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THE GANGS OF NEW YORK‚ written by Herbert Asbury‚ was used as the basis for the movie GANGS of NEW YORK‚ a gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Filmed in Rome‚ Gangs covers a period of New York City’s history‚ from the 1840’s through to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863‚ at a time when graft and corruption permeated every level of government including the police department. The movie’s main plot revolves around revenge and the feuding between
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The Syrian issue can be traced to Bashar al-Assad desire to stop Islamic insurgents and the success of the Arab spring in Egypt that over threw that despot government. This motivated Syrians to protest and seek the removal of Assad’s dictatorial government. To compound matter in Syria Muslims and Christians religiously divide the country. These conflicts resulted in the rise of the free Syrian army‚ the rebels‚ who have earned them selves against Assad military. In response president Assad has order
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The summer before my junior year in high school‚ my family and I took a trip to a completely new world. Being from a small town‚ I had never really been exposed to the elements of a large city such as New York City. My trip there was like discovering an entirely new way of life that I had only heard stories of previously. For about the tenth time the morning of the flight‚ I checked my room to make sure I didn’t leave anything essential behind. My stomach was doing flips as we arrived at the
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Film Report Gangs of New York (2002) Director Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is truly a film that firmly places itself in the memory of the viewer forever. Its masterful use of filming techniques to achieve the correct mood for the film poses it as an eye catcher. Apart from the plot‚ the director’s choice and use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ proxemics‚ framing‚ editing‚ and shot-length enhanced the film and provided the perfect mood for the plot. Set in 19th century New York‚ the film starts
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could no longer wait for the others. I open the blinds to an inspiring view of the one of the most powerful buildings in the city‚ The Empire State building. Finally‚ the beautiful city of New York lay at my fingertips. I had waited my whole childhood for the chance to visit‚ to explore. I grew up seeing New York on the television. I grew up inspired by a city I hadn’t been to but yet‚ I felt so attached. I saw the city in a different light. How an artist sees a painting‚ or how an environmentalist
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Juhi Kapoor Ms. Toneatti AP US History / Pd. 7 January 23‚ 2015 Quarter Two – Extra Credit Movie Review on “Gangs of New York” If a movie states‚ “based on a true story”‚ it doesn’t necessarily mean that all history or facts portrayed in the movie are true. Most of the time directors of the movies place such words in the beginning of the movie to gain more support of the public and depict instances that may or may not be one hundred percent accurate. Taking history down a creative route can have
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William Marcy Tweed was the most corrupt "American Politician" the state of New York has ever seen. Tweed was known as "Boss Tweed" and he was the first man to be the boss of New York after the ten year struggle. ("American Heritage") The Boss was the leader of a political machine‚ which was a political organization that controlled enough votes to maintain control over the community. Political machines were able to restructure the city governments; they also resulted in poorer services‚ corruption
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ISSUE 5 Did William M. Tweed Corrupt Post - Civil War New York? YES: Alexander B. Callow‚ Jr.‚ from The Tweed Ring (Oxford University Press‚ 1966) NO: Leo Hershkowitz‚ from Tweed’s New York: Another Look (Anchor Press‚ 1977) ISSUE SUMMARY YES: Professor emeritus of history Alexander B. Callow‚ Jr.‚ insists that by exercising a corrupting influence over the city arid state government‚ as well as over key elements within the business community‚ William M. “Boss” Tweed and his infamous
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aka "Boss Tweed‚" began as a New York City volunteer fireman but worked his way up the political ladder. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1853. In 1858‚ he rose to the head of Tammany Hall‚ the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York‚ and was later elected to the New York State Senate in 1867. Tweed gathered around him a small ring of bigwigs who controlled New York City’s finances. Tweed’s Ring essentially controlled New York City until 1870‚ using embezzlement
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