History of the Sicilian Mafia

When I hear the term organized crime, I associate it with “The Mafia”, “Scarface”, and “Cartels”. Organized crime can be defined in a variety of ways. It is an ongoing criminal enterprise that is wisely working to generate profit engaging in illegal activities depending on demand, where its presence is preserve through force, intimidations, and corruption. According to the FBI, organized crime is basically a group of transnational, national, or local alliances of highly centralized enterprises run

The ring leader of the modern day mafia, Salvatore Luciana, better known as “Lucky” Charles Luciano has indeed shaped the mafia into what it is today. Luciano, “earned his nickname by avoiding imprisonment and prosecution for many years, was a Mafia "godfather" who operated successfully and profitably in the 1920s and 1930s (Rodger and Bakewell page 1, 2011).” Others may vouch that he was “lucky” with regards to the lavish lifestyle he lived. The lifestyle that was desired by many was derived by

Arthur Miller first heard the story of a Brooklyn longshoreman that would become the basis for his play, A View from the Bridge in 1947. He would not write it until 1955, when it was produced on Broadway as a simple, unadorned one-act. Miller would then develop and expand it into a full-length production with director Peter Brook in London in 1956. The incubation period of A View from the Bridge, spanning from 1947 to 1956, straddles and absorbs a host of major events both on the national landscape

that Oswald had to killed Kennedy? and can one individual fired many time from different angles. When Kennedy became president in 1961 with the help of the mafia. Kennedy decided to name his brother Robert Kennedy the Attorney General whom declared a war against the organized crime forgetting the debt that they had with the mafia. Robert Kennedy accumulated many enemies in “early 1961, the Attorney General would be saying the new laws and specialized intelligence had top gangsters on the run

Introduction Mario Puzo was an American Screenwriter and Author who is best known for his Novel which was later adapted into one of the most famous movie series of all times The Godfather. Mario Puzo was born on October 15,1920 in an area of New York known as Hell's Kitchen. Mario's Father was an illiterate and poor immigrant who abandoned Mario and his mother during Mario's early teens as he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was institutionalized.Mario's mother wanted Mario to be a railroad

Salvatore Maranzano: Organizer of the Families Salvatore Maranzono was born in 1868 Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy and died on September 10, 1931 in New York City. Maranzono was a “Moustache Pete” who immigrated to the United States and started up his own family-gang known as the Castellammare gang (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). A bloody conflict between the Castellammare gang and the Morello gang for power soon took place in 1930. After about a year of fighting the Morello gang

people and relevant administrative organs cannot afford to disregard. In some lines of thought, organized societies are even bred by the function of organized crime, leading to the establishment of law enforcement organs as a result. A look into history shows that societies like ancient Rome suffered from organized crime acts like protection racketeering, cross border smuggling, and piracy among others. In Europe, particularly in Italy and Netherlands, on the other hand, organized crime developed

The Greatness of the Bonanno Family In 1908, Joseph Bonanno with his large family from Castellammarese del Golfo, Italy moved into a large Sicilian neighborhood in Brooklyn. The Family of six, was introduced to cosa nostra otherwise known as the Mafia as soon as their father began his own business and became a man of influence. Troubles did occur, as tension between other families rose threatening their safety which forced them to move back to Italy. Later on in the years, after returning to Italy

be indeed. The many smells of fine Chinese and Italian food flood the streets. Yes this is where the famous Chinatown and Little Italy is located in New York City. There are more then just fine foods, shops, and people. In fact there is a lot of history behind these two towns that many people do not know about. How they came to be and what makes each town unique.      First you have the famous Chinatown. It is the largest Chinatown in the United States. It is favored by Chinese

offers ironic justification for the life of crime as an alternate means of achieving the American Dream. The themes that are central to Mario Puzos Godfather are criminal legitimacy and revenge, in which Puzo chronicles the ascent of the Corleone Mafia family under the leadership of Don Vito Corleone, a criminal mastermind, and his sons. Drawing parallels to American corporate structure, Don Vito's benevolent authority is founded on supreme organizational control, calculated judgment, and swift retaliation