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    Background John Joseph Gotti, Jr. was born on October 27, 1940. He was the fifth child of eleven children. His parents were John J. Gotti Sr. and Fannie Gotti. John Gotti's father was believed to be a hardworking immigrant from the Neapolitan section of Italy, though Gotti would later describe his father as a New Jersey native who has never set foot in Italy and never worked a day in his life to provide for the family. The Gotti family grew up in the slums of the South Bronx. Although Gotti denies it

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    John Gotti John “Teflon Don” Gotti was a man some look up to or think he was public enemy number one. He was the head of the Gambino crime family or mafia in New York. A South Bronx native, Gotti was born October 27, 1940. He would become the most notorious man in the area dealing with the law a numerous amount of times. Fannie and Joseph Gotti, parents of John, were immigrants from Italy. Their only source of income was his father’s day laboring career. Gotti was one of 13

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    John Gotti John Gotti: The American Mobster This is a story about a New York mobster, who was the Godfather of the Gambino Family. Today he is serving a life sentence in Marion Federal Penitentiary on 43 counts of racketeering, multiple murders, loan sharking, gambling, and even jury tampering. John Gotti was born October 27, 1940 in the Bronx. John Gotti had 12 other brothers and sisters. He had 2 parents, Fannie and John Joseph Gotti Sr. John Gotti started school in 1945. In 1950 The Gotti family

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    The Teflon Don, The Dapper Don, known by many names and feared by all is John Gotti. Formerly, the most powerful crime boss in not only the United States but also the world. Gotti was considered to be one of the most powerful crime bosses in the world and he was the head of the most powerful, largest,wealthiest, successful, influential, dangerous and feared syndicate in the world. The way he stayed on top is by brute force, extreme violence, murder, intimidation and fear. During his time in power

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    John Gotti If ever there was an incubator for crime it was the Italian Harlem tenements of the South Bronx. In one of those crowded dirty apartments, a young John Gotti seeked an impoverished existence with his parents and eleven sisters and brothers. His father rarely worked and then, only at menial jobs, risking the money that the family did have on gambling. Eventually the family moved to central Brooklyn, which was known as East New York. In East New York, for a poor boy

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    Colucci there was a change in the Colombo Crime Family and Sammy joined the Gambino Crime Family. In 1976 Sammy became an official member of La Costa Nostra via Paul “Big Paul” Castellano, the boss. As a member of the Gambino Crime Family, Sammy met John

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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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    Willie Maxwell II “Fetty Wap” was born on June 7, 1991 in Paterson, NJ. Fetty Wap writes, sings, and raps to hip hop and R&B. Wap raps for RGF productions, and he includes the name in all of his songs. Fetty Wap wasn’t well known until he released his new single, “Trap Queen” in 2014, which has over 80 million plays on SoundCloud. This song made it one US Billboard Hot 100 in May of 2015, followed by some of his others such as “679” and “My Way”. From the last week of July to the first week of August

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    In my ongoing quest to highlight up and coming talent, the advent of Havana Guppy's presence on the entertainment scene is a welcome addition as she is a remarkable young actress whose star has been on the rapid ascent in the last six months. She has the singular honor of appearing in three highly anticipated new series that are beginning to garner much attention. Recently, Havana and I chatted about how she began in the business, her current and forthcoming roles, and how she keeps an equable head

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    Waka Flocka Flame also known as Juaquin Malphurs is an American rapper and Hip Hop artist. In 2009 Waka Flocka signed to 1017 Brick Squad and the Warner Bros. Waka Flocka Flame made an appearance at UIUC’s State Farm Center on December 2nd, 2017 with his entourage. Waka Flocka has a huge variety of fans from Asians, Caucasians and Black people. The songs that were played during Waka Flock’s concert were primarily for his two albums Flockaveli and Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family. Besides Waka

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