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    Cartelli was part of the mafia but she wasn’t her father was involved in it and that’s the reason Lawrence was going to marry fay; for the money and the connections. By Ned’s other purpose to sell his nephew away was because of his deep debt to the mafia leaders. Ned gambled and sent himself into debt not being able to pay for losing. Ned was going to sell Lawrence to the mafia (the Cartelli’s) instead of paying the debt and Lawrence would then work as a lawyer for Fay’s mafia father. “Your uncle promised

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    characters personality in the movie. The movie “ The Departed” is a movie about Two Boston State police Officers that both share different opinions about the law. The two are Undercover in the State Police‚ the one happens to be working with the Irish Mafia (Matt Damon) and the other happens to be a real undercover police officer (Leonardo DiCaprio). Bloodshed and violence was made with the two organizations and both moles of each organization are there to discover ones identities. The two officers both

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    dynamics. His father was a bus driver for the city‚ and always looked out for his son not to get into trouble. One of the main deviant influences in the film was an Italian mafia that operated in a bar across the street. Every day as a young boy‚ Calogero mimicked what the mobsters were doing‚ especially Sonny. Sonny was the mafia boss in the neighborhood; Calogero saw how everyone respected him. One day Calogero witnessed Sonny kill a guy in front of his house‚ which seemed to be over a parking space

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    especially when an organization is considered well organized. This becomes an unmanageable situation in many cases because task forces find it hard to analyze such actions. In other words‚ it is quite a challenge for law enforcement to apprehend mafia members (Lyman and Potter‚ 2007). CONTENTSAbstract2. Personal Perception of Organized Crime4. Ranks in Organizations4. The Soprano ’s4-5. Definitions Presented in Readings5. Various Characteristics6. Conclusion6-7. References8. Personal Perception

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    There are lots of areas of study out there but the one field that intrigues peoples and civilizations is the actual study of themselves and how they interact with other human cultures. I don’t think that I would have enrolled for this class if it hadn’t been for the minor requirement in my business major. Although this class started early in the morning and required a lot from me‚ I am glad that I took it. I grew up in two cultures simultaneously and the experiences I incurred have made me the person

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    Fachbereich Geographie Professur für Wirtschaftsgeographie Prof. Hans – Martin Zademach & Cornelia Bading Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Familiarization with an issue of urban crime: the mafia 4 3. Cinematic representation of a mafia life I 6 3.2 “It ’s business‚ not personal.” 7 4. Cinematic representation of mafia life II 8 4.1 Gomorrah analysis 8 5. Godfather and Gomorrah: a comparison 9 6. Conclusion 10 7. Bibliography 11 “Crime is largely an urban phenomenon‚ but the specifically

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    GoodFellas What is a gangster? A gangster or mobster is a criminal member of a crime organization. It is a criminal organization that associates with the Italian Mafia. Its an addictive way of life that leads to two places; six feet under or in jail. However‚ everyone wants to be a gangster. Is it because of the power‚ the fame or the fortune. In the classic movie “GoodFellas” the characters Henry Hill‚ Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito grow up to be gangsters. They experience many life- threatening

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    fight against organized crime for law enforcement and investigative agencies. Mafias‚ cartels‚ gangs‚ are instantly known for their organized criminal activity‚ but some politicians and powerful businessmen are notorious for organized crime activity as well (usually known as white collar crime. Drug trafficking‚ human trafficking‚ prostitution‚ and body part selling are normally the types of corrupted activity that mafias‚ and cartels use to gain financial power. This paper will describe what entails

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    become a gangster. He tells his story from the he started and the time it got hard for him that he was put in a witness protective program in the seventies. The movie portrays a spirit of the mafia subculture and demonstrates their bio-social theories‚ control theory and deviant lifestyle. The Mafia is a subculture of group who comes together and talk about how they came protect their neighborhood people who can’t protect themselves from the police. It’s culture track in the early fifties when

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    The Godfather Mario Puzo Biography! Mario Puzo was born in New York City‚ on October 15th‚ 1920. He was a famous Italian author and screenwriter‚ who wrote a number of popular novels about The Mafia. Throughout Puzo’s career/lifetime‚ he is best known and recognized for his publishing of the popular novel‚ The Godfather. Puzo was born into a poor family from Pietradefusi‚ Province of Avellino‚ Campania‚ Italy living in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York. He served

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