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    The Untouchables is an American gangster film produced in 1987. The movie is set in 1930 during the prohibition era. Al Capone, a Chicago crime boss, has the entire city in the palm of his hand and supplies illegal alcohol. He has strong relations with the government officials and the police force, influencing them greatly enough to not investigate his illegal practices. One strong member of the Treasury Department, Eliot Ness, believes it is his duty to uphold the law and bring Capone to justice. After his first raid bust, Ness seeks helps from Irish-American officer Jimmy Malone to help him catch Capone. With his help, they pick up an Italian trainee because of his outstanding marksman abilities. Washington D.C. also assigns an accountant,…

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    Society In The Untouchable

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    The novel, Untouchable is realistic portrayal of society. It deals with Anand's personal experiences. During his childhood, he had played with the children of the scavengers attached to the regiment in which his father, Lalchand was employed. By showing the miserable condition, physical, economic exploitation and social inequality of the outcastes, Anand has presented the real problem of society. He has condemned injustice and exploitation. He delineates a definite grasp of the psychology of…

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    deeper meaning behind the picture. Ravelo created “Los Intocables”, which interprets to “The Untouchables” to promote a campaign – Unhate foundation campaign, with the theme of “The right to childhood should be untouchable”. The image depicted a child adopting a crucified position, representing a similar position of a central figure of Christianity, Jesus. However, a figure of a priest is used to replace the cross whilst Jesus…

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    by methodology for examination and cognizance of social issues and of decrease practices in Coolie, Untouchable. He joins wide consideration with architectonic limit, galactic vision with target truth, as in Coolie, a novel sense with epic plentifulness and splendor. He never permits vision to obscuration his vision of social reality. Like Premchand, Anand too is a true blue maker and vigorous reformer, a spectator of life who takes after the fundamental foundations of social disgracefulness and…

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    of Alternate Mythology and History In G.Kalyan Rao’s Untouchable Spring Swasti Sharma Introduction The caste system finds its origin in functional groupings, called varnas, which have their origins in the Aryan society of ancient northern India. In their creation myth, four varnas are said to have emanated from the Primeval Being. The Creator’s mouth became the Brahman priests, his two arms formed the Rajanya warriors and kings, his two thighs formed the Vaishya landowners and merchants, and…

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    In watching the Untouchables we discussed that Elliot Ness was a law enforcement official in Chicago. He was best known for his efforts to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, or also known as Prohibition. This amendment prohibit the use of consumption or sale of alcohol. He joined the Prohibition Act in 1927 and reunited a team known as “The Untouchables” to battle the activities of Al Capone. Al Capone was responsible for many acts of violence. He was a person of good and wanted to do right…

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    The Exquisite Relationship between Lakha and Bakha Touching the Strings of Humanity in Anand's Untouchable - P.Venkata Sudhakar M.A..M.Phil., Bed ABSTRACT Mulk Raj Anand, one among the big three, has his own platform in Indo-Anglian Literature. All his major works spill exploitation and humanity. Especially a few encounters in Anand's first novel, Untouchable reflects humanity. Now-a-days, we see a lot of ingratitude between parents and their children and how the sensitive relationships are…

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    you be in?You better hope it's not the untouchables. The untouchables were the lowest caste so they got treated the worst. There are 4 main castes in hinduism. The castes include the highest caste the priest and teachers. Next the rulers or warriors. After that is the cultivators or merchants and traders. Finally is the outcastes or untouchables. Each caste was started by the hindus. Each caste means something different the highest caste means that they were the richest. Many of them lived in…

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    For my book review, I read The Untouchables, by Eliot Ness. The book tells the story of Eliot Ness and his men, Martin Lahart, Sam Seager, Lyle Chapman, Barney Cloonan, Tom Friel, Joe Leeson, Bill Gardner, and Mike King. A group of cops assembled by Eliot Ness, a prohibition agent, to take down the infamous Al Capone. The 18th Amendment bans alcohol use in America this is called Prohibition. In 1929, the city of Chicago was being run by the illegal actions of the notorious Scarface Capone.…

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    Law 43: Protect the Touchable Untouchable “You gain more by finding a rich mine and mining it deeper, than by flitting from one shallow mine to another – intensity defeats extensity every time.” – Robert Greene, “The 48 Laws of Power”. Human Nature has shown that the more rare, expensive or unattainable something is, the more desirable it becomes. Consumers might not consider purchasing a BMW if it were priced similar to a KIA, the essence of luxury is directly linked to the cost to obtain it.…

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