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    Loyalty is not a word, it is a lifestyle. This is shown time and again by the characters in The Godfather by Mario Puzo. The Godfather is a crime novel written by Mario Puzo and was first published in 1969 and later inspired a film of the same name in 1972, sequels to which were made in 1974 and 1990. The story of The Godfather follows a mafia family in New York over the span of a decade. The family in the novel is a criminal organization having national influences, headed by Vito Corleone, also known as The Don or The Godfather, same as the title. Loyalty is depicted by the characters in various instances in the story. Right at the beginning, we see a friend, Amerigo Bonasera turn to Vito Corleone or Don for help with his…

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    To begin with, before Mario was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 he lived an easy life as a pianist in Italy but then moved to Paris,France to become a pianist there instead of Italy. In fact, on 1 August 1939 Mario had to go back to Italy to renew his visa. Mario Stayed in Italy for a while but then was detained in Italy and could not go back to Paris,France. Additionally,Mario was was detained in Italy for 5 years later the Gestapo came to Italy and Mario finally got deported to a concentration…

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    Author Mario Puzo’s 1969 crime novel, The Godfather, depicts the life of The Corleone family, an Italian-American, organized crime syndicate or mafia, in their endeavors to rise to power in New York by any means necessary. The family has both good and bad traits and the purpose of this essay is to identify those traits and provide examples on how those traits correspond to Christian Ethics. Firstly, Puzo’s New York Time Bestseller turned into a movie adaptation less than three years after its…

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    The Fortunate Pilgrim was written in 1928 by Mario Puzo. This story takes place in New York. This story connects many different characters. One theme of the story is social gender roles. which are follow by societies gender roles. One character is Octavia Angeluzzi, she is a protagonist of the story and a new woman, while Larry Angeluzzi is another main character of the story, and he also a protagonist of this story. Octavia and Larry were very similar by their relationship toward their mother,…

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    Nintendo has positively impacted the world in many ways. Nintendo has had some pretty impressive inventions throughout the years such as the gameboy, nintendo 64, gamecube and many more. In 2006 Nintendo came out with the Nintendo Wii. The nintendo wii came out with many new games such as Super mario and super mario world and new Zelda games. The Wii also had hand motion features and new Wii sports which conducted hand movements of many sports such as Basketball, Baseball, Tennis and boxing.…

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    Jumpman Research Paper

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    Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong on July 9, 1981.[24] He is shown to be a carpenter and has a pet ape called Donkey Kong.[25] The carpenter mistreats the ape and Donkey Kong escapes to kidnap Jumpman's girlfriend, originally known as the Lady, but later named Pauline. The player must take the role of Jumpman and rescue the girl. Jumpman was later renamed "Mario" in the 1982 arcade game Donkey Kong Junior, the only game in which he has been portrayed as an antagonist. In…

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    Sexism In Videogames

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    Anita Sarkeesian, feminist media critic, blogger, and public speaker, was once sent into hiding by a death threat because of her views on women in video games. She created videos called Tropes vs. Women. In her videos, she explains how women are portrayed in video games. She says in one of her videos that most damsel in distress based games follow the Subject-Object Dichotomy. Saying that the subject, or main character that is usually a male, must find the object, or the girl. A great example of…

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    Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch, commonly shorthanded to Smash Switch, (スーパースマッシュブラザーズアルティメット, Great Fray Smash Brothers ∞) is the 5th (6th if you count Super Smash Bros For Wii U) installment in the Super Smash Brothers series. Released for the Nintendo Switch, this game was developed with the goal of being the most expansive Smash Bros. game in years, celebrating Nintendo's, Super Smash Bros.', and gaming as a whole. Sora Ltd. and Namco Bandai both are credited as developers for the…

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    Why is a college education important? It opens many doors and provides many advantages and opportunities. Thus a college education to me holds the key to a successful career and a brighter future. Not only is Rutgers is close to home and comforting, Generally speaking the Newark campus is ranked third in New Jersey. Many people question whether college is really worth the money or the time. However, the reasons to invest in higher education extend past just the financial. Another attraction I…

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    Why Mario Lemieux is Better Than Wayne Gretzky Who do you think is better: Gretzky or Lemieux? Arguably, you could say Wayne Gretzky was the number one player ever. Statistically, Gretzky is the greatest player in the NHL by scoring 2857 points. However, Lemieux has faced more challenges and still manages to be 8th in all time points. People may say that Gretzky is clearly a better player purely due to stats. As stats do tell some info about a hockey player, they do not tell you…

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