Mafia

criminal acts the gang committed was stealing livestock from Tunstall a local rancher. They stole because they were hired by another rancher who didn't like the competition. This isn't exactly heroic. Payed organized crime. This reminds me of the Mafia, a group I wouldn't call heroic. After this Billy was presented with the opportunity to join Tunstall when the tensions were getting higher. Billy joined Tunstall. Billy worked as a ranch hand for Tunstall. Tunstall was kind of like a father to…

Njokede Former Lagos governor, Mr. Bola Tinubu had told protesters who gathered at his Ikoyi house to be patient that their miracle is on the way. If you flip the coin to the other side: Tinubu and his family are living large in Nigeria as the Italian Mafia. The Lagos politician has no moral ground to decide who should make sacrifices. Not when, he and his family are living fly like the Gambino crime family. What is hotter than this? The ex-governor is hovering around the world with unearned…

What would the typical American do at a gun point robbery? It was pass 7pm and the sun was dripping behind the hills, and the clouds were red like a pink lady apple. I heard the sound of the cars pass at super speeds right as I pulled to a gas station. I had to stop to get pain reliefs, due to my low tolerance for shoots from vaccines that were required for college. The pain that I was feeling before the gas station was certainly not worth the next 10 minutes that determine my future. I learned…

Contrastive analysis identifies the structural similarities and differences between two or more languages. It has been historically used to establish language genealogies; origin of words and the reasons why some words are commonly used between different languages. Etymology, the study of words’ history and how their form and meaning have changed over time has enhanced the process of explaining and defining the word roots. The term "the etymology of a word” means the origin of the particular…

After having seen Portuguese ships, the civilians in Africa knew better than to anticipate their arrival as shown in a Swahili chronicle, “The Lord of Mafia rejoiced, for they thought that they [the Europeans] were good and honest men. But those who knew the truth confirmed that they were corrupt and dishonest persons…” This excerpt was to written to inform others of the unfaithful Europeans and how once…

JFK Film Review Oliver Stone’s “JFK,” released in 1991, follows Jim Garrison in a quest for truth. Although official reports from the Warren Commission of John F. Kennedy’s assassination claim that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, the majority of Americans believe that there was a conspiracy behind Kennedy’s murder. Stone’s “JFK” combines historical evidence with fictional action to present a fascinating film. Although “JFK” does not answer the mystery behind the Kennedy assassination, the film…

In Pixar’s first feature film Toy Story, Sid Phillips represents pure evil. Described by Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear as the neighborhood toy torturer, Sid explodes and decapitates random toys for entertainment. After Buzz finds himself trapped in Sid’s bedroom following a misunderstanding at Pizza Planet, Woody organizes an elaborate scheme to rescue Buzz from this unescapable dungeon. In Lise Birk Pedersen’s documentary Putin’s Kiss, journalist Oleg Kashin describes Nashi — the…

fortune. However, Gatsby does show Nick a medal won during the war and a picture of him at Oxford University. At lunch, Nick comes to question Gatsby’s past more after Gatsby introduces him to Meyer Wolfsheim, a shady individual who reminisces about mafia life. When Wolfshiem leaves, Gatsby brags that he was the one who rigged the 1919 World Series, and that he is simply too smart to be caught. After the lunch, Nick meets up with Jordan who finally reveals…

Author V. Vale once said, “A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition” (Vale 55). From this, it is evident how intimate tattooing is. A life-long commitment to a piece of artwork that one will carry on one’s skin wherever they go requires careful consideration. Tattooing itself has been practiced for centuries all over the world, with the first known…

School Shootings: Columbine High School On April 20th, 1999 the world was forever changed. This was the day of the famous school shooting at Columbine High School. On this day 13 people were killed in what is thought of as a safe place. How could two people do such an act? There was many theories about how someone could commit such a tragic crime, their parents, mental health, social cliques, and influences from music, video games and movies by examining this I will be able to analyze the root…