Essays Tagged: "brooklyn new york"

Term Paper on Aaron Copland

er and conductor, he touched the lives and hearts of as many people as he could.Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1900 to fairly affluent parents. Because of his family's financial status, he ...

(3 pages) 117 0 4.6 Apr/1995

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

This paper is all about Al Capone. A complete biography. His entire life is in this paper. From the day he was born, to what kind of family he was born into, to the day he died. It's all in here.

Allsop, Kenneth. The Bootleggers: the Story of Chicago's Prohibition Era. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1968.Asbury, Herbert. Gem of the Prairie: an Informal History of ... ton House, 1968.Asbury, Herbert. Gem of the Prairie: an Informal History of the Chicago Underworld. New York, London: A.A. Knopf, 1940; 1986 reprint.Bergreen, Laurence. Capone: the Man and the Era. Ne ... d the Era. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.Boettiger, John. Jake Lingle: or Chicago on the Spot. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1931.Burns, Walter Noble. The One-way Ride: the Red Trail of C ...

(1 pages) 282 4 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Al capone and the business of crime

pone was an Italian criminal working the streets ofAmerica. He started his life with petty crime in Brooklyn, NewYork. After escalating his way up in Brooklyn, Capone moved toChicago for bigger and be ...

(5 pages) 186 0 1.6 Feb/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

book report on "Nemesis" Isaac Asimov

, Russia. When he was three years of age, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York. Asimov turned to full time writing in 1958. This accomplished writer is best kno ...

(5 pages) 44 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

When I was a Kid

When I was a kid we left the dirty streets of Brooklyn, New York for the quieter suburban streets of Connecticut. We moved into a large house in N ...

(6 pages) 82 0 2.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

A MLA paper for the life of Al Capone. Includes works cited and orks consulted.

and his peak.Alphonse Capone or the American given name Al Capone, was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York "to a quite, conventional family"(Bardsley). His parents where struggling for wor ...

(4 pages) 200 0 3.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

How to write a cover letter.

John Doe11 East 110th StreetAddress Line 1Brooklyn, New York/10290(718) 745-1215E-mail: JohnDoe@aol.comJewish Theological Seminary3080 Broadwa ...

(1 pages) 434 2 4.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Interviewing two teachers,then comparing and contrasting them.

two teachers that were interviewed for this paper were Victoria Rivera, a sixth grade teacher from Brooklyn, New York, and Marcus Williams, a high school history teacher that also lives in Brooklyn, ... entire life, and has achieved that goal by becoming one. She graduated with a teaching degree from Brooklyn College , and has been teaching in the New York City public school system since 1983. Her m ...

(3 pages) 178 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Joel-Peter Witkin, the photographer.

BeginningsJoel-Peter Witkin was born on September 13, 1939 along with his twin brother, Jerome, in Brooklyn, New York. Artistry seems to run through the veins of these brothers, as Joel-Peter is a hi ... ic event that changed his life forever. As he walked with his mother and brother from their home in Brooklyn toward the street, he heard a loud noise. A fatal three-car accident took place right in fr ...

(4 pages) 66 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Al Capone.

tivities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city.Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Baptized "Alphonsus Capone," he grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member ... zed "Alphonsus Capone," he grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs," the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Although he was bright, Capone quit school in the si ...

(7 pages) 101 0 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Jimmy Smits--A Biographical Summary.

d he lends his support to groups concerning themselves with Hispanic issues.Jimmy Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father came from Surinam, and his mother came from Puerto Rico, where he spe ... is mother came from Puerto Rico, where he spent most of his childhood. Smits eventually returned to Brooklyn and attended Jefferson High School. Jimmy played football at first--standing six feet, two ...

(1 pages) 34 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Actors

Al Capone.

ibuted with Chicago's reputation as a lawless city.Alphonsus Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. As a child he was a member of the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors ... an in a bowling alley and a candy store. Then Capone took a position as a bouncer in Frankie Yale's Brooklyn dive and the Harvard Inn. While working at the Inn he was attacked by a man and received th ...

(4 pages) 40 0 3.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

A Critical Analysis of 'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt.

Frank McCourt was born on 19th August, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York at the height of the Great Depression. When he was abut four, his sister Margaret ...

(11 pages) 80 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

David Blaine...What is he?

is thing he calls an art, has asked them selves if this guy is even from this planet. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York with only his mother. He witnessed his first magic trick when he was about six ye ... rt him, even knowing he probably wouldn't be anything close to that! They were always moving around Brooklyn, he says "for some reason the buildings we were living in always seemed to burn down." This ...

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Book review of "Brooklyn Cop" by Norman McCaig

Brooklyn CopNorman McCaig's Brooklyn Cop is a poem that explores the theme of violence which is a th ... hat has the potential to affect us all. This theme is explored by McCaig, by writing about a cop in Brooklyn and the daily dangers that he faces.The poem is about a cop who works in Brooklyn, New York ... him is affluent throughout the poem, as is the fierce, tough and unyielding characteristics of this Brooklyn Cop, all of which are necessities in order for him to be able to fulfil his duties.The phys ...

(6 pages) 34 0 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Biography about Aaliyah Dana Haughton.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. Although she was born in Brooklyn, she was raised in Detroit, Michigan. She star ...

(1 pages) 27 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

A Little Bit about Al Capone

tivities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city.Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Baptized "Alphonsus Capone," he grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member ... zed "Alphonsus Capone," he grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs," the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Although he was bright, Capone quit school in the si ...

(6 pages) 72 1 3.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Al Capone: Scarface

which defied the United States government, was Al Capone.Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Baptized "Alphonse Capone" by his father Gabriele and his mother Teresina. Capon ... to be born in America. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs", the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Capone, at age fourteen, was expelled from school wh ...

(4 pages) 52 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Jean Michel Basquiat - a summery of his life

Jean Michel BasquiatJean Michel Basquiat was born on December 22 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. At an early age his mother, Matilde, introduced him to art by taking him to muse ...

(3 pages) 50 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

How does Arthur Miller Capture and Sustain the Audience's Attention Through the Relationships Portrayed in 'A View from the Bridge.'

'A View from the Bridge' is about the relationship between the Carbone family. Hey live in Redhook, Brooklyn, New York, but it is still not as poor as where Rodolfo and Marco come from. One of the mai ... lay progresses. Eddie becomes so envious of Rodolfo that he has a problem against them going to the Brooklyn Paramount (cinema) to see a film.Catherine -"What're you got against him, Eddie? Please, te ...

(3 pages) 40 0 2.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers