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    D.) THE PROGRESSION 1.) Parallel Points I.) Scarface - Tony’s rise to power is a notable rags-to-riches story‚ only that it involves drugs and dead bodies. The dark and criminalized American Dream was a strongly implemented backbone of the story‚ wherein an immigrant comes to the US to find his fortune and future. Tony eventually succeeds for a moment‚ but when his judgement and pure unluckiness started to overwhelm him‚ he became a cautionary tale of excesses and greed II.) The Godfather - The story

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    Al Capone - Short Essay

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    and had a son‚ Albert Francis Capone. Al got his nickname “Scarface” from a cut that goes ear to mouth. One day‚ while working at the Harvard Inn‚ Al sees this pretty woman and tries to hit on her. The lady’s brother got up and sucker punched Al in the face. Al didn’t let it stop there‚ he fought back. The brother then pulled out a knife and slashed him in the face three times. This incident left Al Capone with the nick name “Scarface”‚ which was a nickname that he seemed to not like at all.

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    stressors of the workplace. Charles Gibowicz writes‚ “Mess nights are [a] time for ceremony‚ tradition‚ and good fellowship. It is a time to build morale‚ esprit de corps‚ [and] unit cohesion.” (Gibowicz 2007‚ 247). Therefore‚ by increasing morale within Scarface‚ mess nights also provide the opportunity to strengthen unit

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    rap music and mafia flicks - some police officers say‚ during the raid of the malvern crew‚ alot of mafia movies like ’Scarface’‚ ’The Godfather’‚ and rap music such as of 50 cent and G-Unit were seized. The influence of these movies can be seen on the streets when you see local gangsters calling themself ’Scarface’ inspired by the role ’Al Pacino" played in the 1983 film‚ Scarface. Rappers like 50 cent are also a bad influence on these teenage gang members. The influences of these rappers can also

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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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    his long film career‚ “westerns‚ musicals‚ screwball comedies‚ war pictures‚ historical epics‚ romantic adventures‚ films noir‚ gangster sagas‚ and even science fiction“(imdb‚ Howard Hawks). Here is just sample of classic films he has directed‚ Scarface (1932)‚ Bringing Up Baby (1938)‚ His Girl Friday (1940)‚ Sergeant York (1941)‚ Air Force (1943)‚ To Have and Have Not (1944)‚ The Big Sleep (1946)‚ and Rio Bravo (1959). He nearly won the Oscar in 1941 for Best Director of Sergeant York; Hawks was “nominated

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    Al Capone was an iconic figure of an American gangster. Capone‚ otherwise known as “Scarface” or “Snorky”‚ killed around 300 people. They called him “Scarface” because of the scars he acquired during a fight‚ but he usually lied and said that they were from the war. He was called “Snorky” on account of the way he dressed. Al Capone was a notorious gangster‚ but like everyone else‚ fell from power. Early life Capone was born poor in Brooklyn‚ New York. His mother‚ Teresina Capone‚ was a very religious

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    Caesar which was the first movie ever made about the gangster world in 1931. Later‚ many famous directors had taken advantage of this new trend and released many great movies with this genre‚ such as director Howard Hawkes with his famous film Scarface in 1932 and director Raoul Walsh with the movie White Heat in 1949. Those were all the big films that gave the audiences the impression of how audacious and dangerous the Mafia was. Mostly those movies focused on a younger gangster who was trying to

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    Al Capone‚the American gangster General introduction: Alphonse Gabriel Capone‚also known as Al “scarface” Capone‚was an American gangster who led a prohibition-era crime by smuggling liquor‚and conducting other illegal activities such as prostitution‚in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Early life: Al Capone was born in the district of Brooklyn in New York on January 17‚1899.His father was a barber and his mother was a seamstress‚were both immigrants from Italy.He dropped out of school at

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    A Bout de Souffle

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    ’A bout de souffle’‚ Jean-Luc Godard’s eerste ’feature’ film (1960)‚ heeft een vrij simpele verhaallijn‚ dat geschreven is door vroegere collega en vriend Francois Truffaut: Een man steelt een auto in Marseilles en rijdt naar Parijs. Tijdens deze rit wordt de hoofdpersoon‚ Michel Poiccard‚ aangehouden door de politie wegens het overschrijden van de maximum snelheid‚ waarna hij een agent neerschiet en rennend verder gaat naar de lichtstad. In Parijs moet hij geld ophalen bij een vriend van hem en

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