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On this, your "home group" page, you will be writing a brief article about what you learned about each of the topics: Alcatraz, Al Capone, autism, and the Great Depression. Each of your paragraphs should paraphrase the five w's, h + double w that you learned. Pretty much, you are writing a brief article about what you learned, making sure you answered who, what, where, why, when, how and why it is important. Your group will be reading your page, and the others in the class, to learn about all of the topics.

=// Al Capone //=  Al Capone was born in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899 and died in Miami Beach on January 25, 1947. He was known as one of the most infamous gangsters of all time. He started out in the James Street gang when he was 11 years old. He had the nickname “Scarface” from the three scars on his left cheek from a razor. At age 20 he moved to Chicago to join another gang. During his stay in this gang he murdered a lot of people to become the leader’s next-in-command. Six years later he became the gang’s leader because the previous leader quit being a gangster since he had gotten shot several times and live. In February 1929 he hired people to kill 7 people and they did it successfully. This earned the name “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” since it happened on Valentine’s Day. The government finally convicted him of tax fraud as means to put him in jail. He got sent to Alcatraz in October of 1931and got out in1939. Eight years after he got out of Alcatraz he died of syphilis.

Source Citation:
"Al Capone." //Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks//. Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 25 Jan. 2012.



= = = //** Alcatraz **// =

Alcatraz was a prison that held war prisoners and notorious criminals. It was located on an island in San Francisco Bay; sometimes know as “a small town with a big jail.” The prison was highly supervised, and inmates weren’t aloud to talk. It became a prison in 1934. “In 1854 the government erected a lighthouse on the island.” Before it became a federal prison it was a military fort. In 1859 the army established a fort to protect San Francisco. “During the Civil War the army imprisoned deserters and insubordinate soldiers.” Later, the army established a permanent prison. The prison contained inmates, wardens, correctional officers, medical providers, and clerks. Prison staff members lived in government owned apartments, cottages, and houses. Children of the staff members went to school in San Francisco everyday over boat. “Alcatraz was surrounded by treacherous waters, outfitted with the latest security technology, and strictly managed, was reputed to be ‘escape proof.’” “A successful escape has never been confirmed. There were 14 escape attempts involving 36 inmates. 23 were recaptured, 7 shot and killed as they fled, and at least 3 drowned.” In 1937 two inmates attempted to escape and three from 1962 remain unaccounted for. Alcatraz shut down in 1963. Operations were too expensive and supplies had to be barged to the island. When Alcatraz closed the remaining inmates were sent to other prisons.

A birds-eye view of Alcatraz island with a boat in the background.

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= //** The Great Depression **// = The Great Depression was one of the largest economic crashes of the modern world. It started in October of 1929 with a HUGE stock market crash in the United States of America. Back then we had an economy like ones in history that were based on either race or seniority, so many job applicants were turned down, with African-Americans being hit the hardest. Because of this problem, and the stock market crash, many Americans, regardless of race, were left homeless and/or jobless. Shanty towns bordered many major American cities like New York and Los Angeles. People waited in lines for hours waiting for a simple bowl of soup and a piece of bread, and while this was happening our president did not know what to do. Because of a drop in production rates, althou gh not as bad as in the U.S., many countries that imported American goods were affected also. It ended with the beginning of World War 2 i

n 1939, which was the tenth year of our own grueling battle. I, Evan Killion, as an American, have decided to research this depressing topic because of the affect it had on 20th century America.

= //** Autism **// = Autism is a disorder that occurs in the brain. It causes the person to lose ability to communicate, which leads to frustration, tantrums, and irritability. Other than communication, it makes the person see and experience the world differently. The cause is still unknown to doctors and scientists, but they do know that it happens when neurons in the brain get damaged or don’t develop properly. Although there are many treatments for autism, a real proven cure is yet to be discovered. Autism occurs during the first three years of life and happens to people of all genders, ethnicities, and races. People should learn about autism because it is happening to tens of millions of people all around the world. If we understand it better, we could all work together to find a cure. Also, it we understood what autism was and how it affects people, maybe we wouldn’t be so judgmental of other people’s actions.



__**Work Cited**__
"Autism." //KidsHealth//. The Nemours Foundation, 2012. Web. 22 Jan. 2012. .