Posts by Emily

Today I looked at Twitter and Google blog sites to try and find some more information about the Italian mob's presence in Las Vegas. Twitter was not very helpful for this search, because most of the tweets that came up regarding this topic were about the show "Mob Wives" or the group Swedish House Mafia playing a show in Las Vegas. I found one article about the Italian mafia's image in Italy today, but this was not very helpful for my search about their past in Las Vegas. Therefore I turned to the blogs hoping to find some more useful information.

My research continues with the Italian mafia's presence in Vegas. I learned some more about the present day Italian mafia. There are approximately 25,000 members total with 250,000 affiliates worldwide. The Italian's mafia's activities are international with affiliates in Canada, South America, Australia, and many parts of Europe. The major threats that this mob poses to America are problems relating to drug trafficking and money laundering.

For an upcoming research paper, I have decided to research the Italian Mafia, specifically during the time when they ran most of Las Vegas. I have always been interested in various mafias around the world, and have already done a lot of research about them. While of course I do not like organized crime, the way in which mafias run and operate has always fascinated me. Since the topic of mafias is such a broad one, I am focusing on the Italian Mafia, and their rule in Las Vegas.

Among the many issues that I looked into that are coming up in the 2012 elections, abortion is one that I am highly interested in. An abortion is defined as being “a medical or surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy.” Abortions have been a highly controversial issue in the United States for many decades. The main divergent view about abortion come in terms of “when human life begins, the rights a woman has over her own body, and government interference in the private lives of individuals.”