The word mafia, is common throughout society vocabulary but how much do we really know about this old family business? The mafia, which is an influential group of people who protect each other and the rights they feel are necessary. The word mafia has a literal translation of "my daughter" in Italian. The mafia, which originated in Sicily, moved over to the United States in the early 1900's according to historians. "Mafia Towns" are found all over the United States there is a total of 26 but the largest is in New York City. There is one boss in each town, also known as a Don, and numerous families that follow them. The basic activities of the mafia are extortion, hijacking, narcotics trafficking, gambling, high class robberies, contractual murder, stock market fraud and money laundering. However, the mafia's power and presence has not been as prominent as it once was. Different theories come down to practically two conclusions a historical perspective and a moral perspective. A question that should occur within us however.
In the early 1900's, the communication between the mafia in Sicily and the growing mafia in America was started by Vito Cascio Ferro. Vito Cascio Ferro, was the first Sicilian Capo de Tutti Capi. He fled to the United States in 1901 to escape arrest and ended up forming a group, the Black Hand. Its' members were hardened criminals, currently fugitives from Sicily. Ferro is known as the Father of the American Mafia. In 1924, Mussolini was determined to rid Italy of the Mafia so many members fled to the United States to avoid persecution, which increased the numbers of members in the organization. .
This was the beginning of the mafia in America and the market for their business was not as high yet. The mafia business began picking up when the prohibition started,.
"With Prohibition came the birth and growth spurt of nationally organized crime.
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There are lawyers who keep on pressuring Mark to tell these things that he is not supposed to know, except that the Mafia threatens to kill Mark and his family if they tell the truth. This is because the secret is that the Mafia killed a Senator and buried him in their lawyer's garage, and the lawyer is the person who commits suicide. ... It is a coincidence though that the Mafia decides to do the same thing. ... Mark and Reggie escape unharmed from the Mafia, and strike a deal with the district attorney. ...
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One begins reading a Mafia story expecting sudden violence, unexpected shootouts, strange characters and bizarre lives. The Godfather is very much a Mafia story. ... The Saturday Review hailed it as "a staggering triumph... the definitive novel about a sinister fraternity of crime." ...
Many reviews said that this movie was just a typical "guy movie" with gore, cussing, and violence, but there is much more to it. ... When they killed two Russian mafia members, the newspaper called them saints. ... They have a strong bond that's shown in the scene when two Russian mafia members break into their apartment. ... He works for the Boston Italian mafia, but is just a package boy albeit he knows every detail and secrets about everyone. ...
People tend to think that all stereotypes are bad, but an article by a man named John Derbyshire says, "Pure logic suggests that stereotypes fall into four classes (any one of which might, of course, after careful research, turn out to be empty): positive and accurate, positive and inaccurate, negative and accurate, negative and inaccurate" (National Review Online). ... John Derbyshire said, "Far from being a loathsome aberration that ought to be purged from our behavior, it turns out that stereotypes are essential life tools, are accurate much more often than not, and that we do not use them...
