Drug lord Essays

  • Drug Lord Pablo Escobar

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    one is money and fame. Immigrants will come here and work hard to get money because a conscience is not going to put food in the table, it’s money. But when a person becomes rich, the person becomes greedy and selfish, just like Pablo Escobar. Drug lord, Pablo Escobar, came from a poor family and his motivation was money because when he was young he threatened to take his own life if he didn’t had 1 million US dollars in his pockets. Eventually, he did got filthy rich but that didn't stopped him

  • Colombian Drug Lord: Miguel Oreguel

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    Miguel Oreguel is a Colombian drug lord and formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. He and his brother both formed the Cali Cartel in the 1970’s. In the 70s they were primarily involved in marijuana trafficking to the United States. In the 1980’s they expanded their enterprise into cocaine trafficking because of the money being made. On August 6, 1995 Miguel Orejule was arrested the Colombian National Police broke down the door to his apartment and found him hiding in a secret closet. Then

  • Life Reflection Paper

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    Reflection of my life’s experience’s As I begin to reflect on my life’s experience’s I begin to think of my child hood. I was born in Columbus Ohio on august the 07, 1965, I don’t know who were my real parent’s all I know is that I was adopted the same day I was born. I was adopted by two very loving and great people their names are Kenneth and Leila Collier I guess you can say that I’m very partial to them on the count of they raised me and did a great job in doing so. I loved them so much as they

  • Materialism and Greed

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    “In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women,” a quote said by the infamous Tony Montana in Scarface. Fancy cars, big houses, fur coats, and diamond studded everything seems to attract almost everyone. Movies and TV shows do a great job of showing that this appealing type of life comes with a price, and all that you have to pay to live it. Although these movies are entertaining, they argue that

  • The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

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    corrupts people and how power corrupts people. Everyday people get discriminated for being different. Such as in “The House of The Scorpion” Matteo Alacrán the main character is repeatedly discriminated for being a clone. Matt is a clone for a drug lord named El Patrón. El Patrón is 148 years old and he uses clones to extend his life by using their organs. Matt was one of those clones used to enhance El Patrón’s life. Instead of immediately using Matt as an "organ donor" he decided to give Matt

  • How Shakespeare Portrays the Relationship between Richard and Buckingham in Richard the Third by William Shakespeare

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    How Shakespeare Portrays the Relationship between Richard and Buckingham in Richard the Third by William Shakespeare Shakespeare develops and changes the relationship between Richard and Buckingham throughout the play. We see that Richard and Buckingham are total opposites when they first meet, but it all starts to change when Buckingham meets Richard and he starts to change. Shakespeare opens the play with Richards’s soliloquy. He says the civil war has ended and the new crowned king is

  • Differences Between Feudalism in Europe and Japan

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    European feudalism was based on contract and Japanese feudalism was based on personal relationship with the lord and vassal. This helps prove that the differences between European and Japanese feudalism made limited government more likely to develop in the West because a contract limits what the lords and vassals could do. William, the king of English, said, “I command you [the vassal] to summon all those who are under your charge......and bring ready with you those five knights that you owe me[

  • Values of A True Lord in The Song of Roland

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    true and fake virtues that compose or destroy a knight or lord. An ideal knight or lord encompasses all chivalrous qualities: altruism, generosity and respect. Such qualities are important for boosting morale of the respected army and country. However when standards are not met by knights or lords and a disregard of important lordly and knightly qualities is present then personal downfall is inevitable. According to the poet, an ideal lord is defined as being totally selfless and faithful toward

  • The Heroic and Honorable Knight in "The Canterbury Tales"

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    serve their lord. A knight’s career is chosen for him, his wife is chosen for him and the land that his family lives on could be taken from him without a moment’s notice. Each of the knight's actions was for the glory and honor of the lord (not lord meaning God but lord meaning the lord of the land). Even though knights were essentially servants, they put forth great effort in their servitude through battle, guarding castles, entering tournaments, and upholding the ideals of his lord through brute

  • Matewan: A 20th-century Form of Feudalism

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    Matewan: A 20th-century Form of Feudalism Matewan, in which the action takes place in the 1920s in West Virginia, gives a clear and realistic picture of the economical situation of the given place and time. This has been a purpose and an idea which the director of the film, John Sales, has paid a particular attention to. The film elucidates a 20th-century conflict between two economical systems: feudalism and capitalism, with feudalism clearly dominating the economical status of the small town

  • A Crossing of Old and New: Riddle 55 of the Exeter Book

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    before noblemen the origin of this tree: there was maple and oak and the hard yew 10 and the dark holly: All together [they] were useful to the L(l)ord; All have one name, gallows; that often warded off (received) a weapon for its liege lord, a treasure in the hall, a gold-hilted sword. Now show me the answer 15 of this song, he who presumes to say in words how the wood is called. Most of the riddles contained in the Exeter Book have been answered to the satisfaction of

  • Finding Jesus in The Wanderer

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    being exiled, men were forced to travel the barren world alone in hopes of finding a new lord under whom they could serve. From this point on, melancholy and loneliness stood as the emotional basis on which every thought and dream was based. Until successfully locating a new mead hall and fellow companions, these loners were forced to look to themselves for comfort, or if they were lucky enough to realize it, the Lord. Not every exiled kinsmen was spiritual enough to grasp the realization that Christ

  • Imagery in Despair

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    fate reinforced by the metaphor of the galley at sea. The metaphor of the ship's lord being the master of the speaker and decider of fate gives the speaker an object toward which to project his sorrow. There are multiple points where the speaker blames this problem he has on the lord of his galley, that he Hath done the wearied cords great hindrance, Wreathed with error and eke with ignorance. This lord depicted is cruel, is incompetent, and has ruined the cords of th... ... middle

  • Symbol of the Conch in Lord of the Flies

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    From Lord of the Flies, there were many things like Conch and Fire that symbolized something. One of the most important symbols was the Conch. The Conch, which is a big shell that can be seen at the beach symbolizes many things in the Lord of the Flies. The Conch represents power because it once was able to control the boys with it, and it also symbolizes democracy because of anyone who has their ideas and can speak their thoughts. The Conch represents unity because it was used to call an assembly

  • Comparing the Balance of Power and Relationships in Rosetti's Cousin Kate and Keats' La Belle Dame sans Merci

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    Christina Rossetti and John Keats were both poets in their own prime. Rossetti wrote the somewhat controversial poem, Cousin Kate (1879) and John Keats wrote the French named poem, La Belle Dame sans Merci, (1819) which means “the beautiful woman without mercy”. Both poems explore the injustices of love and power and also the consequences of what happens with a potentially bad decision. Not only this, they both address these themes with a particular balance of the two; they both have similarities

  • Clowns In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

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    read his letter. Clown: Fabian before that, let me ask you something. FABIAN: Anything. Clown: Don’t read the letter. FABIAN: Saying something like that is like giving me a dog, and asking for it back. Enter DUKE ORSINO, VIOLA, CURIO, and Lords DUKE ORSINO: Do all of you guys work for Lady Olivia? Clown: Yes, we are her servants. DUKE ORSINO: How are you doing clown? Clown: Truly, I’m better off than my enemies and have become worse off because of my friends. DUKE ORSINO: That’s the

  • The Feudal Revolution

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    Revolution swept across Europe causing significant changes in the political landscape. The revolution began from middle 10th century and reached its peak around the 12th century. Feudalism was a contractual agreement among the upper classes by which a lord gave land to his men, vassals, in return for military services. Feudalism originated in Germany around 450 AD after Germanic tribes conquered Rome. Its origins were between the Rhine and Loire River. Feudalism soon spread to Italy, England, and most

  • The Character of Richard III as Shakespeare Presents Him to Us

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    The Character of Richard III as Shakespeare Presents Him to Us Shakespeare presents Richard to us in a very negative way. Richard is portrayed as an evil person who is attracted to the power that the throne could bring him and would take whatever risk is necessary. Driven by his need for power he manipulates and murders his way to the throne. Richard shows himself as a manipulator right from the start of the play. He tricks Clarence and makes him think that he has nothing to do with his

  • I Surrender All

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    After reading the song “I Surrender All” means to give everything to Jesus. There will come a time in one’s life to submit your will to Jesus daily. After trying to fix the situation or make necessary changes in life, we can’t live without Jesus. Jesus is the key to true happiness. As we surrender ourselves to him, we are giving Jesus permission to make changes and alteration to our lives. The song is filled with poetic language. The author was able to reveal his love to Jesus in a graceful expression

  • Psalm 23 Reflection

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    completely understand Psalm 23 is to examine it expositionally. The intention for this section of the paper is to present an expositional examination of Psalm 23, which will finally provide adequate evidence for arriving at a conclusion that proves the LORD is the only necessity in an individual’s life due to the character of a shepherd. Each verse will be analyzed separately with the intention of satisfying the hypothesis of the paper. Each verse will have a standard functional examination followed by