exportation‚ it would seem that Mexico would be a nation of wealth and prosperity. But‚ the opposite is true. With the force of dominating political parties‚ the wealth is only shared amongst the ruling hierarchal class‚ leaving the vast amount of Mexican citizens to suffer. How does this affect the media? These members of this elite social class are the same select few who either run the government or own the major media conglomerates in the nation. Rubbing shoulders at many social events ensures
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Analysis of “La Reyna del Inframundo” The notorious drug war and wanton violence is taking over Mexico. The government and police seem to have no control over the situation as the drug cartels have the most power out of anyone in the country. However‚ there are a few who attempt to denounce the violence of the drug cartels that spreads across the country like a bloody wildfire through poetry‚ music‚ and painting. Javier Sicilia‚ a poet‚ denounces the drug violence that killed his son through his last poem
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away the drug cartels number one source of income. The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy ... says that more than 60 percent of the profits reaped by Mexican drug lords are derived from the exportation and sale of cannabis to the American market (Armentano2). It is ridiculous to think that the United States can put out a statistic like this and ignore the fact that if they legalized the drug there would be less violence because there would be no point for Mexican drug cartels to try and
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trying to contain the drug cartels out of America. One major problem that the U.S. is facing is that these drug cartels are not part of Mexican authority. They have no direct connection with the government of Mexico. Therefore they are not sponsored by the Mexican Government. On the other hand they are indirectly very involved with the Mexican Government. For example when someone in a Drug-Cartel run area tries to run for a political position and is not approved by the cartel they will not end up
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June 14th 2013 CP:150 Introduction to Computers Unit 13 Paper Why legalizing marijuana would be beneficial to the United States. The current drug laws are doing more harm than good‚ legalizing marijuana would benefit the country in many ways. It would increase revenue for states. If marijuana were legal‚ the states would have more money to spend on important problems. Also marijuana has many medical benefits. Marijuana has been a part of humanity for almost as long as history has been recorded
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happening right on my back yard. All the violent massacres‚ I believe are uncalled for‚ but the cartels see it as a necessity in order to get a hold of territory. The ways they do their killings have gone too far and it’s disgusting how they consider it an entertainment. The article “Killing for Kudos – the brutal face of Mexico’s 21st Century war” by Ed Vulliamy reports the violence‚ massacres and drug wars happening in Mexico. After spending a year there documenting the horrific killings‚ Vulliamy
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Crime in Mexico In just six years‚ society witnessed the rise in drug related crimes throughout Mexico. Beginning in 2012‚ fewer crimes pertaining to the revolting drug violence have been reported. Where there are thousands of innocent civilians that have lost their lives in the past‚ due to the drug war. Can this assumption be trusted? Or is the media simply withholding information from the rest of the world? Violence relating to drugs has long existed in Mexico before it brought attention to the outside
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Abstract Marijuana is the people’s drug of choice; it’s the most popular drug of all the drugs. Made famous in movies (Cheech and Chong)‚ hit an all-time boom in the 60’s when smoke to rebel against law enforcement. It is popular even though it is illegal in the United States; I explain in this paper why we should take advantage of its popularity and help our struggling economy. How we can use the way Amsterdam regulates its recreational marijuana‚ and implement it in the United States. Violence
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Cited: Guither‚ Pete. Drug WarRant. Drug WarRant‚ 2010 Web. 24 Sep. 2010 Yes on Prop 19. S.K. Seymour LLC‚ dba Oaksterdam University‚ 2010 Web. 24 Sep. 2010
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antagonist‚ from the terror of drug cartels‚ to the health effects of the drug itself. Discussions about legalization of cannabis use‚ and moral justification resurface time and time again‚ prompting people to wonder: Would legalization solve these issues‚ or continue to hurt society? One reoccurring social issue in the U.S. is the rate at which jails and prisons are filling up. A large percentage of inmates have been convicted for possession of marijuana‚ but if the drug was made legal‚ fewer convicts
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