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    The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and was not part of a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy; I disagree with this claim. After careful evaluation of all the evidence presented in the case, I believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted as part of a conspiracy to assassinate the president. Analysis of the potential motives of different groups, direct/testimonial evidence, physical/forensic evidence, and circumstantial evidence found at Dealey Plaza shows that…

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    Narcoland Analysis

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    activities of Guzman and the drug trade in Mexico and their involvement with the US Government. “Narcoland shows how contemporary capitalism is in no position to renounce the mafia. Because it is not the mafia that has transformed itself into a modern capitalist enterprise–it is capitalism that has transformed itself into a mafia.” (loc…

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    The Murray Building was a decrepit relic from the seventies. Ten apartments per floor, five floors up. The disillusioned and the breadliners lived there. It kept them out of harm’s way and off the streets. Plus, the owner of the Murray Building kept the rent low and the lights on. At night, the building looked like a skeleton, its lighted windows like jagged rows of yellowed teeth. During the day, the building resembled a slab of concrete vomited by a skyscraper. It wasn't a pleasant place. The…

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    The United States has had many successful and adored presidents that have made a difference in the country. One of the many successful presidents was John F. Kennedy. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts into one of America’s wealthiest families on May 29, 1917. In 1960, at the age of 43, John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States. John F. Kennedy was the one responsible for the Bay of Pigs failure, but he delivered one of his most famous speeches to West Berlin…

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    has 3 main villains in the movie the League of Shadows, Scarecrow, and the Mafia of Gotham. They all hate him because he blew up the base for the league of shadows, he put most of the Gotham mafia in jail, and finally he found out that scarecrow is smuggling in fear toxin. His only allies are Jim Gordon the commissioner of the Gcpd, His butler Alfred who raised him, Rachel Dawse a defense attorney who made sure the mafia stayed in prison, and finally Lucios Fox the head of the Applied sciences…

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    Little Red Dying Hood A young girl was found dead inside a fountain on Oct 15th 2015, in central park, New York City. She was killed by a young member of the gang affiliation, the Wolves of Wall Street, named after a 1 star rated movie, due to the fact that there are not actually wolves in the movie. This young aspiring girl was named Red Hood by those mourning her death, due to her bravery to stand up to the wolf (of wall street). The young girl was only 17 at the time of her killing,…

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    In the United States history, it is taken to be discriminated against for being “different”. One group in particular was, and always has been discriminated against being lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people known as, LGBT, have fought for equal rights since the 1950s. With many Americans frowning upon the LGBT lifestyle in this time period, it is keen to knowing that soon enough, the LGBT community would take action. On June 28th, 1969 in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, one of the…

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    of returning to Cuba and President Kennedy was to blame. The HSCA found that Cuban Exiles may have had something to do with Kennedys murder because of this. Another conspiracy that evolved over the years discusses how the Mafia may have been involved as well. In this theory, Mafia Boss Carlos Marcello hired hitmen to assassinate John F. Kennedy because him and his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, were too tough on the mob and their crimes. In 1985 Marcello admitted to the murder by telling his inmate…

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    Crime Film: The Godfather

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    As a crime film, The Godfather contains numerous violent, sexual and profane scenes as its plot centers on the Corleone family and their criminal business. However, despite its genre, Nino Rota’s score for the film is generally calm, elegant and operatic. For instance, the main theme of the film is a waltz called the “Godfather Waltz,” which counterpoints the horrible images presented on the screen. As a mournful waltz with a melancholic vibe, the “Godfather Waltz” serves as a leitmotif for Don…

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    After Martin Luther King, Jr. death he was the target of many conspiracy theories. One of the most famous conspiracy theory about Martin Luther King Jr’s death It was the government, the Memphis police, the FBI, and Army intelligence along with the Mafia help with the assassination of MLK , and that James Earl Ray was not the one who killed him, or at least he did not act alone. One evidence of the government, the Memphis police, the FBI, and Army intelligence who help with the assassination…

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