚ the 1970s‚ and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. Born on April 25‚ 1940‚ in the Bronx‚ New York‚ Pacino’s parents (Salvatore and Rose) divorced when he was young. His mother moved them into his grandparents’ house. Pacino found himself often repeating the plots and voices of characters he had seen in the movies‚ one of his favorite activities

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    1. Al Capone a. Alphonse "Al" Capone (January 17‚ 1899 – January 25‚ 1947) b. Smuggling and bootlegging liquor‚ and other illegal activities such as prostitution‚ in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. c. He made various charitable endeavors using the money he made from his activities‚ and was viewed by many to be a "modern-day Robin Hood". d. It was said that Capone ordered the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in the Lincoln \ Park

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    1. He avoided police capture for decades with paying off officials and 2. He spent years terrorizing the city of New York with his gambling‚ drug trafficking‚ and extortion 3. In 1936‚ Luciano was arrested for prostitution 4. He was accused him of running a $12 million prostitution ring in New York 5. After arresting Luciano officials brought down 80 New York City brothels and arrested thousands of prostitutes. 6. Women who were arrested named all them men who were working for Luciano 7. Luciano

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    to it. The Car Guy culture can be split into different subcultures; Muscle cars‚ sports cars‚ classic cars‚ and foreign cars. I will be directed

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