Mafia

“Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.” -Al Capone. Al Capone was a well known gangster of the Roaring Twenties. “Scarface” Capone was a criminal who could be found in the backstreets of Chicago. Most people believe that Capone was one of the most dangerous men in America. However, Al had a sense of sympathy and was admired by many people. Al became a gang member when he was eleven…

As previously stated, the Roaring Twenties created a need for the common gangster. Men like Al Capone, Legs Diamond, and Machine Gun Kelly. These men personified the era, from prostitution, to gambling, to bootlegging they were involved in all illegal trades. Capone is the most infamous of these men, dealing in Chicago Capone was known for his many speakeasies around the city (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2016, para. 1). The strength of the gangster allowed them to buy off the government,…

Being the most powerful and influential gangster of your time period is not an easy task, Al Capone however was able to accomplish this feat. He took over the crime underworld in Chicago at a very young age and would hold that position for many years to come. It was not by accident that Al Capone would acquire the wealth and respect that he did, it took many years of low level jobs and a little bit of luck to become the top gangster in the entire city of Chicago. Al Capone was born in…

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, once stated, “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” How can thoughts harm someone if they never express them? Freud suggests these unexpressed thoughts are like waves that will inevitably return to the shore. Several characters struggle emotionally in the novel Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henrquez. She uses literary devices to prove that if people are challenged to express their…

Operations, Public and Governmental Affairs, Science and Technology and Strategic Intelligence and Information. Alphonse Gabriel Capone better known as Al Capone was one of the most notorious gangsters to rise to power during the Prohibition era. Salvicek claims that in this era for a little over thirteen years, it was illegal to buy, sale or transport any beverages containing alcohol, business owner and manufacturers who dealt with any aspect of alcohol were forced to shut down( 2009, 1).…

Al Capone was a brave man who wasn’t scared of much of anything. He witnessed a lot of brutal happenings but also caused a lot too. He was definitely not a man you wanted to cross paths with. There was a lot more to Al Capone though. Capone was a bootlegger during the time of prohibition, which means he unlawfully made, sold, and transported alcohol. Even though Capone had a criminal background he had a big part in the ending of prohibition, which in return helped the economy. Al Capone was…

Al Capone was the most notorious gangster in American history. He and his gang made millions of dollars every year. He paid off police officers and all other types of city workers to make sure that he would never get charged with any felonies. Capone went against Prohibition laws and made most of his fortune by selling alcohol illegally. Al Capone, a vicious street gangster in Chicago, was charged with tax evasion since the FBI could not press murder charges on him. Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone…

Everyone knows the famous scarred face of the Italian Al Capone that earned him the name Scarface. Following is a brief detail of his life. Life Al Capone belonged to a relatively poor immigrant Italian family. The only way he found possible to turn the poor lifestyle of his family to a rich one was through crime. Though he belonged to a rather respectable and professional family, h turned to crime to earn his income. Early in the year 1894, Al Capone’s father came to New York amongst many…

There is a monster that roams the bridge by the church,and everyone knows about it. But Mr.Ross was the first to disappear. Dan Frank Ross had bright green eyes, had honey brown hair, and looked to be in his 20s . He was also 6’00” and was a muscular man. Mr.Ross normally wore any clothes that were clean, but he always wore a fedora hat to match his outfit. Normally he liked about any food or drink, depending on his mood. Mr.Ross also loved the colors black,blue, and green. Dan Ross had a…

Ciaccio looked over his files, researching his new clients. What he found did not impress him. Hostia Bontade was a young man who was, apparently very active in the black market. Well, at least he had quite a bit of money, as he was an heir to a powerful sicilian familia, and a lack of wits of accompany them, shown by the very obvious tracks he left behind his lawless undertakings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “You can cheat him out of his wits,”…