A Noble Gangster

Presented By : Ahmad Azka Prasetyo

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There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protec-tion'. If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protec-tion money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth cen-tury, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.

A NOBLE GANGSTER

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Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. When-ever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.

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Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.

10. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.

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Pada suatu masa ketika para pemilik toko-toko dan bisnis di Chicago harus membayar sejumlah uang untuk gangster sebagai imbalan atas 'perlindungan'. Jika uang itu tidak dibayar segera, gangster dengan cepat akan mengusir pemilik toko dari tokonya serta menghancurkan tokonya. Mendapatkan uang jaminan bukanlah kejahatan modern. Pada abad ke empatbelas orang berkabngsaan inggris, Sir John Hawkwood membuat penemuan luar biasa bahwa orang lebih suka membayar sejumlah uang daripada memiliki kehidupan pekerjaan mereka dihancurkan oleh gangster.

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Enam ratus tahun yang lalu, Sir John Hawkwood tiba di Italia dengan sekelompok prajurit dan menetap di dekat Florence Dia segera membuat nama untuk dirinya sendiri dan kemudian dikenal di Italia sebagai Giovanni Acuto. Ketika kota-kota di Italia berperang satu sama lain, Hawkwood digunakan untuk menyewa tentara untuk pangeran yang bersedia membayar harga tinggi, tanyanya. Dalam masa damai, ketika bisnisnya lemah, Hawkwood dan anak buahnya akan menetap ke kota-negara ,setelah membakar beberapa peternakan, dia akan menawarkan untuk pergi jika uang perlindungan dibayarkan kepada mereka.

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Hawkwood mengumpulkan sejumlah uang dengan cara ini. Terlepas dari ini, Italia menganggapnya sebagai pahlawan.

10. Ketika ia meninggal pada usia delapan puluh, Florentines memberinya pemakaman kenegaraan dan memiliki sebuah gambar yang dilukis untuk mendidikasikan memori 'prajurit yang paling berani dan pemimpin yang paling menonjol, Signor Giovanni Haukodue'.

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Where did Sir John Hawkwood settle six hundred years a go? He settled near Florence six hundred years ago. When did he hire soldiers to in times of war? He hired soldiers to princes of Italian city-states in times of war. Would he threaten to destroy a city-state in times of peace or not? He would threaten to destroy a city-state in times of peace. When would he spare a city-state? He would spare a city-state if protection money was paid. Did the Italians regard him as a heroin spite of this or not ?

COMPREHENSION
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The Italians regarded him as a hero in spite of this.

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How old was he when he died ?

He was eighty when he died.

Who gave him a state, funeral when he died? The Florentines gave him a state funeral when he died. Did they have a picture painted or not? They had a picture painted. What was it dedicated or not? It was dedicated to his memory.

Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood settled near Florence,
hiring soldiers to princes of Italian city-states in times of war. In times of peace, however, he would threaten to destroy a citystate unless protection money was paid. In spite of this, the

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Italians regarded him as a hero. Thus when he died at the age of

eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted and dedicated to his memory.

Word Sums Promptly

Class of word Noun Adverb

Synonym Amounts of money Immediately

Meaning Sejumlah Uang Tepat

Obtaining Remarkable
Settled

Verb-ing Adjective
Verb II Adjective Verb II

Getting incredible
Bristled Official Asked

mendapatkan Luar biasa

Siap Berperang Negara Di tuntut

Vocabulary

State Demanded