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    Gang Violance

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    Andrew Wojtowicz Research topic =Gang Violence “Gangs are prominent in the larger cities and urban areas in the United States‚ in prisons and jails while many branches of the original gang are present in small towns and suburbs. American gangs originated in New York City and Chicago and the surrounding areas. The gangs competed with one another for various reasons‚ such as during the prohibition era for control of illegal drinks‚ and would often beat or even murder an opposing gang member for

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    Al Capone During the collapse of the law and order during the 1920s Prohibition Era‚ Al Capone was America’s greatest known gangster in the United States. Capone was born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ on January 17‚ 1899. Growing up in rough neighborhood‚ Capone took part in being in two children’s gangs known as the Brooklyn Rippers and Forty Thieves. At the age of fourteen‚ Capone quit the sixth grade. In between his scams he worked as a clerk in a candy store‚ a pinboy in a bowling alley‚ and a cutter

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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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    mistake: he entered Russia. Of the 600‚000 troops that reached the Russian border‚ only 100‚000 made it out (Moore‚ Online). Through the Russian Campaign the seemingly indomitable man of Napoleon began to crumble at the base‚ and after numerous fatal errors‚ the foundation fell. Napoleon ’s Russian Campaign of 1812 resulted in failure. Napoleon unleashed his armies to Russia in June of 1812. The initial reason for the start of the Russian Campaign was that of desertion (Bloy‚ Online). This became evident

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    rasputin Mikaylla Raymond Mrs.Wolfe History 121 November 26‚ 2012 Life and Times of the Mad Monk Debated by historians‚ conversed through a mixture of speculations and facts‚ the life of Grigory Yetimovich Rasputin is not only mysterious‚ but undeniably fascinating. Also known as the Mad Monk for his spiritual beliefs and wild personality‚ Rasputin made a name for himself through out his whole being. As a young man he made his presence known with his troublemaking‚ partying‚ and psychic

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    1905 Revolution - Essay

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    Assess the reason for the 1905 revolution in Russia. The turn of the 19th century brought together a series of events‚ discontent and public tension together to form the 1905 revolution‚ which eventually brought an established autocratic Tsarist regime to an end. But previously‚ Russia was in turmoil. With a land mass of over 8 million square miles entailing over 100 ethnic races; limited communication organization and transport which was often impassable leaving sections of Russia detached from

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    Fulgham in THE RUSSIANS ARE A ROTTEN LOT says that prejudice and assumptions accumulated from the lack of perception and truth about ones humanity leads to the choice of separation‚ and in some occurrences‚ war. The author begins the editorial by reciting a version of the bias news that would have been heard by Americans‚ and others opposing Russia‚ during the Cold War. By strongly stating‚ “the Russians are a rotten lot‚ immoral‚ aggressive‚ ruthless‚ coarse‚ and generally evil‚” the reader is indirectly

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    Liberals didn’t develop individual parties until after 1905. However‚ the factors of the nobility‚ the Russian Army‚ the Okhrana (secret police) and the Russian Orthodox Church all supported the Tsar‚ working towards keeping him in power were more important. The Russian nobility was the least important factor contributing to keeping the Tsar in power. Despite including leading members of the Russian Orthodox Church and comprising of the ruling elite who possessed considerable social and political

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    Russian Immigration to the U.S Post Soviet Union Research as we have seen it tends to classify post-Soviet immigrants as being primarily Jewish immigrants. Most of these Jewish immigrants came to the United States in the late 1960’s. However‚ this paper will not focus on that aspect of Russian immigration. Instead‚ I will demonstrate that Russian speaking immigrants who arrived in the United States after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 were the most diverse group‚ in terms

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    Russian culture has a long history and tradition that all Russians are proud of. One of the many hallmarks of the culture is the focus on family life. The keyword to Russian family is dependence. Russian family life is built on inter-dependence and nearly all the family members are very close and attached to one another. If you have the extended family members or friends‚ you will likely be invited to discuss many aspects of the life. I believe you will find that Russians are interesting people to

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