
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuajQLuW9Lk
(5010,511,512) STUDENTS TASK I
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READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT AN INTERESTING PLACE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Each year over one million tourists board the Alcatraz ferry and visit what was once considered the toughest Federal prisons in America. Today, Alcatraz is one of the biggest tourist magnets and most famous landmarks of San Francisco The island received its name in 1775 when Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala charted the San Francisco Bay, and named this tiny speck of land La Isla de los Alcatraces, which translated to "Island of the Pelicans." The small uninhabited island had little to offer, with its swift currents, minimal vegetation, and barren ground. The average age for law-offending soldiers was twenty-four years, and most of the prisoners were serving short-term sentences for desertion or lesser crimes. However, it wasn't uncommon to find soldiers serving longer sentences for the more serious crimes of insubordination, assault, larceny and murder. Over the decades the prison's routine became increasingly more relaxed, and recreational activities grew more prevalent. In the late 1920's prisoners were permitted to build a baseball field, and were even allowed to wear their own baseball uniforms · · Alcatraz main cellblock corridor known as "Broadway." · · Al Capone arrived at Alcatraz with one of the first groups of prisoners in August, 1934. (See Famous Inmates Section for a special biography on Capone)
CLICK ON THE LINK AND FIND ONE FAMOUS INMATE(PRISIONER) WRIITE DOWN ON YOUR NOTEBOOK:
HIS NAME AND CRIMES
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/famous.htm

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