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    Stallone was born in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. He is 5’ 9.5” , and his full birthname is Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone. You probably know him for his mumbling voice or by the name of Italian stallion. His dad was a hairdresser/beautician. His mother promoted women's wrestling, and was also an astrologer and a`former dancer. During the birth of Stallone, they used forceps and severed a nerve, which caused half of his face to be paralyzed. Causing the slurred words, and snarling face he’s known

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    There is always a famous case for every type of crime. One of the most famous cases if not the most famous case would be the case against notorious mobster Al Capone. Al Capone was a part of and the head of the Mafia during prohibition times. He was a big time bootlegger and needed to get his money around somehow so he used money laundering to move his money around to make it look legit so that they could never tie it up to him. The government eventually caught him with tax invasion. “Capone's

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    Brooklyn where Alphonse Capone was born January seventeenth, eighteen ninety nine. Besides living in a bad part of New York, the Capone family was normal and were law abiding people. There were few indications that Capone would grow up to be a gangster. There weren't too many factors that caused his behavior to be the way it was. He went to school at a catholic school. The school used to use violence on him

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    Gangs Of The 1920s Essay

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    One of the key – sacred, in some instances – characteristics of Chicago’s gangs of the 1920 was the division across ethnic lines. In other words, representatives of the same ethnic group stuck together and frowned upon the inclusion of outsiders into their gangs. Of course, larger gangs were often multiethnic, but their core was predominantly monoethnic. The same tendency prevailed across the country, as gangs in New York and Philadelphia were also increasingly homogenous. Asian triads, Italian mafia

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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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    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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    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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    Essay about al capone

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    Al Capone. Al Capone ran many illegal businesses including bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and murders. There were many gangs in the world of organized crime and Al Capone’s was at the top. Al Capone was the most infamous gangster in the 1920’s. Being a big time gangster was big business. Money was made fast and very easily. Bootlegging alcohol was by far the most profitable in the

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    Al Capone Essay

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    prosecutor had before tried to pin Capone with the violent murder of a rival gang member and he had a reputation for going after bootleggers. Although many speculated against Al's involvement in McSwiggin's death, there was a great outcry against gangster violence, and public sentiment went against Capone. Capone quickly went into hiding, fearing he would be tried for McSwiggin's murder. He remained out of sight for nearly three months, and then after realizing he couldn't live the remainder of his

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    Essay on Al Capone

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    Al Capone is one of America's most feared, greatest-known gangsters and the utmost symbol of the fail of law and order in the United States during the 1920’s Prohibition era. Alphonse Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Naples, Italy. He and his family later immigrated to the United States. They settled in Brooklyn, New York (“Capone, Alphonse”). Al Capone was a ruthless, violent, horrifying gangster. He was very organized and set on his high income. In 1920’s and 1930’s, Capone was the most

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