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- 5601: A Mafia Thing
- ... gangster of the Prohibition era, also known as Scarface because of a knife cut to his cheek. (Nash 79) He was born Alphonse Capone in Naples, Italy, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He left school at an early age and spent nearly ten years "hanging-out" with gangs. In the 1920's he took over a Chicago organization dealing in illegal liquor, gambling, and prostitution from the gangster Johnny Torrio ...
- 5602: Alphonse Scarface Capone
- Alphonse Scarface Capone BACKGROUND INFORMATION Alphonse Capone was born on January 17, 1899. He grew up in rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY where he would attend school only up to the sixth grade, when dropped out. Capone got his nickname Scarface from a knife attack by the brother of a woman whom Capone had insulted. The attack left him with three scars ...
- 5603: Albania
- ... Illyria, which now became the province of Illyricum, for six centuries. During these six hundred years of foreign domination, the culture of Illyria would be greatly affected. Art and culture flourished, particularly in Apollonia, whose school of philosophy was celebrated in antiquity (BRS Albania 2). Another, major influence which Roman rule had on Illyria was the manifestation of Christianity in Illyria. Original religious practices in Illyria included, but were not limited ...
- 5604: Adolf Hitler The Final Solutio
- ... ideas of an anti-Semitic politician named August Georg Von Schφnerer. One year after he retired to spend time with his family, he died. Between the years of 1900 and 1905, Hitler attended Realschule (High School) where teachers openly taught anti-Semitism. Hitler (was influenced) by remarks at home or by his classmates, and perhaps also by his teachers, at the Realschule in Linz, and thereby learned to understand the word ...
- 5605: Adolf Hitler 2
- ... in Braunau am Inn, in Austria, on April 20, 1889, the third son of Alois and Klara Hitler. The family moved around a lot, including to Linz, Leonding and other places. Hitler did well in school at the beginning, but his marks got progressively worse as time went on. His father died when he was 14, his mother when he was 18. He tried twice to enter the Academy for Art ...
- 5606: Abe Lincoln Hero Of Our Past
- ... our lives, someone for kids to look up to, a role model. Most tragic heroes gave something to better society. Without Abraham Lincoln ethnic groups other than Caucasian might not be permitted to attend a school, get a job, or even be happy with their lives. Abraham Lincoln, in his life accomplished a lot of things that we may only dream about, and a few of us actually live out. Abraham ...
- 5607: A Comparison Of Three Abolitio
- ... Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?" (pg. 837) Unlike Equiano or Douglas, Lincoln was never a slave, he was white, and he had the opportunity to get a school education. Equiano and Douglas picked up bits and pieces of education as they went along. Lincoln was also in the Abolitionist Movement but for different reasons than Equiano or Douglas. He was in it to ...
- 5608: Al Capone 2
- ... about 1925 to 1931. Al Capone's parents immigrated to the United States from Naples, Italy in 1893. Six years later on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, Al Capone was born. He quit school after the fourth grade and became involved in petty crime and gangs. In a fight in a saloon, a young rival slashed Capone across his left cheek, earning him the nickname "Scarface." Al Capone spent ...
- 5609: The Son Of Sam And Terror Of N
- ... falls or hits on their head, which is sometimes a common childhood experience of killers. He was a solitary child though. As he got older, he would start little fires around places. When he started school, he skipped often and would try and find ways to stay home. (New York Times,May 9, 1978) The only real thing that made David odd from others was his fascination with death all his ...
- 5610: Ancient Mariner
- ... can decide if we will live, or be condemned. Nature is capable of presenting "innermost suffering" (Coburn 33) upon people. The mariner's suffering included having his "soul in agony" soon afterwards. After attempts at prayer and realization of what he has done - "I looked to heaven and tried to pray", his penance to forgiveness begins spiritually. The mariner releases the weight of the crime greatly at the "moment he could ...
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