Title: Miami Drug Trade in the Early 80s
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of what went on in Miami ant the drug trade.
Thesis Statement: Today I want to bring to everyone’s attention about what happened in Miami in the late 70s and early 80s, and how it is the reason Miami is what it is today.
Introduction
Attention material: South Florida, the perfect paradise for relaxation, that was until drugs took over and violence broke out, and hundreds of homicides occurred on and off the streets of Miami. Back in the late 70s and the early 80s the cocaine trade was a common problem in South Florida.
Thesis Statement: Today I want to bring to everyone’s attention about what happened in Miami in the late 70s and early 80s, and how it is the reason Miami is what it is today.
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Most of the Cuban came to Miami in hopes of escaping Fidel Castro rule, Cuban immigrants were discriminated because of event.
C. Due to the close distance between Miami and Cuba, many Cubans had the opportunity to escape from the detriment of their home country
1. Most immigrants settled in a town in Miami called “Little Havana.”
(Transition: Now I will talk about how the Cuban immigrants and the drug trade are connected.)
II. In drug trafficking, Cuban American organizations were often aligned with Columbian groups; Columbians importing the drugs and Cubans distributing them. It was easy getting cocaine into the United States thanks to South Florida being the nearest mainland destination for South American drug smugglers. (Cocaine Cowboys, 2006)
(Transition: Due to the domino effect caused by the drug trafficking, Miami became a very dangerous place to live.)
III. Not only is death caused by the abuse of cocaine, but also by the brutality shown by the cartel. There were violent homicides happening every day in Miami, and the police force would jump from crime scene to crime scene. (Alverado, 2012)
(Transition: Money laundering also played in a huge role in the outcome of
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The drug dealing process went from distributors, who were the Colombians; the supplier who was Max; and the dealers who were all of the other drug dealers that helped with the cocaine industry. The drug dealers were situated in Washington Heights, which was an area known as the “hot spot” for the war on drugs. The crew learned how to make quick money, and ways to get the most out of their money. This is a reason why the kids went from trying the cocaine out before the purchase to it being prepackaged. The members resorted to this lifestyle hoping to have a better life for themselves and their
“Just Say No!” A statement that takes us deep into yet another decade in the history of the United States which was excited by controversies, social issues, and drug abuse. The topic of this statement is fueled by the growing abuse of cocaine in the mid 1980s. I shall discuss the effects of the crack cocaine epidemic of the mid 1980s from a cultural and social stand point because on that decade this country moved to the rhythms and the pace of this uncanny drug. Cocaine took its told on American society by in the 1980s; it ravaged with every social group, race, class, etc. It reigned over the United States without any prejudices. Crack cocaine was the way into urban society, because of its affordability in contrast to the powdered form. In society the minorities were the ones most affected by the growing excess of crime and drug abuse, especially African Americans; so the question was “Why was nearly everybody convicted in California federal court of crack cocaine trafficking black?” (Webb: Day 3). The growing hysteria brought forth many questions which might seem to have concrete answers, but the fact of the matter is they are all but conspiracy in the end, even though it does not take away the ambiguity and doubt. I will take on only a few topics from the vast array of events and effects this period in time had tended to. Where and who this epidemic seemed to affect more notably, and perhaps how the drugs came about such territories and people. What actions this countries authority took to restore moral sanity, and how it affected people gender wise.
The Cocaine Kids focuses on the lives of eight Latino and black young cocaine dealers in New York City from 1982 to 1986. This...
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the history of cocaine, current prevalence rates and health effects among other issues.
Ngai, Mae M., and Jon Gjerde. "A Cuban Flees to the United States, 1979." Major Problems in American Immigration History: Documents and Essays. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013. 528-531. Print.
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