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    Did you know Al Capone was one of the famous gangsters in the world? He was a child from an Italian family and was known as Scarface. He was the leader of a Chicago mafia during the prohibition era. When he was in the sixth grade he would get B’s and A’s but then got mad at the teacher and dropout of school. I am going to tell you about his early life, his childhood, and when he was grown up. First, I am going to tell you about his childhood. He was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York

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    The compare and contrast subjects I am discussing are Al Capone and John Joseph Gotti. The reason I have selected these people is because both are gangsters who have significantly gotten their name out in the world. The included research will prove why Al Capone is so well known as oppose to John Joseph Gotti. Both Capone and Gotti share the aspects of occupation, ranking, and childhood. However they also differ in many ways. Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 17, 1899. Capone

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    born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. Having prohibition Al Capone is becoming the most powerful gangster. Controlling bootlegging operations, prostitution gambling and many murders. Al Capone's way of behaving is affecting the 1920s by creating a violence effect to our time. Becoming a gangster Al Capone is bringing a different lifestyle and is disregarding prohibition. As Al Capone becoming the new gangster the press would follow any step that he made. Americans viewed Al Capone as a famous person.

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    The Cruise “I’m so excited…I packed four swimsuits, and my mom is taking me shopping after school to buy another one. How many suites are you taking Jonny?” my best friend Jessica asked. She always has put some importance on her looks ever since we were little kids; she’s always been a little shallow. “Jonny, Jonny … are you listening to me?” Jessica said annoyed. “Um… I’m taking two; that’s all I need,” I answered while thinking how cool it was to be missing two weeks of school. I like

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    struggled to escape the water front. Finally when Al was ten they moved to a better neighborhood. His mother Theresa was extremely religious and his father Gabriel was a well respected barber. There was no reason for any of their children to become gangsters. Al started his leadership very young. When Al saw an old widow women's wash bored being taken he gathered a group of kids to go and get it and bring it back to her. They then paraded around the

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    One of the most famous Alcatraz inmates was Alphonse “Al” Capone. He was born in 1899 into a wealthy family, who has emigrated to New York City six years before Alphonse was born. They immigrated during the United States’ Panic of 1983, but the Capone family did not suffer because Al’s father, Gabriel, was a very educated barber. After a couple years of working to save up enough money, Gabriel Capone opened his own barbershop in a Park Avenue tenement, which kept his family financially stable during

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    Al Capone Research Paper

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    The story of Al Capone .The beginning of al capone born in january, seventeen nineteen ninety-nine and soon enough became the most notorious gangster in the 20th century. Al capone was born in Naples,Italy with a family of nine kids,and his parents were gabriel and teresa capone as a child young capone family moved to the united states, New York had profound effect on young capone he had dropped out of school around the age thirteen and he and his friends committed vandalism, petty theft

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    authoritarian control for over half a century it left the country in an extremely divided society. Chaos was bound to occur and thus the drug problem spread vastly throughout Brazil. In this world of violence, children are exposed to experienced teenage gangsters who provide the criminal influence and training to them. The exposed children then start with gaining money from various stealing, looting, robberies and thus progresses to more severe criminal acts. * Murders also occur and gang warfare

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    Al Capone Essay

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    Al Capone Prohibition led to the bootlegging of liquor and the gang wars of the 1920’s. The most notorious gangster of all time, known as Al Capone, was the most powerful mob leader of his era. He dominated organized crime in the Chicago area from 1925 until 1931. Capone grew up during the roaring 20s in Chicago. He joined the James Street gang, lead by Johnny Torrio. In 1920, Torrio asked Capone to move to Chicago and work with his uncle who controlled the city’s largest prostitution and gambling

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