Al Capone
Thesis: From racketeering, bootlegging, and brotheling, Alphonse Capone is one of the
most well known and influential gangsters in history.
Al Capone, born to Gabriele and Teresina Capone, was born in Brooklyn, New
York. At age 5 he starrted school at Public School no.7 on Adams street. Al's school
had outbreaks of violence. Male Students engaged in fist fights with female teachers. At
age 14 he engaged in a fight between himself and a teacher. He was expelled and he
never returned to school again.
One of the biggest impacts on his life was when he and his family moved across
town. This is where he would meet his wife, Mae and gangster Johnny Torrio. Al was
exposed to Johnny Torrio because Johnny's headquarters was only a few blocks away. Al
earned pocket money by running errands for Johnny Torrio. "Torrio taught Capone the
importance of leading an outwardly respectiable life to segregate his career
from his home
life, as if maintaining a......
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