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    By: Jackson Spriet Alphonse Gabriel Capone (also known as “Scarface”) was a successful Italian-American gangster who obtained fame during the Prohibition Era. Capone was a big part of organized crime in Chicago and was the leader in the Italian Mafia. However‚ this would all change for Capone when he was arrested in 1931. Al Capone’s father Gabriel Capone left Naples‚ Italy and arrived in New York in 1894 alongside many other poor Italian immigrants‚ but the Capones were different many other families

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    Brewer 1 Mark Brewer Professor Allen English 111N 14 March‚ 2009 A Picnic in the Ukraine Ukrainian people know how to have a great time at a picnic. From the serene landscape that’s been untouched for thousands of years‚ to the natural foods unlike any found elsewhere in the world‚ a picnic in the Ukraine is something every person should experience. One will always remember a picnic shared with the Ukrainian people. First of all‚ the Ukrainian people know how to have a good time

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    Hugo Blaschke was a Dentist from Germany. He was best known for his services during World War 2. During the war he was promoted and served as Hitler’s Dentist. After the war he was questioned about Hitler’s body and sent to prison. Later released and continued to practice as a dentist.in Nuremberg. Hugo Blaschke was a German dental surgeon notable for being Adolf Hitler’s personal dentist from 1933 to April 1945 and for being the chief dentist on the staff of Heinrich Himmler. Heinrich was a leading

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    ARYAN BROTHERHOOD Growing up most people has been part of a group‚ one way or another. Girls grew up being Girl scouts or Campfire girls‚ and boys had Boy scouts and baseball. Well‚ on that note‚ I remember having a pledge in Girls Scouts. Well the Aryan Brotherhood also has a pledge: "I will stand by my brother My brother will come before all others My life is forfeited should I fail my brother I will honor my brother in peace and war" They also live by the motto‚ "in for life and out

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    The policies of war communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) had a great impact on both the peasantry and the proletariat. Both policies were a desperate attempt to preserve the revolution and this is greatly reflects the reasons why some groups were advantaged and why others were disadvantaged. War communism was implemented as a result of the civil war. Historians such as Maurice Dobb‚ E. H. Carr‚ and Stephen Cohen -- have interpreted war communism as a short-term expedient imposed on the Bolsheviks

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    SANTOS TRAFFICANTE‚ JR. WHO WAS HE? Santo Trafficante‚ Jr. (November 15‚ 1914 – March 17‚ 1987) was one of the last of the old-time Mafia bosses in the United States. He allegedly controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba‚ which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father‚ Santo Trafficante‚ Sr. Reputedly the most powerful mafioso in Batista-era Cuba‚ he never served time in a United States prison Suspicions that Trafficante‚ along with

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    European identity and the other “We” decides: a concept of supranational identity with reference to the EU and Turkey What makes the EU-joining of Turkey difficult for the countries of the European Union? Structure 1. Introduction 2. Social groups and Europe 3. The role of institutions 4. Symbols 5. Paradigms 6. European Values 7. Comparison with Turkey 8. Conclusion 1. Introduction Turkey has been

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    In the 1920s‚ Al Capone is running the show within the mafia in Chicago‚ so he would have been the first mention of this city and of mob activities going on in the city. Ole Anderson is a kind of a let down. Seeing as two hitmen have come to town with the purposes of gunning him down and killing him. You sort

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    Castellammare del Golfo‚ Sicily in 1906. His career in crime started when he was only 11‚ forming a juvenile street gang on New York’s Lower East Side. He is the father of Bonanno family reputed capo James Galante. As a teenager‚ Galante became a mafia associate during the Prohibition era‚ becoming a leading enforcer by the end of the decade. In 1930‚ Galante and other gang members were caught by New York police officer Joseph Meenahan attempting to hijack a truck in Williamsburg. In the resulting

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    Canada is the second largest country in the world‚ after Russia‚ and has ten provinces and three territories. It is located in the northern hemisphere of North America‚ and consists of six vegetation regions. These include the deciduous forest‚ mixed wood forest‚ boreal (and taiga) forest‚ cordilleran‚ tundra‚ and west coast forest. Of these 10 provinces and 3 territories‚ the regions most affected by wildfires include British Columbia‚ as well as the boreal forests of Ontario‚ Quebec‚ Manitoba‚

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