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In October of 1931, infamous gangster Al Capone was sentenced to prison for federal income tax evasion. Capone served part of his sentence at Alcatraz , an Island prison in San Francisco Bay.

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Because of his talent for public speaking , senator Shen drew a crowd last Saturday night when he came to speak at a Fundraiser for the Democratic Party.

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Capitalize the names of people and pets.

Laura	Sparky

Capitalize a title of respect if it is used with a name or as a name. Do not capitalize a title of respect if it is used as a common noun.

President Nixon	Dr. Chen
a president	the doctor

Capitalize the title of a family member if it is used with a name or as a name. Do not capitalize the title of a family member if it is used as a common noun.

Mommy	Uncle Dave
my mother	an uncle

Capitalize initials.

J. K. Rowling	U.S.	DVD	FBI

Capitalize the names of months, days of the week, and holidays, including words like Day and Eve.

January	Monday	New Year's Eve

Capitalize the names of historical events, periods, and documents.

Battle of Bunker Hill	Renaissance	Magna Carta

Capitalize languages, religions, nationalities, and ethnic or cultural groups.

Arabic	Hinduism	Canadian	Hopi

Capitalize proper adjectives and words derived from the names of people.

Italian food	Elizabethan

Capitalize the names of places:

Cities, states, countries, and other political divisions

London	North Dakota	Madison County	Mexico

Places built by people, such as buildings, bridges, streets, and monuments

Linden High School	Golden Gate Bridge	Washington Monument

Geographical features, such as bodies of water, mountains, deserts, forests, and continents

Nile River	Gobi Desert	Antarctica

Capitalize a direction word (north, south, east, west) if it is used as the name of a particular region. Do not capitalize a direction word if it is not used as the name of a region.

the Southwest	the North
driving southwest	the northern horizon

Capitalize the names of formal organizations:

Government bodies, such as legislatures, courts, and official departments

United States Congress	Springfield Fire Department

Companies and businesses

Barnes & Noble, Inc.	General Mills	Verizon Communications

Nonprofits, clubs, teams, and political parties

Chicago Bears	Democratic Party	Girl Scouts	American Red Cross

Do not capitalize a word like the or of, unless it is the first word of the sentence.

the Declaration of Independence	the Soviet Union

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Senator Shen, Saturday, and Democratic Party should be capitalized.

Senator Shen is a name with a title of respect.
Saturday is the name of a day of the week.
Democratic Party is the name of an organization.

The first word of every sentence should also be capitalized.

No other words in the text should be capitalized.

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