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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 one of the worst gangsters there was. He was born on January, 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. At age eleven he quit school and joined his first gang, Johnny Torrios James street gang. Soon after that he raised to the five points gang. “In a youthful scrape in a brothel saloon, a young hoodlum slashed him across the face with a knife.” That is what got him the name Scarface. Later in 1920, Torio was assassinated and then retired in 1925. Because of that Capone became crime czar of Chicago. He quickly expanded his territories by gunning down his rivals. His wealth in 1927 was estimated to be about $100,000,000 dollars. “The most notorious of his killings was the ST. Valentine’s Day massacre in 1929 February 14.’ Members of the bug’s morans gang were gunned down in a north side garage during that. “In October Capone was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to 11 years in prison and $80,000 fines in court cost. Although he killed lots of people and was sent to jail, he still had a good side to him. He would donate money to soup kitchens for the poor. Even though he did that he was soon transferred to the Alcatraz prison in August, 1934. He ended up dying because of a disease called syphills 1947.

. Work Cited Al Capone. (2012). // Biography.com //. Retrieved 02:55, Jan 24, 2012 from []

= //**Alcatraz**// = ==Alcatraz was an island in the San Francisco Bay, California, discovered in the 16th century by Spanish Explorers. In 1850 the U.S. Army took control of it and fortified it into a military base. The Alcatraz Base was used as a military prison form 1850 to 1933, when it was turned into a federal prison, which was used to house some of the U.S.'s worst criminals in history. Some prisoners being held in Alcatraz were so dangerous and cunning that they couldn't be kept in other prisons. With cold, strong currents around Alcatraz, and top-notch security within it==

= //**The Great Depression**// =

====The U.S. citizens went through a Great Depression starting on October 29, 1929 that lasted ten years. It was the most severe economic problem in the United States of America. Millions of people lost their jobs; by 1933, 25% of Americans had lost their careers. This was caused by several different problems. One cause was European countries were also going through a Depression and could not afford to buy American products. A second reason was the United States factories were over producing and making more than they could sell. A third cause is American citizens were using credits to buy item, which they couldn't pay off, causing banks stress. A finale reason the Great Depression happened is U.S. tariff laws stopped foreign goods from being sold in in American markets, causing prices of American products to rise. This led to even more causes of the Great Depression. 9,000 banks failed and shut down. The stock market lost more than 40 billion dollars. Americans were buying less and less causing companies not to make a profit and shutting down. Also, the midwest went through a "Dust Bowl" (users.tellurian.net) where barely any crops could grow which led to even less jobs. Americans were forced to live on streets and homeless towns made of cardboard called Hoovervilles named after one of the presidents of that period; President Hoover. Americans could barely fed themselves, with let alone the money the government had given them. After the Great Depression the United States government began to make precautions incause of another Depression. The government took more control of the economy. Also, women were allowed to partake more professional jobs instead of factory work. Another result was labor unions became stronger. The Great Depression was a dreadful time in American history, but caused many improntant improvements.====

Work Cited: "1930-1939: The Unemployed Worker's Movement." //Libcom.org.// Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <[]>. "The Great Depression." //Tellurain Networks - Users' Web Server.// Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <[]>.



= //**Autism**// =
 * Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by severe deficits in social interaction and communication. This means that people with Autism have a disorder which effects their communication with others. Now, Autism is appearing in people more often then it used to. Autism, like other disorders, occurs every where on Earth. Autism is caused by the neurons in the human brain becoming injured or developing incorrectly. However, how people are diagnosed with Autism is a mystery. Some people believe that Autism is a genetic disease, while others believe that it is diagnosed in children from foods with fatty acids. Autism is important because it is affecting more and more people. And the worst part is that there isn’t a cure for it, even when doctors, therapists, and special teachers are involved.**
 * The most common warnings that a kid has Autism is that they won’t speak even though they are old enough to, they kid doesn’t seem to be interested in people, and they behave in unusual ways. Along with the different warnings, come different effects of Autism. Most people have social problems, but others have problems with their living skills and behavior.**
 * Autism occurs sooner in boys than girls, but for both genders, Autism develops around the age two. People and kids with Autism can’t easily make connections with others, and they don’t like schedule changes. They also enjoy organized areas.**
 * To summarize this all up, Autism is a brain disorder that is effecting more and more people every day. Autism can't be cured, but therapists can help. No one knows how it is diagnosed in people, making it a puzzle to the present day world. Kids with Autism, and people with it too, have trouble living around people, and don't like changes to be made.**

@http://www.answers.com/topic/autism @http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE% http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm#140113082 @http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213520/autismhome.htm @http://www.gnasd.com/autism.htm