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Was Serpico an outsider? If so, how not why? Frank Serpico was not initially an outsider when he joined the NYPD. His drive to be a plain clothed officer however, distanced him from traditional uniformed officers. Many officers found Serpico’s methods and personality unusual and off putting. His free spirited nature even caused one officer to think he was gay. 2) If so, was he an outsider by choice? If not, why not? To some extent he was an outsider by choice. Being an under cover, plain…

The Knapp Commission was started in the 1970’s after Frank Serpico in the New York City Police Department had enough of the police corruption and abuse of authority over the community. Frank Serpico is known as the whistleblower that began the investigation into police corruption in the New York Cities Police Department's so called finest. The police officers back then were doing everything that they were trained to look for in order to make an arrest. “The Knapp Commission’s report…

“What About Bob?” is a comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray’s character, Bob Wiley, suffers from a multitude of disorders and phobias. He is very neurotic and easily forms extreme attachments to people and things he gets comfortable with. Dreyfuss plays Dr. Leo Marvin a successful psychiatrist with a huge ego, who thinks he has a grip on everything. He thinks he knows how to handle anyone or any situation with ease and clarity. The movie revolves around Leo’s new book “Baby…

Ashes” by Frank McCourt, is the real life story that starts in 1935 when the McCourt family left America and returned back to Limerick, Ireland. The family made this choice after loosing their newborn baby. With no money and little family support they hoped to have a better life in Limerick. The children, Frank, the oldest, Malachy Jr., and the twins, Oliver and Eugene struggled to be healthy. Their parents did not always make the best decisions and never seemed to get it together. Frank takes…

Omar Pineda Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Frank Sinatra Back in the late 1940's the music genre swing was very popular and was widely dominated by Frank Sinatra even in the next 8 decades he was widely known in America and around the world, that is why Frank Sinatra deserves a commemorative stamp for being an artist that defined an era both on the big screen and through the radio waves. In 1939 Frank Sinatra worked at clubs around NYC, later that year he was approached by a trumpeter…

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is a novel written by her during her experience during World War II and the Holocaust. The readers of this story are able to understand and have a better perspective of what Jews went through. The diary begins on June, 14, 1942, which was two days after Anne Frank turned thirteen. She was fourteen when she went into hiding. She hide in a secret annex in Amsterdam for about more than two years. Her family, another family and a dentist hid in their fathers…

Anne Frank is a Jewish girl who has to go into hiding during World War Two to escape from the Nazis. Together with seven others she hides in the secret annex on the Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After more than two years in hiding they are discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in the…

Andrea del Verrocchio during the prime of his life was a painter, sculptor, and goldsmith. He was named Andrea di Michele Cione born in the early 1430 's to father Michele Cione and mother Gemma. His change of last name is not known, and it can not be placed to any person that took him as an apprentice for his work as painter and sculptor.1 His father was a “fornaciao,” which was attributed to people that worked with kilns, bricks and tiles. Consequently, it is believed that his father may have…

One of the most important development period in human history is the Renaissance. It allowed for humans escape the dark and desolate world of the Middle Ages to enter a society that illustrates the wonders and possibilities of humankind. One of the major cities in the creation of the Renaissance is Florence where influential people such as as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Dante gained inspiration from. However, many scholars have wondered how this one city was able to assumption what…

INTRODUCTION – Gucci Gucci is an Italian brand acquired by French company Kering in 1999. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in the beautiful city Florence. Guccio Gucci drew inspiration from horse saddle straps and opened his first store dedicated to luxury leather goods for horseback riding. He matched contrasting colours in his collections, giving rise to the iconic green-red-green stripe. In the 1970s, the fashion house entered into the Far East market, opening boutiques in Tokyo and…