The river simulation was a helpful activity to get introduced to civics. The simulation gave one the knowledge of how the government and people worked together. The simulation of having a drought was a creative topic to work with because there are draughts in modern time. The simulation showed different ideas and perspectives that one may have to solve the problem.…
At The River I Stand This documentary takes us back to a time 100 years after slavery where the descendants were consigned to the bottom of the economic ladder. Yet, Memphis was spared the upheaval of Little Rock, Selma and Birmingham because of modest gains of access to movies, libraries and lunch counters. Nevertheless, the seething volcano was building up pressure in the public works department of Memphis. Complaints concerning malfunctioning equipment had been an ongoing cause.…
Back in 2014 the city of surrey filed an application in regards to having a storm sewer and storm water diversion system on land that was not owned by the city of surrey. The piece of land had been licensed to the southern railway of British Columbia and is owned by BC Hydro. The CTA approved of the project suggested by the city of surrey. This essay will discuss how the future implications of the decision made by the Canadian transportation agency will affect BC Hydro, the Southern Railway of British Columbia, and the city of surrey.…
On The Waterfront(1954) provides an inside look at the corruption within the waterfront docks of New York. The infrastructure of the docks are monopolized by the mob, oppressing workers and corrupting a fair union. In order to maintain power the mob goes after anyone who violates their deaf and dumb policy. The film opens by showing a scenario in which someone has violated their code and suffers death as a consequence. The conflict that drives the plot is: Will there be justice for the death of Joey Doyle?…
In Punished by Victor Rios, besides labeling, opportunity theory of crime is the most visible in the lives of the young men because for most of the participants, the only available opportunities for survival are through crime or other deviant behavior. In chapter 3, Rios follows two boys who each found their way into crime because of the lack of other options. In the case of Tyrell, with his father being unable to get a real job, Tyrell saw selling drugs as the only way to make money with which to support himself. “They chose to commit a crime,” Rios comments of the boys in his study, “consciously calculating the potential risk of arrest and incarceration. Many of the boys came to this assessment after believing that they had no other choice,…
Exactly, who is El Chapo? Why is his name provoking fear and admiration in Mexico? Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, or known as “El Chapo (Shorty) Guzmán” for his 5 feet 6 inches stature, despite not being well-known by most Americans, is the head of the El Chapo Sinaloa Cartel, currently the biggest drug empire in the history. Over the years, he has built a corporate that makes him billions of dollars from selling synthetic drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. In fact, he even made it on the Forbes magazine as one of the smartest entrepreneur with his staggering net worth.…
Through going up in Green Bay and De Pere, Wisconsin, there has always been a topic that has continuously appeared and disappeared. That is the condition of the Fox River, throughout my childhood I was never able to fully use the river to swim or fish within. That is because of the dangerously high levels of pollution that are within the water. The river has been found to have 209 chemicals found in a study by Sharon A. Fitzgerald and Jeffrey J. Steuer. Throughout my studies, I have found great effort to restore the river to the conditions it had been before the comings of the paper mills.…
Legends say he is a ghost roaming around the world and the seven seas. Selling his way to fortune he sold candy, oranges, soft drinks. Very close with his mother a very hard worker… she worked a lot. They grew corn and beans. From a poor humble family he became responsible to the age of 15 he grew up in a ranch called, La Tuna he turned the coin around and went to the drugs he grew poppy and marijuana he began to grow it, to harvest and to sell it.…
Sinaloa Cartel The Sinaloa cartel is an international drug cartel syndicate made up of several different organizations. The US intelligence community considers the cartel the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. They are known for being extremely violent in expanding its drug business using murder, kidnapping and bribery as a tool. In Mexico, many cartels and drug organization have their origins in the state of Sinaloa. The families that lived in this region during the 1960s and 1970s moved from the contraband trade into the drug business, specifically marijuana.…
Pedro Rodrigues Filho, also known as the Killer Petey is recognized as the serial killer of serial killers. He earned this title by being a lifelong vigilante. He did not kill for pleasure, he just loved to get revenge. His victims were not the usual vulnerable type, he would rather kill those that needed justice (criminals), albeit his own interpretation of justice. He was born on a farm in Santa Rita do Sapucaí in Brazil.…
It shows how every time Mexicans are attacked or unlawfully searched, they grow this anger. It creates gang violence and an even larger division between Anglos and Mexicans. In his memoir, Rodriguez expresses how he believes officers create this anger in order to continue the cycle of violence that was occurring. This was shown with the death of Santos and Indio, how Luis believes the police killed them, while others believe it was Sangra. This shows how anger creates gangs, but the never ending violence prevents them from fading…
On February 29, 1960, Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez was born in El Paso Texas. Twenty-five years later, Ricardo, now known as Richard, became “The Night Stalker”: enemy number one of the city of Los Angeles. Ramirez moved to Los Angeles when he was eighteen years old and slowly began his reign of terror over the city. His crimes evolved from burglaries to the extremely violent rapes and murders of dozens of women. Ramirez was not born with the skills and drives to commit these acts.…
Alex Mauntel Coach Klemm Los Zetas Due November 21, 2014 Los Zetas Los Zetas is a very large Mexican drug cartel. The Los Zetas cartel was formed back in the early 90’s when a group of Mexican army commandos left their ranks and became associated with a different drug cartel known as the gulf cartel. Los Zetas was formed but then broke off from their gulf cartel employer.…
Now when there were neither legal nor illegal ways for Luis Rodriguez to gain what he wanted, he joined armed conflicts between gangs, which Cloward and Ohlin describe as conflict subcultures. His involvement in several gangs including “The Animal Tribe” is an instance of him participating in a conflict subculture. Another deviant subculture known as the retreatist subculture is when a deviant drops out and abuses alcohol or other drugs. Luis used heroine when times got rough and even contemplated suicide. Now for Americans who read the book, almost all would agree that Luis Rodriguez was an extremely deviant person before his transformation into the acclaimed author and poet.…
The Other Side of The River, by Alex Kotlowitz, is a story about a young black boy, Eric McGinnis, who was found dead near the river. Throughout the novel, the reader is given the chance to analyze the different perspective of social audiences on how Eric McGinnis died. We see the views of the citizens of both sides of the river, formal and informal audiences. The river, which splits the two cities, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, symbolizes for the union that is forced upon two cities, regardless of the different social status, race, and poverty they may have.…