Category Archives: April 4 Assignment
Production of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicts the horrors that slavery produced. Since there wasn’t many copyright laws, people produced the book. According to many historians, this book “laid the groundwork for the Civil War.” … Continue reading
Dead Rabbits
The Dead Rabbits was a gang formed in the 1850’s with Irish American roots. The name itself means to be feared. They were known notoriously for being thugs and thieves. They were supported by Priest Vallon the leader of Irish … Continue reading
An Irish American is still an American
Irish people seem to be offer the worst of the worst from many Americans. Many look beneath them due to the fact of they life style, wealth, and living conditions. No one wanted them around due to the fact trouble … Continue reading
Horace Greeley
In the review for Gangs of New York, the author describes Horace Greeley as being the fearless reported who wrote on the behalf of workers, the poor, and the enslaved. Although he also writes how in the actual movie the … Continue reading
“The butcher “I die a True American”….
“I die a True America” Bill “the butcher”. Beside the two main characters in movie “Gangs of New York” , there is William Cutting a ka bill “the butcher “, he dominate a five points by fear and he extended … Continue reading
Five Points: The “Point” of No Return
Five Points was where it went down – the rebelling, the yelling, the fighting, the frighting… It was the “point” where the Gangs of New York could be found. Known to have the highest murder rate of any slum in … Continue reading
Tweed CourtHouse: How he left his mark
A reference to the Tweed Court House is made in the film “Gangs of New York,” by Boss Tweed. He was the leader of Tammany Hall which was one of the most powerful political organizations in New York at the … Continue reading
“Bill the Butcher”
William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) was one of the main character in The Gangs of New York. Per Wikipedia, his real name was William Poole. He was a member of the New York City gang, the Bowery Boys, … Continue reading
Gangs Of New York
Gangs of New York had many stars in it, including Leonardo DiCaprio. It is the story of the rivalry between gangs located in the Five Points of Manhattan which is in downtown Manhattan. Many of the fights were between Tammany … Continue reading
Boss Tweed
A large portion of the movie we watched in class spoke about the ventures and activities of Boss Tweed. His real name was William Magear Tweed. Born in 1823, Boss Tweed was a Politician and boss of Tamany Hall (that … Continue reading