Illegal Drugs

Latin America has long been fighting an uphill battle against corruption. From colonization, to authoritarian systems, and then further to democratization, corruption has plagued and dominated Latin American societies. One may assume that corruption is mainly found within the political systems of Latin America, but rather, corruption besets the personal lives of its citizens as well. One instance of many corrupt scandals is the Petrobras Scandal. The scandal now involving Brazil’s president…

There are many social theories and concepts. Yet there are some that are very noticeable in the movie, Freedom Writers. The lives of these students are very difficult. Since the neighborhoods they lived in were very rough, deviance and crime were very common factors that were involved in their lives as gang members. As one character once stated in the movie. To be a member of the gang is not to protect yourself but also protect your fellow “Brother”, in other words meaning the other gang…

A individual that has been influence with a organization can be manipulate different ways that can have different outcomes. It 's easy to have someone be manipulate to do something that could have consequence for the victim or even themselves. The play Oleanna have some type organization or group related and it could also have some kind of common to gang relates. They both have similar type of manipulation that both have a cause and effect. They have a leader that lead them each step and they…

Extortion is the act of obtaining something from someone else by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power. My hometown has factories that assemble, sew, label, inspect and iron millions of garments. It has been without a doubt a big economical influence that brings in new jobs. But these factories have become the prime targets of gangs. “Terrorized…

effect on the behaviour of a group (Crisp and Turner, 2010). The term street gang is best described as a number of people who form a group, who all have common ground or interests, with some of those common interests being criminal activity for money, drugs or status. A gang made up of males or females is then what differentiates the two, with many stereotypes associated with both of them. Different aspects…

Contemporary society has been faced with many cultural revolutions as the decades have progressed. Spanning from the early 1950’s to 2016, American Culture has strayed from the commonly shared values of a once religiously rooted America. The way in which we dress, our colloquialism, and commonly accepted values have propelled America into a very interesting era in which each new generation continues to distance our values from those in post-World War II United States. In Martin Gansberg’s…

Rites of passage have been used by almost all cultures since the beginning to mark the transition an individual takes from youth to adulthood. In many ancient cultures it has involved ceremonies often religious in nature. In typical modern day American society, the movement from adolescence to adulthood also comes with certain rites of passage. In the late teen years many youths have the desire for more independence. Many will get an afterschool job; this gives them some financial freedom. Next…

members were originally working for the Gulf Cartel as an enforcer gang. Then, they came to form a new gang called the Los Zetas. Their founders and leaders were Osiel Cardenas Guillen and Arturo Guzmán Decena, and the new members began working as drug runners, hired assassins, and bodyguards. The Los Zetas are now considered “the most technologically advanced, sophisticated, efficient, violent, ruthless and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico" (Wikipedia 1) by the U.S. government. The Los…

the rise of their respective characters up the criminal ladder, becoming leaders on their own right and experiencing parallels on their stories while interacting with characters with duality in rules for both films. Scarface’s Tony Montana opted for drug trade and started his own empire on the back and blood of the people he killed, while Michael Corleone took matters to his own hands when he saw his family being besieged by the other families, psychologically exploring the minds of the…

feature two documentaries that cover about the corruption in the West Indies based on Gangs, drugs and politics. The first one is called Cocaine, Corruption and Murder in Trinidad and has been created and produced by Danny Gold a reporter for Vice for two years. His past works are Gangs of El Salvador, Origins of Ebola and Rockets and Revenge. In this documentary he talks with locals and officials about the drug trafficking and crime rate issue in Trinidad, which is projected to be not getting…