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    Narcos

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    Narcos is a TV series that tells the story of the notorious drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar. He became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine. The main actors of Narcos are, Pablo Escobar, Gustavo Gaviria, Tata Escobar, Hermilda Gaviria, Limon, Steve Murphy, Javier Pena and Horacio Carrillo. The TV series was produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro. Narcos was originally aired on August 28, 2015 and had ratings a six out of six. The introduction of the…

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    Frank Lucas Crime

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    When Lucas first arrived, he was taken under the wing of Harlem’s kingpin, Bumpy, and was suddenly immersed in a world of crime. Lucas claimed to have worked for Bumpy for the next fifteen years before his death. Lucas took the opportunity as a chance to become the kingpin now. While working with Bumpy, he saw that if you were to cut out the middleman (which was the Italian Mafia) he could get better quality heroin for…

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    Empire, and Breaking Bad. The Walking Dead is my all time most favorite show of all time, simply because it is interesting and you never know what's going to happen next. The Breaking bad is different, to see a broke chemistry teacher become a drug kingpin with upward of 100 million dollars in savings is a story that nobody should miss. Empire is in a whole different category. Empire is a show with drama, suspense, great music, family problems, money obsession, God complexes, and power hungry…

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    The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Q #1: What is Alexander's thesis in the book and her purpose for writing this? • The thesis mentioned in the books is that how the drug war effected the life of other people living in the surroundings. Basically she is try to tell the audience that SWAT teams were finishing the drug war but due to that a lot of innocent people got effected negatively. Everyone one was concern about their own benefits without taking care of their surroundings. Q #2: In…

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    City Of God Flashback

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    turns into a stern face at the end showing that the act of murder has become less enjoyable, and more of a requirement for his chosen profession. After this flashback he is now completely transformed into Lil Zé and has built himself up to be the kingpin of the favela. He has now earned the reputation as the type to destroy any obstacle in his way. His lust for power has driven him to take out nearly all opposition and has earned himself a loyal following. His gang takes his lead and so ensues…

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    Sammy Character Analysis

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    the girls and falsely tells them that it's store policy that they have to have their shoulders covered, Sammy realizes, "That's policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want. What the others want is juvenile delinquency". He now identifies with the girls; he is one of the "others" who disagree with the kingpins. When Sammy makes his decision to quit, Lengel pretends not to understand him, forcing Sammy to reconsider. Sammy still decides to quit. He knows his grandmother…

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    ambition to be at the top. He only sold his shares for $5000 while the company went on to become worth over 2 billion dollars. He went from a scientist on the brink of discovery to an overqualified science teacher. And as it turns out, being a drug kingpin filled that hunger for power. This particular scene contains so much symbolism and small details that brilliantly reveal Walt’s descent into complete madness. For example, the color of Walt’s shirt changes from red to an even darker shade of…

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    Drugs In The 20th Century

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    school children. During this time, the Antidrug Act of 1986 was established, in which, a mandatory sentence for cocaine was passed. Senator Joe Biden’s 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill involved a provision in which the federal execution of drug kingpins. Basically, the Kingpins would be held responsible for the death of drug addicts. Basically, the “War on Drugs,” is a continuous fight. There has been a winner…

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    Cartel Medellin Carttel

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    Several groups/gangs and narco-terrorism mentioned in the study concerning drug trafficking. However, today’s societies consist of several different gangs that feel they are the rough and tough living. All groups and gangs are a danger to society because they are street smart and manipulative when it comes to the sale of cocaine and other drugs. Nevertheless, after all, consideration, the Cartel-Medellin Cartel appears to be the most dangerous efficiently this gang was a ruthless, highly…

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    Ascendant Capital Scandal

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    Jeffry Schneider is the founder and chief executive of Ascendant Capital. He founded this company back in March 2012. He is a creative, dedicated and result-oriented man. He has acquired the skills of alternative investment ideas and analysis of managers to run his 5 year company with huge successes. Ascendant Capital is an alternative investment outfit that raises money for sponsors of alternative investments. It works with banks, brokerage firms and family offices. Alternative investment is…

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