Kingpin

The Death of a Dream How far are you willing to go to achieve your dreams? Become a criminal? Lock yourself away from the rest of the world? Even live in an illusion? Just how much are we truly willing to sacrifice? Well, two novels try to show us just how far a human will go through two very complex and tragic figures. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” By F. Scott Fitzgerald, a wealthy, suave but mysterious gentleman who wanted nothing more than the love of a woman to complete his…

Judge Cassell, someone who the court entrusted to uphold the law, had the power of dealing fair justice taken away from him. Paul Cassell has also said, ““If he had been an aircraft hijacker, he would have gotten 24 years in prison. If he’s been a terrorist, he would have gotten 20 years in prison. If he was a child rapist, he would have gotten 11 years in prison. And now I’m supposed to give him a 55-year sentence? I mean, that’s just not right” (Pitts, Jesko, and Effron). The case of Weldon…

Dashaan Perry International Human Rights 3/7/17 Professor. Benjamin Human Trafficking Human trafficking has become modern day slavery. Across the world we have same an astonishing number of victim suffering from this horrible cause. So exactly what is Human trafficking? Human trafficking is cutting edge servitude and includes the utilization of drive, misrepresentation, or pressure to get some sort of work or business sex act. Consistently, a great deal of men, ladies, and kids are…

Since 2006, at least 80,000 people have been killed due to in organized crime in Mexico and over 26,000 people have gone missing in Mexico over the past six years (CNN) The drug crisis in Mexico has claimed more than just the lives of thousands, it has torn apart families, it cost the government millions, and it has remained as much a problem as it was 20 years ago. To summarise, American foreign policy can be categorized as a partial success in Mexico. The United States must continue and…

the nation of Columbia still show today. Shortly after his death, the Medellin Cartel slowly dissipated as quick as they rose to notoriety. Leaving a vacuum in the cocaine trade that was desired by many, their greatest foes became the new cocaine kingpins. The businesslike Cali Mafia took the place of Pablo Escobar’s famed Medellin Cartel. Running itself as a legitimate business, investing in Columbia’s economy. In the end, Pablo Escobar died as he had done to many, chased down by those who were…

THE MENACE OF MAOISM P ADITIYA MIZAN INTRODUCTION Maoism is a political theory formulated by Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976), the Chinese political leader. It was the guiding political and military ideology of the communist party of China (CPC). Rooted in anti-imperialistic struggle, it supported armed revolution in order to achieve political transformation. It aimed at establishing a classless society through armed revolution and envisaged the agrarian peasantry as the key revolutionary force.…

such a racist and stereotypical light is made worse by the fact that this character is set up to be hated by the audience as a villain. Fitzgerald reduces Mr. Wolfshiem from a person to a mere animal without honor. He is a caricature of a Jewish Kingpin and by doing so highlights the writer’s own bigotry. Meyer is shown as being very wealthy, but the means he came upon said wealth is less than honorary. Again, a message of not mixing the financial classes is highlighted and embodied in this…

The American dream and the tale of the Mafia Problem: How did some of the immigrants live their American dream at the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century? The American dream started with the idea that everybody with his own work, determination and courage could become rich and prosperous. The concept of the American dream appeared in the nineteenth century. It is one of the most important migrations in the history of humanity. Migrants searched on the…

This essay will argue the three main impacts to Mexico’s sovereignty through drug trafficking. The three main points in this essay will be, the impact of drug related violence, corruption due to drug trafficking and the exportation of drugs out of Mexico. Each point will reflect the problem and the effects of the problem within Mexico. It will also reflect on how the Mexican government tried to combat the problem in close reference to the reign of Felipe Calderon who took presidency in 2006…

Growing up John and his family lived in Louisiana a small town just right outside New Orleans. His family had always said he was a very optimistic young man doing any sort of job he could do until he could actually get a real job. John knew exactly what he wanted to do when he was older. He wanted to be a doctor so right out of High School he went straight into NYU in New York the next year. He finished college and was looking for a doctor job now that he was legal to be a doctor. He was offered…