Gran Colombia

Colombia, a beautiful country where I was raised. I get to see the beauty and life that many others didn’t get to see in the 80s and 90s because of one man; Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. I’ve taken an interest on research Escobar, because after almost twenty-three years of being dead, his name is still being connected to Colombia; a country that traffics cocaine. Drugs and violence from Colombia may be what people from the outside see without visiting the country or at least learning about it…

ensue that will destroy the country. This is not true, because we are already in that war." - Jorge Enrique Mora, former commander of Colombian military. 2014 marks the 50th year that the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was founded in the rural farmland of Colombia. Citing the inequalities of globalization and corrupting effects of foreign investment, the FARC grew from a grassroots socialist movement into the most powerful guerilla organization in Latin America. The rise to power…

lord that smuggled 80% of cocaine into the United States. In the 80’s and 90’s , a lot of buildings in Miami were made from cocaine money.( Colombia 's Ruthless Drug Kingpin, Pablo Escobar." )Born in December 1 , 1949 and died on December 2 1943. Leader of the Cartel of Medellin with a net worth of about $30billion. La Catedral was a prison in Medellin , Colombia. Made under an agreement in 1991 with the Colombian Government , also built in 1991.It was built by the orders of Pablo Escobar. The…

When looking into the judicial system of Colombia one can see that it is underfunded especially when compared to the military. In Plan Colombia that the Clinton administration gave to the Republic of Colombia it was supposed to put some of the money towards the Judicial System and it did but not enough. There are many different types of courts in Colombia and there are some international agencies in there as well. What should be done is the Republic of Colombia needs to redirect some of the…

The southerners were experiencing dramatically different developments than the northerners between the 1830s and 1860s. The crop of choice in the south became the cotton, and it was quickly labeled the king. Cotton contributed to half of the exports in the nation, and the Southern farmers knew that they would get rich if they continue to farm the cotton. Southerners brought slaves and slavery with them into the southwestern territories of the United States because for the farmer to grow cotton…

“The Snake Warriors – Sons of the Tiger Teeth: a descriptive analysis of Carib warfare, ca. 1500-1820” by Neil Lancelot Whitehead Neil Whitehead, in his article The Snake Warriors analysed Carib warfare, uses historical texts’ to interpret Carib war culture and society anthropologically. He does this by first, describing Carib military tactics prior to European contact, discussing social and ideological context they were deployed, and also to analyze the effect European contact had on the…

In 2017, during a time of uncertainty and chaos, the top headlines on the news are commonly about immigration. While Americans discuss the economic and social effects that immigration has on our country, hardly, does the conversation ever consider the individual lives of these immigrants. Behind the words of news headlines, are real people, who are simply trying to find a place to be accepted. The process of immigrating to a country is harder now than ever. Often, those involved not only face…

The video, “Trinkets and Beads,” illustrates a three-year struggle between a small Amazon tribe of 1500, Huaorani, and international oil companies. The video begins by mentioning the killings of American missionaries as well as the efforts of Rachel Saint to “civilize” and evangelize the indigenous people. Then, it moves on to discussing that approximately, 50 years ago oil was discovered in Ecuador and oil companies like Shell, Texaco and PetroCanada began drilling on the border of Huaorani…

In the narrative essay, “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant,” journalist Jose Antonio Vargas recounts his childhood journey from the Philippines to the United States. He presents his accomplishments in his education and career as a journalist while living with his grandparents and having an illegal status in the United States. Throughout Vargas’ story, he explains the difficulties that he faced for not having the proper credentials to be in the United States. Building up his essay as a…

B. Pablo Escobar was born in Medellin, Colombia. He came from a rural family. Even though many people believe that he did not have heart, he cared so much for his family well being. C. You will learn about how he became a drug dealer, how much wealth he earned, as well as how his goals made him as cruel as a terrorist. Transition Statement: Now, I wanted to talk about how he became a drug dealer. I. He was a drug lord from the cartel of Medellin, Colombia. A. He became major drug smuggler in…