Frank Lucas: The American Gangster INTRO There is no question that when you hear about the true “American Gangster” someone is talking about Frank Lucas. Before being arrested and sentenced to jail‚ Frank claimed to be making $1 million a day selling drugs on 116th Street in Harlem‚ NY. He was known for buying his supply directly from Southeast Asia‚ also called the “Golden Triangle”. It was said that he would smuggle the drugs using the coffins of American service men. Frank Lucas was a heroin
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Presley there was Frank Sinatra. The man some say "held the patent for the popular song". During his career Ol ’ Blue Eyes had cut some 1‚800 recordings‚ gathered nine Grammys‚ and was considered by many critics to be the preeminent singer of this century (CNN‚ N.Pag). Durring his long career he became on e of the most successful pop music figures of the century. Sinatra ’s sophisticated musicianship was evident in his many recordings. (Columbia Encyclopedia). blah blah blah . Frank Sinatra was born
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Frank Zappa remains as a major figure in the production of recorded music. He was able to influence the music scene by his incredible musical talents‚ his innovations in recording technology and his staunch social‚ political and controversial debates. Zappa’s profound influences on music and recording still remain relevant in modern production of music. Frank Zappa was involved in many different bands‚ musical styles and genres. ‘The 60s produced many creative new musicians‚ but none was more inspirational
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Godfather: The Rap on my Husband‚ Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (when ed.). Oshun Publishing Company‚ Inc.; First edition (February 29‚ 2008). p. 248. ISBN 0967602831.Pg 159‚ 221. 12. ^ a b c d Jayson Rodriguez (November 6‚ 2007). "Real ’American Gangster ’ Frank Lucas Talks About Hanging With Diddy ’s Dad‚ Possible Sequel". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1573648/20071106/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 13. ^ "BREAKFAST WITH THE REAL ’AMERICAN GANGSTER ’‚" MSNBC 14. ^ a b Ron Chepesiuk and
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Germany. Her best friend is Annie‚ a 14 year old Jewish girl that lives two blocks away. It was March 15‚ 1933. The Nazis have already started their invasion. Annie is being hunted down‚ she now has the yellow star‚ and they are waiting for her. Claire won’t let them take her‚ and neither will her family. Claire hides Annie in a secret part of her room‚ writing about it each day in her journal. “ I feel like they are getting closer‚ and I’m not sure how long we can keep Annie safe. My parents keep fighting
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Annie Dillard’s memoir‚ An American Childhood‚ details the author’s growing up years and gives the reader many insights into herself. Dillard describes many of the things that molded her during her childhood years‚ including family‚ humor‚ nature‚ drawing‚ and sports. At various times during her childhood‚ Dillard’s entire world revolves around one or another of these interests‚ and each of them shape her personality. Although Dillard’s many passions influence her life incredibly‚ it is reading‚
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The Unclouded Day by E. Annie Proulx A) Vocabulary Words/Terms: 1) Grouse: a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs‚ the male being larger and more conspicuously colored than the female. 2) Briar: a Mediterranean shrub or small tree. 3) Cleave: to adhere closely; stick. 4) Welt: a red‚ swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. 5) Imminent: likely to occur at any moment; impending. 6) Putrefy: (of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid
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June 12‚ 1929‚ at 7:30 A.M. a baby girl was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany. No one realized that this infant‚ who was Jewish‚ was destined to become one of the world’s most famous victims of World War II. Her name was Anne Frank‚ and her parents were Edith Frank Hollandar and Otto Frank. She had one sister‚ Margot‚ who was three years older than she was. Anne led a happy and normal childhood‚ and on her 13th birthday she received a diary from her parents. It became special to her as years went by
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Question 1.1. What is Anne’s overwhelming mood during the second half of 1943? (Points : 2) cheerful depressed hopeful Question 2.2. Anne describes the annex as a ’little piece of blue heaven’ surrounded by what? (Points : 2) heavy rain clouds the canal a vacuum Question 3.3. Anne has upsetting dreams and visions of a school friend. Which one? (Points : 2) Jopie de Waal Miep de Jong Lies Goosen Question 4.4. What
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Title: A Family of One With much enthusiasm and ease‚ Annie Dillard’s "Handed My Own Life" tells us a story that many children may relate to. The excitement and wonder that ensnared her mind when Dillard laid her eyes on the much anticipated microscope she received for Christmas‚ as well as its "ingenious devices‚" (Chaffee 50) is practically unbearable. In this essay Dillard not only tells us‚ but shows us the impact of her first scientific observation. After reading The Field Book of Ponds and
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