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    Al Capone Biography Essay

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    immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene. Back then when you heard about a violent or brutal incident it was probably Al Capone . The most well known occurrence was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929, when he ordered his people to kill seven of gangster rivals . Capone believe it or

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    Why Is Al Capone Wrong

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    Capone was accountable for many cruel acts of murder and violence, mostly against other gangsters. The most famous of all attacks was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929, where he instructed the killing of seven rival gangsters. His biggest business was bootlegging. He sold Alcohol on the down low, which made him thousands upon millions of dollars. Al Capone wouldn't be as big of a gangster if prohibition wasn't around. Even though what Al Capone did terrible things, in

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    Did you know Al Capone was one of the famous gangsters in the world? He was a child from an Italian family and was known as Scarface. He was the leader of a Chicago mafia during the prohibition era. When he was in the sixth grade he would get B’s and A’s but then got mad at the teacher and dropout of school. I am going to tell you about his early life, his childhood, and when he was grown up. First, I am going to tell you about his childhood. He was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York

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    Al Capone Research Paper

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    Research Paper Who is Al Capone? Al Capone was born on January 17, 1889. Al's parents Gabriel and Theresa came from Italy and settled in Brooklyn. They came with their eldest son James. They had nine kids in America. They lived in a crime filled tenement navy yard district.1 They struggled to escape the water front. Finally when Al was ten they moved to a better neighborhood. His mother Theresa was extremely religious and his father Gabriel was a well respected barber. There was no reason

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    Al Capone was my savior and I wanted to be just like him. Since I was a wee little girl I knew I was different. I had a different lifestyle than the girls I go to school with. My attitude isn’t good in school and I definitely struggle to keep up with my grades and homework. I only have boy-friends and my mom is the only women I have a close relationship with. Except, my mother has malaria and you could only imagine that a relationship begins to fade when someone is dying and can barely manage to

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    Who Is Al Capone A Gangster In The 1920s

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    about Al Capone were merely fictitious, such as he was born in Italy, when actually he was the first Capone to be born in the United States. When Gabriele Capone came to the United States, he owed no one and was able to read and write in his homeland language. This helped him to get a job and work until he could save enough money to open his own barbershop. He brought with him his 27-year-old wife, Teresa and their two sons, Vincenzo Capone and Rafaele Capone. Later another son, Salvatore Capone was

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    AL CAPONE 1 Al Capone: More Than Meets the Eye Robbie M. Carlson Pioneer Jr. Sr. High School AL CAPONE 2 Abstract Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 17, 1899 into a poor immigrant family which came to America seeking a better life. When Al Capone was a kid he lived with his parents, Gabriele and Teresina Capone, in a very poor apartment. As a teenager, Capone was recruited by Johnny Torrio, one

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    Al Capone: The King of Chicago Essay

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    the famous gangster, Al Capone. Al Capone, whose life as a criminal began at a young age, made Chicago known for violence and crime. Al Capone didn’t start out in Chicago, he was born in Brooklyn New York to Teresa and Gabriel Capone, who immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century (Woog 25). Growing up Capone had an average

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    1950’s. The citizens of Chicago are awaken by gunfires of mobsters of the “Chicago Outfit's,” lead by Al-Capone. Al-Capone was one of the best mobster kings in America, he got away with multiple murders, bootlegged alcohol during the prohibition era, along with numerous other court cases. At a young age, Al-Capone was sheltered in a apartment with his mother, Teresina Capone, and father, Gabriel Capone, who immigrated from Italy to Brooklyn, and his two older brothers. Teresina was a stay at home mother

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    Public Enemy #1: Al Capone “A crook is a crook, and there’s something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. The worst type of these punks is the big politician. You can only get a little of his time because he spends so much time covering up that no one will know that he is a thief. A hard-working crook will-and can-get those birds by the dozen, but right clown in his heart he won’t depend on them-hates

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