Drugs and the Mafia
The Accuracy of Drugs as portrayed in the Godfather by Mario Puzo, as opposed to realityThroughout history Writers have been writing fictional novels based on real historical events. The Godfather by Mario Puzo is such a book in which Puzo portrays Mafia life and business starting at the late 40R....
Italian Stereotypes
Italian Stereotypes
Due to ignorance and lack of knowledge stereotypes cause people to have false information about others. Stereotyping is used to type cast of a certain group people, even though many stereotypes are wrong and disrespectful to those being stereotyped. Organized crime, buffoone....
John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr. was born on October 27, 1940 in Bronx, New York. He grew up very poor as a child living in Brooklyn, New York. When Gotti was 16 years old he dropped out of high-school after being involved with gambling in school. Gottis main goal in life was to become a Mafia boss of al....
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, VIOLENCE, AND MONEY
In the last few years, professional football experienced an increase in player injuries due to game related violence. There have also been numerous, highly publicized, incidents of violent acts committed by football players off the field. The National Football League has yet to address or attempt to....
The Mafia
The word "mafia" is taken from the old Sicilian adjective mafiusu, which has its roots in the Arabic mahjas, meaning "sanctuary". Roughly translated, it means "swagger", but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado". In reference to a man, mafiusu in 19th-century Sicily was ambiguous, signifying....