... their home countries, these immigrants, especially the Italians and the Jews, were able to pass down their way of speaking through many generations. For example, when the first wave of Italian immigrants came to New York in the early 1900's, they settled in the East Village. Within this small space, the immigrants settled just as they had lived back in Italy ... at a rate faster than all other four boroughs. Here, you'll find tight-knit neighborhoods that resemble the ones that used to be sprinkled over Manhattan, such as the strong Italian presence that makes up about 7.7% of Queens' r...

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... for his gritty, meticulous filmmaking style and is widely considered one of the most important directors of his generation. "Scorsese's body of work addresses various themes such as the Italian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict." (Tribute.ca, 2011) He has directed landmark films such as the crime film Mean ... documentaries spanning four decades. He has also written a number of screenplays since his first film was released in 1968. His work is often based on his life experience as an Italian-American Catholic. T...

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... New York as a rough, tough society, and a place with a certain sleaziness under the surface. Particular emphasis is placed on the multicultural society that is New York. The idea of a strong Italian influence, shown in diegetic text such as the pizzeria signs, reinforces an idea of a Mafia connection, which ties in to the impression of a gangster society. The shots of the man ... in the car, who looks as though he is of Italian background, also relate to a gangster theme. There are extreme close ups of his cigar, his expensive heavy jewellery, all of which establish his character: this ...

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... through exploitation of a widespread demand for consumable alcohol during the Prohibition years. The Mafia as we know them now as Cosa Nostra, came into existence when a group of small, largely Italian decent began selling "protection" and other services such as gambling and prostitution. Today the Costa Nostra consists of 24 families based in various cities across the country. Their illegal take ... the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Mafia survived Mussolini's attempt to stamp it out in Italy before World War II, and it and other Italian organizat...

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... the convergence of twenty bus lines contributed to a commercial and commuter hub. In the mid-1900's, the Flushing neighborhood was dominated by mostly white middle income such as Jewish, Irish, Italian, and German ancestry, nonwhites were not welcome in Flushing. In the 1960, 97 percent of the population was non-Hispanic white. The downtown Flushing, especially the blocks that near to ... ...

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... like any other society, migrants developed their own geographical cliques consisting of one or more ethnic backgrounds. For example, the lower east side of New York City attracted Jewish and Italian immigrants. During this period Americans also organized around the new Federation of Labor to help skilled laborers have an easier time in the job market. While the social aspects of ... ...

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... Carmody 2011). The characters adhere to specific gender roles that have the males being overtly masculinized, and leave the females weak and defenseless. However the authors do seem to find silver lining for this otherwise step-back in social equality. They claim that the scenes could be used to educate adolescent girls on the dangers of relationship abuse (Collins and Carmody ... ...

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... the best for her and her brother he requires them to enroll in St Jeromes private school, where she is the only Puerto-Rican attempting to blend in with the Italian and Irish students. Marisol can relate to Rosa and Dona Amparo because as they were she is lost....

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