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to rise to the high rank in the . After arriving in America, he was amazed at the grand vastness of the buildings and streets he was surrounded by, but moreover, by the attitude of the new people around him. They walked briskly, giving him the impression that all had an urgent mission to perform.
“What a contrast with the inhabitants of my town, ”he commented, “People who, when they walked, studied their manner of walking so that their slow strut made them appear solemn, with the thumb of the right hand hooked in the belt of the pants, with the cap tilted over the right eye, trying to create an arrogant air that should command respect.” (Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt 7).
This idea of attitudes shows why a secret society such as the should luxuriate in Sicily, and could easily be transplanted into the ghettos of the New World. The associates of the are called fratellos. They are to obey a capo, which they elect. The capo then picks the consigliari (counselors), whom ...

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ironic as that may sound when dealing with the .
The Italian-Sicilian’s were not alone in immigrating to the United States. The Germans, Irish, and European Jews also came in great waves, running from hunger and religious persecution. They not only had trouble adjusting to the other ethnic groups, but with accepting America’s Puritan Ethic. It was based upon WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant), therefore the accumulation of wealth being seen as proof of God’s favor and evidence of a moral life. Many people took this seriously, and tried to help the country as much as possible. New arrivals took jobs such as building railroads, working in the shrimp or sponge industries, and also in ...

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