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    The American dream and the tale of the Mafia Problem: How did some of the immigrants live their American dream at the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century? The American dream started with the idea that everybody with his own work, determination and courage could become rich and prosperous. The concept of the American dream appeared in the nineteenth century. It is one of the most important migrations in the history of humanity. Migrants searched on the…

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    Joaquin Guzman Loera. But he likes to be called El chapo Guzman. He has already escaped once times from the Mexican prison. This was his second time escaping. El chapo Guzman is head of the Sinaloa Cartel. They also call him El Rápido and The last Godfather but everyone calls him El chapo. He is 5ft tall and 6in and weighs 201lb. He escaped from Altiplano maximum security. He was a Major drug dealer in Mexico in the 1980s. The first time he escaped they did not capture him until 13 years. Law…

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    should be able to relate to any protagonist. Roger Ebert writes about The Godfather, what is referred to by many as one of the greatest films of all time, that the audience “sympathize[s] with characters who are essentially evil”, because the film forces them “to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms; in fact, “Don Vito Corleone…emerges as a sympathetic and even admirable character”. That is the beauty of The Godfather; the film so envelops the viewer, that he becomes a part of…

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    the racket of the city. As my family and I drove up that bumpy ,curvy road up the mountain to arrive to our cabin I looked out of the car window and admired the view of the wildlife. My parents and my sister stuck in a car for hours and my godfather and my cousins ahead of us. I just wanted to arrive to our cabin to see my other family who arrived a day before us. Hour after hour we were getting closer and I saw the huge mountains that I have never seen before I also saw numerous…

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    Ms. Samantha Brown was an only child born to her biological parents. They divorced when she was 14 years of age. Ms. Brown related her mother went to "greener pastures" and has had a strained relationship with her. She was raised in suburban area at the upper income level. Ms. Brown reported a good relationship with her father. During her childhood she reported being happy, active, and content. In her adolescent years she described herself as content, happy, active and sometimes moody. She…

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    In this article, Abel compares “Godfather”, “French Connection”, and “Ulysses” to Fukasaku’s The Yakuza Papers. Abel explains The Yakuza Papers as “Sniveling, weeping, groveling, and myriad other abasements of the spirit.” Abel also explains the film as “deeply rewarding for those with the stomach for its kinetic violence; overwhelming in scope and complexity.” A significant understanding though, is Abel’s noting of Fukasaku’s disregard for reflection upon characters: “A dizzying eight-hour…

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    the characters in the book don't just stop trying to figure things out, they continue to act in a manner as to find out the rest of the information and get to the bottom of the mystery. Another example comes when Harry finds out that Sirius is his godfather, and that he supposedly betrayed his parents to Voldemort. This acts as a catalyst for Harry to seek out Sirius and that lets the rest of the plot points in the book occur. This motif has connections to several characters throughout the…

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    are deciding upon small things such as what type of fruit to buy, while other decisions are very important. In the story, “Godfather Death”, by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, the main character is faced with a decision given to him by Death himself. Every decision in life can change a person’s fate forever. The story begins with a child being born and Death is named the godfather. Death had told the child’s father “I will make your child rich and famous. Whoever has me as a friend shall lack for…

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    California. She is popularly known for her television show series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”. Kardashian’s full name is Kimberly Noel Kardashian, born on 1980 oct 21. She did her schooling in Marymount High School. O. J. Simpson is Kardashian’s godfather. She married music producer Damon Thomas at the age of 19. She got divorced from him at 2003. Kardashian was close with Paris Hilton, through whom she first accumulated media attention. In 2008, she made a movie named “Disaster”, in…

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    that attempts to disrupt these limits by constructing, what is an uncertain future, but is full of possibilities. The characters in the novel draw their power from the collective voice (Greek chorus) consisting of “your shadow uncles, your angel godfathers, your mother’s or your…

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