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    Drug Lord Pablo Escobar

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    Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord and leader of one of the fiercest structures ever put together. Pablo came from a family with limited means. He lived with both his parents, his father was a farmer, and his mother was teacher. As a child, Escobar started out as a small-time thief. Sandblasting tombstones and reselling them, later he started stealing cars. This is when he got his start in trafficking illegal drugs. His first arrest was at the age of 26 for possession of cocaine, he never…

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    Colombia Organized Crime

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    all the drug cartels importing cocaine and marijuana since the 1970’s. Colombia is only associated with drug and crime. Colombia is the connection between Central America and South America. Colombia has access to four businesses routes the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Central America and South America. Due to being the center of all these countries and having different possible routes encouraged the involvement of Colombia Organized Crime. The Colombian Organized groups began buying high…

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    One of the biggest exporters in the world is Colombia. Their influence in the drug trade reaches all the way back to the 1980's when brutal cartels were dominant. Today, Colombia's trade still exists and is as strong as ever. Drug trafficking has an influence on Colombia and the world because of the role it plays in destroying the environment, causing civil unrest, and affecting the economy. While many drugs are produced and manufactured in Colombia, most materials used in making the drugs are…

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    Compile a one or two page summary of your meeting that includes: Identify the person (name, title, company, etc) & their qualifications / experience Anolber Escalante is a 47 years old BS in Sales Management and entrepreneur who has been working in diverse industries throughout his career. He started his career 28 years ago when he founded Corporacion Gigabyte, his first technology business in his home country Venezuela, which was challenging in the beginning because of his young age and…

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    Colombia is located in the northwest side of South America, it has an extension of 1'141,748 square kilometers and a population of 48 654,000, with a density of 43.9 per square kilometers (UNdata, 2016). Colombia is the second most unequal country in Latin America, where 10% of the richest population of the country earns four times more than 40% of the poorest population (The World Bank, 2016). And although poverty has declined since 2002, inequality has remained constant. More than two thirds…

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    Simon Bolivar was faced with numerous difficulties during his liberation of Venezuela and installment of Enlightened ideology throughout the South American world politically. Among these struggles include considering pros and cons of areas, having his ethics evaluated, inquiries upon the potentiality of uniting the countries of South America, along with looking towards leading countries as role models. Bolivar took into account the assets and liabilities of democracy as well as of republican…

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    The authors of this article are Maya Rhodan and Charlotte Alter. Maya graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. She is currently working as a web reporter in Time Magazine DC Bureau. She is a White House reporter. Charlotte Alter graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature/Letters. She works as writer and journalist in Time Magazine. She writes about politics and society. The message is that Donald Trump is scaring…

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    The Hunt For The Richest, Most Powerful Criminal In History Killing Pablo The main topic in this book deals with a drug dealer from Colombia that used to be the king of cocaine. Additionally, he was someone that the Colombians were tired off and the only thing they wanted was to kill him not just put him in jail. Even though Pablo Escobar did helped the poor he also did some terrifying things to people that were innocent. He got killed by the participation of the U.S and the Colombian army and…

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    On the coast of Colombia, the country is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Caribbean Sea is to the North of the country and the Pacific Ocean is to the West. The countries bordering Colombia are Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. Colombia is located near the Equator, which creates a diverse climate. One of the world’s greatest mountain ranges subsides in Colombia. The Andean Cordillera, also known as the Andes Cordillera, makes up most of the landscape of…

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    What is Freddi Linklater smoking? A Malboro How tall is Freddy? Six-two or six-three What author does Brady think Hodge prefers? John Grisham Who did Braddy murder in his childhood? His brother How was Braddy not convicted for murder? His mother covered for him For Hodge, what are the three ages of men? Youth, middle age, and you look fucking terrific What does Hodge and Pete, respectively, eat at DeMasio’s? Spaghetti with garlic and oil and ravioli What are the four things written on the…

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