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Also during the Great Depression, he attempted to open up many soup kitchens for the poor and homeless. Although most of the money he used to do this may have been related to his selling or gang violence, or even his bootlegging of liqour, he still attempted using some of it for a good cause...
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He acquired a great deal of appreciation from abounding poor persons in Chicago for his blatant disregard of the Prohibition law that they loathed. He was percepted for a time as an amiable outlaw, moderately because of his generosity to strangers and often lending a hand to struggling Italian-Americans...
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The American Hero For many years the American Hero has filled the silver screen and wide screened television sets, along with shelves of countless bookstores. Audiences love to see the protagonist overcome great odds, defeat the forces of evil, and save the beautiful girl at the last second...	2 / 466
natty bumppo Natty, a role model, does what is necessary for the good of others. In The Last of the Mohicans, Duncan was set on fire for the Huron tribe. Natty shot him, which killed him instantly to stop Duncan from suffering...	3 / 563
James Fenimore Cooper Cooper attended a private preparatory school at Albany, New York, and was then admitted to Yale in 1803. He was expelled from there during his junior year because of a silly prank...	2 / 482
Indiana Jones Many stories in contemporary America exemplify the Arthurian legend. One such story is that of Indiana Jones. Aronstein noted Jones' resemblance to a synonymous Arthurian character Perceval...	1 / 231
Indiana Jones Raiders chronicles the adventure of Indiana Jones as he races against the Nazis for the Ark of the Covenant which supposedly contains "unspeakable power...	5 / 1204
Steven Spielberg More blockbuster hits included Star Wars (with George Lucas), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Back to the Future (1985), The Color Purple (1985, honored with the Academy's Irving G...	1 / 207
James Fenimoore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey in the year 1789. While he was still young, his family moved to Cooperstown, New York, which his father founded...	2 / 559