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    Alphonse Gabriel Capone although you probably know him as Al Capone is one ofthe most renowned American gangsters today. Gabriel and Teresina Capone came to the US in 1893 and pursued their dream of starting large family. They established their family in Brooklyn, NY. Al Capone was one of their nine children born on January 17th, 1899. “At only 14, Al was expelled” for smacking his teacher in the face(Wiki-Al Capone). As capone grew up, he joined larger and larger gangs working his way to the

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    Gangs and Their Effects

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    hairstyle, clothes, and especially their communication. Gangs work under the form of an organization or a group. A member of a gang rarely works alone. A gang can be criminal or non-criminal, but all levels of gangs always involves violence. Gangs and gangsters are the most major concern for citizens, polices and the neighbor’s government. Gangs’ activities have negative effects. Because of involving violence and safety, a fear is eventually forming in the

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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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    affects kids and teenagers. But first, what is a gangster they are one of the biggest problems affecting teenagers. But there's another problem, why kids are being influenced by gangs. Parents affect what children do too. So there are two major things that affect a kids choice in becoming a gangster or not. Parents in crime related things are more likely to teach their child bad things like they do. Kids are most likely going to grow up to be gangsters if the environment is filled with gang related

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    Al Capone is widely thought to be the modern day Robin Hood, because he steals money from the rich and donates it to charity. Is he really a hero to the poor, or is it just to cover up what he is really doing. In today’s paper you will learn what Al “Scarface” Capone does behind the scenes. Capone participates in many illegal activities these include controlling Chicago’s politics, Bootlegging, and even gets in shootouts with local police He is associated with questionable methods. Capone is seen

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    All About Charles Ponzi Charles Ponzi was born on March 3, 1882 in Italy. According to the New York Times, Ponzi came from a wealthy family who lived in the city of Parma in Italy. Before he attended the University of Rome La Sapienza, he had worked as postal worker. Later in his life, he moved to the United States in 1903 by boarding the S.S Vancouver vessel. During the trip, Ponzi had decided to spend all of his money on gambling and in the end, he was left with only $2.50 when he reached the

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    Albert Allick Bowlly was born in Mozambique on January 7th, 1899. His Lebanese mother and Greek father met on board a ship bound for Australia and destiny. The couple were married in Perth Cathedral and soon departed to Southern Africa where Al's formative years took on a veneer of cosmopolitan edge. Al possessed the talents of an 'out of this world' singer and instrumentalist, delighting in a semi-professional entertainer status. He was the United Kingdom's answer to Russ Columbo, Rudy Valee

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    Al Capone was a highly known gangster in the 1920s Alphonse Capone born in Brooklyn, New York to a poor US immigrant couple, Gabriele and Teresina Capone, seeking a better opportunity for their then big family of eight children. He was known for running many lucrative illegal businesses that included alcohol bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and protection. Al Capone was so notorious that he would murder those who got in his way. With little prosecution of his actions, Al Capone believed his self

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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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