In 2005 Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko was awarded a John Newbery Honor. Set during the 1930’s‚ Matthew Flanagan‚ a twelve-year-old boy‚ must adjust to living on the same island as the Alcatraz Penitentiary. In addition to the challenges he faces as a result of his location‚ Matthew also deals an internal struggle. In Al Capone Does My Shirts‚ topics such as children with disabilities‚ maturing‚ strained relationships with parents arise. Matthew’s internal dilemma is what makes
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Introduction Book Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts Author: Gennifer Choldenko A Summary Statement About This Book: This book is about a boy who moves to Alcatraz island with his family‚ causing his whole life to change. This story takes place on Alcatraz Island in 1935. I feel the theme of this book was that even the worst of people can do some good. Mathew Flanagan (aka moose) is the main character in this story. He is a twelve year old boy who is sensitive. He has brown hair and is taller
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AL Capone Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit‚ which subsequently also became known as the "Capones"‚ was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor‚ and other illegal activities‚ such as prostitution‚ in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants‚ Capone became involved with gang activity at a young age after having been expelled from school at age
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Al Capone Al Capone was a very dangerous Gangster. He had and ran many illegal businesses like bootlegging‚ prostitution‚ gambling and murders. Being highly known as this big gangster guy‚ knowing there was many gangs in the world Al Capone was at the top. Al Capone was the greatest gangster in the 1920s. Al Capone was a wealthy man because money was made fast and easy. Gambling was a business that paid off‚ there were tons of places to go gamble there were stations set up all over the
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(Al Capone”s LIfe )Al Capone was born in Brooklyn‚NY in 1899.His parents were Poor immigrants(Gabriela and Tressa Capone).He was among eight children of the parents.His childhood was typical for an italian immigrants.His father was a barber and mother a seamstress nothing could have predicted his rise to the most notorious gangster.Capone was a good student in grade school but started to fall behind and had to repeat the sixth grade.Around that time had begun to hang around the docks
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Professor Fitzgerald Paper # 2 The Infamous Mobster Al Capone Al Capone‚ also known as Scarface‚ was born in Brooklyn‚ New York to immigrant parents born in 1899. He dropped out of school in sixth grade to become affiliated to a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader along with Lucky Luicano‚ who would later break off from the gang. In 1919 Capone joined Torrio in Chicago and became a lieutenant in the Colosimo mob. Capone and the Colosimo mob gained interest in bootlegging
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Alphonse Gabriel Capone‚ also known as Al Capone is recognized as one of America’s best known gangsters. Capone has a leading role in numerous illegal activities in Chicago‚ leading its reputation to be known as an unlawful city. He is the one who collapsed law and order during the prohibition era in the 1920’s by developing a business which sold bootlegged liquor‚ racketeering‚ prostitution‚ and gambling in Chicago. Al Capone has a story which is very unique to majority of other entrepreneurs which
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During the nineteen centuries‚ Prohibition had America in fits. Reformers and politics debated on the sale of alcohol. Many gangsters ran the united states‚ like” Al capone”. The 18th amendment led to prohibition‚ bootlegging‚ and speakeasies happen throughout decades‚ making it hard for prohibition to be enforce. “Prohibition came into effect with the ratification of the 18th amendment” (Hall). The government was hoping to achieve a healthier‚ efficient society with good morals and the end of
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the nation‚ Alphonse Capone‚ better known to most as Al Capone or Scarface‚ ran Chicago with blood and guns.Capone was born in Brooklyn in 1899 to two Italian immigrants. From the beginning‚ he never responded well to authority. He beat a female teacher while in his sixth grade year and left after the principal verbally chastised him for the incident. Facing a life of low paying jobs‚ he joined the street gang led by Johny Torrio and Lucky Luciano. Late in December 1918‚ Capone killed a man in an
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Al Capone “The Big Cheese” Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17‚ 1899 – January 25‚ 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime organization. The Chicago Outfit‚ which then also became known as the "Capones‚" was devoted to smuggling and bootlegging liquor‚ and other illegal activities such as prostitution‚ in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. “The Big Cheese” is the head of the gang in a given area defined as territory. And Al Capone was just that in Chi-town.Born
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