Pablo Escobar Research Paper
PABLO ESCOBAR
“Power like-love is a double edge sword.” With that sword, Pablo Escobar, Colombia’s powerful drug capo, held tight to. On one edge, Pablo Escobar was a man who was infatuated with power, and used it to his advantage to corrupt Colombia’s political force for his own good. Because of his power status, Escobar was feared by many people because of what he can have done to them. And on the other edge, Pablo Escobar used his power to help those who were less fortunate, and he would be worshiped by many people. Escobar had the need to control everything in his path. Escobar would use his power to manipulate politics, economics, and people way of life.
Pablo Escobar used corruption and propaganda to get his way with non-extradition to the United States. Escobar was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia; a country that produced the most addictive drug, cocaine. Because there was a high demand for cocaine in the United States, Escobar saw this as an opportunity for him to make fast money. He would begin producing and exporting the good. Escobar bribed government officials, judges and other …show more content…
“Escobar built 450 – two bed room housing units for the slums – delivering families of Medellin. This project was called the “Barrio Pablo Escobar” (Lee 96). The people of Medellin saw Escobar as a God, and glorified him for his works in Colombia. “People put up altars with his picture and lit candles to him in the slums of Medellin. It was believed he could perform miracle” (Marquez 181). Although Escobar help the less fortunate, and share his wealth to help build homes for the people in the slums of Medellin, it was still dirty money, money by those who either destroy their life or lost their soul using the addictive substance, cocaine. “In 1987, cocaine overdose was responsible for about 26,000 hospital emergency cases and 1700 deaths” (Lee
“Power like-love is a double edge sword.” With that sword, Pablo Escobar, Colombia’s powerful drug capo, held tight to. On one edge, Pablo Escobar was a man who was infatuated with power, and used it to his advantage to corrupt Colombia’s political force for his own good. Because of his power status, Escobar was feared by many people because of what he can have done to them. And on the other edge, Pablo Escobar used his power to help those who were less fortunate, and he would be worshiped by many people. Escobar had the need to control everything in his path. Escobar would use his power to manipulate politics, economics, and people way of life.
Pablo Escobar used corruption and propaganda to get his way with non-extradition to the United States. Escobar was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia; a country that produced the most addictive drug, cocaine. Because there was a high demand for cocaine in the United States, Escobar saw this as an opportunity for him to make fast money. He would begin producing and exporting the good. Escobar bribed government officials, judges and other …show more content…
“Escobar built 450 – two bed room housing units for the slums – delivering families of Medellin. This project was called the “Barrio Pablo Escobar” (Lee 96). The people of Medellin saw Escobar as a God, and glorified him for his works in Colombia. “People put up altars with his picture and lit candles to him in the slums of Medellin. It was believed he could perform miracle” (Marquez 181). Although Escobar help the less fortunate, and share his wealth to help build homes for the people in the slums of Medellin, it was still dirty money, money by those who either destroy their life or lost their soul using the addictive substance, cocaine. “In 1987, cocaine overdose was responsible for about 26,000 hospital emergency cases and 1700 deaths” (Lee