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    The Alpha Job started out as just talk between five mutual friends. The five men shared a common mindset which led them to commit multiple state and federal crimes. Each offender wanted to make money as well as show that the government was corrupt and evil. They felt as if the government was against the common man by oppressing their freedoms. That being said the Alpha Job did not turn out the way it was planned. Now let's look at how each offender and witness played a role in Alpha Job. Alpha…

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    neighborhood on the streets of New York City. A gang called the Jets, lead by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), find themselves in a turf war with the Sharks, a gang from Puerto Rico lead by Bernardo (George Chakiris) . Tony (Richard Beymer), a former member of the Jets, notices Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, at a neighborhood dance. They immediately fall in love, but are banned from seeing each other due to the differences between the two gangs. West Side Story is an intriguing, and…

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    Hate speech in “Animal farm” and “Priscilla the Cambodian” Hate speech is used as one of the apparatuses employed both in “Animal farm” by George Orwell and “Pricilla the Cambodian” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. Although it occurs in different circumstances and contexts, the two stories share some ideas in common which significantly reflect the act of their characters as well as the societies, which will be explained further. Hate speech is one of the communication methods being used to attack a…

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    “The Jacket” Analysis So there he is, hanging out with the ugly boys in his ugly jacket. He never wanted this jacket. If he had a better jacket he probably would’ve ended up better. And that's not the worst part; the day he got his jacket he was bullied by kids and teachers and he lost his friends over time. Terrible things happened to him ever since he got his jacket. The theme of this story is what you wear can affect how you feel and your self confidence. There are a few aspects that…

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    Many concepts of socialization are found throughout films which allow these concepts to be further demonstrated and studied. In the film Mean Girls, the main character Cady Heron is an individual who has been home schooled her entire life until her junior year of high school. Her expectations of high school are met with a harsh reality of the underlying social concepts of the other students. Cady is essentially in two different cliques which allows her to have alternate identities, and as a…

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    Essay On Caribbean Pirates

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    The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

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    leadership of the Colosimo gang after the previous leader Johnny Torrio had retired after being seriously wounded. He built his mob into a deadly group and secured racketing rights, distilling and distributing alcohol, and controlled the smuggling of alcohol in several Chicago areas. As other gangs were being eliminated, Capone’s mob quickly became a force to be reckoned with. Earlier this year, the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was one of the bloodiest attacks of this gang era and it is…

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    Essay On Chinatown Movie

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    Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski is one of the most classic neo-noir mystery detective films in American film history. The film is the story of a civilian fought with a big conspiracy. J.J. Gittes, a former police in Chinatown changed the direction of his career into a private detective. He involved in an investigation of an affair of the department's chief engineer of water and power, Mulwray which leads him to discover the conspiracy. In fact, to let the people of Los Angeles issued…

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    The ethnographical focus begins with a heart-beating pursue. Cockfights are illicit and the sudden appearance of the police amid one of the primary battles. Geertz and his better half saw everybody rushing home. In spite of being illicit, cockfighting is a boundless and very mainstream culture in Bali, according to "Profound Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight" (1972). Geertz reports that the Balinese individuals profoundly hate creatures and all the more particularly articulations of creature…

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    The novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a suspense filled crime story about two criminals and their devious deeds fueled by their want of money. This horrific quest brings Dick and Perry to the Clutter home where they mercilessly decimate the Clutters and steal their money. This novel also follows Capote’s research on these men looking on their past to somehow clue him to why they were so messed up. The universal theme of family life and its importance is established through the threatening…

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