The Godfather

Capone’s Early Years in New York Alphonse Capone (1899–1947) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of recent Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone. A poor family that came to America seeking a better life, the Capones and their eight children lived a typical immigrant lifestyle in a New York tenement. Capone’s father was as a barber, and his mother was a seamstress. There was nothing in Capone’s childhood or family life that could have predicted his rise to infamy as America’s most…

Several times growing up, I would be asked where I was from. When I would answer I was part Colombian I would get slick comments or gestures insinuating that I was into drugs or my family were drug dealers. This was due to Pablo Escobar and all the drug cartels importing cocaine and marijuana since the 1970’s. Colombia is only associated with drug and crime. Colombia is the connection between Central America and South America. Colombia has access to four businesses routes the Pacific Ocean,…

The definition of family is different for every individual. For some people, family is strictly between blood relatives; meanwhile, other people define family by the bonds they create among people they meet in life. To further explore the concept of family values, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my colleagues, Miss Stephanie Paleo, about what she considers “family”. Stephanie is of Haitian descent and was born in New Jersey in 1996. Both of her parents immigrated from Haiti with their…

John E. Douglas, a retired FBI agent often referred to as “the godfather of profiling,” described BTK as “an equal opportunity killer” who victimized men, women, and children (Douglas and Dodd, 2007). Douglas profiled that BTK was turned on by having a high level of control over his victims, as he tied them up with whatever…

As children embark on a journey through elementary school, many get the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Answers vary from being a doctor, firefighter, or even an occupation that may seem unrealistic but possible in a child’s eyes: queen or king of the world! As these children with aspiring dreams embark on a new journey throughout high school, they get the question, “What college are you planning to go to?” While many are easily decisive about their answer to that question,…

1. In the book, “In Search of Respect” Philippe Bourgois moved to East Harlem to do research on poverty by studying two Puerto Ricans he befriended. One of the Puerto Ricans is Primo who manages a crackhouse den, which is the called the Game Room. The other Puerto Rican is Caesar who is a lookout. Bourgois met these two Puerto Ricans and met their boss Ray, and researched the structural oppression they faced. Bourgois explains the obstacles Primo and Caesar had to face and how they ended up…

Historical caudillos, Rosas and Peron Juan Manuel de Rosas is well known as a historical dictator in Argentina. He dominated Argentina from 1829 to 1852. Some people evaluated him as a caudillo to his enemies, but for his supporters, he was a hero who saved Argentina from disorganization. Although Rosas was a saver to some Argentina, he definitely was a caudillo. He had all caudillo characteristics. He was authoritarian and charismatic, and he was also a large landowner, and implemented populism…

Imagine a leader who will do anything imaginable to keep power over their subjects no matter how evil it might be? A few leaders probably came to mind, while it may seem like these leaders are ruthless to Niccolo Machiavelli these leaders are the perfect candidates for ruler ship. Machiavelli lies all the qualities he believes and effective leader should possess in his book The Prince. However, The Prince is not Machiavelli’s only piece of literature that describes the effective prince, this…

did save the people with the yellow tape around their hands, though he felt guilty that he shouldn’t save everyone’s life, and helped the people with black tape around their hands with their wounds too. After Mr. Gurule, though Baruch called him Godfather, heard about what Baruch did, “Baruch, all I did was provide for you, I gave you a home, a father, and a good education.” Gurule paused, “And, you can’t even FOLLOW SIMPLE DIRECTIONS.” He said shaking his fists so hard his whole body shook.…

In this essay will evaluate the seemingly archetypal narrative that exist within the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling. As of July 2013 The Harry Potter series had sold an approximate amount of 450 million copies, reiterating the notion that the series is one of the best- selling series in all of history. Just as professor Mcgonagall said in the first novel. “every child in our world will know his name!”. To this day, 17 years since the release of the first book, many social scientist have…