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The Mafia has been around for a long time. It started in Sicily and was carried over to America. Since it’s beginning organized crime has been doing nothing but growing to this day. I. Early Mafia Sicily America II. Families Gambino Genovese Colombo Bonanno Luchese III. Mob Information Rank of the Mafia The oath Origins…

Who is Rosa Parks? Rosa Parks is someone who grew up believing people should be judged by the respect they have for themselves and others. (Le Blanc, 190) Rosa Parks is mostly known for standing up for herself and for other all other African Americans when she refused to go to the back of the…

It was with ardent horror that the prehistoric man first witnessed a solar eclipse—the sun swallowed by the predator moon until all light ceased and darkness fell on to the land. We, the more enlightened descendants, have also suffered eclipses. One such eclipse was the darkness of evil that fell upon Salem in 1692, when…

.. ious decisions, though, the government powered by theocracy had undermined both the people’s rights and their privacy. One civilization taken by madness is harrowing enough, but the real-life drama that submerged Salem Village and left its people in a state of hysteria was unfortunately to be repeated in almost parallel form. Indeed, the similarities…

The madness of the Salem Witch Trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which the girls’ suppressed childhood. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams’ affair with John Proctor, the secret grudges that neighbors held against…

The robber barons of the early industrial age, and one modern day baron have been accused of creating monopolies over several different areas. The four barons focused upon are Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Bill Gates. They have all created monopolies over their respected industry. These monopolies eliminated all opposition and left consumers with…

.. largest country in Europe, France might never have recovered. Now contrast all of this with the American Revolution, more correctly called the War for Independence. The American Revolution was different because, as Irving Kristol has pointed out, it was a mild and relatively bloodless revolution. A war was fought to be sure, and soldiers…

American Revolution American Revolution A revolutionary is someone that is not eager or does not feel the need to be a revolutionary. That is what the colonists were when they established their lives in America. The British were proud to be English and not French or Dutch. They looked up to the king and used…

The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took…

That literature written in the 1950s demonstrates dangers of paranoia in the 16th century using the Salem witch trials as an example. Since paranoia is a natural human emotion or thought, it would be relevant and can be applied to any society or place. A modern example of paranoia is refugees, that they are dangerous….