Kingpin

Ismael Dembele Week 6 English Language Homework It was a slightly hazy, albeit sunny morning in the south of Los Angeles on that day. Meanwhile, the big story was all over the news; “Global manhunt for wanted criminal continues in Compton, Los Angeles”. Three policemen were shot dead, two airlifted to Mount Zonah (the biggest and safest hospital nearby), and one taken hostage – all by one fierce human being. There was no sign of him for at least a couple hours, but we weren’t going to cease…

Narcos emulates the real life notorious story of Pablo Escobar, the kingpin of drugs in Colombia as well as the widespread of cocaine globally. Simply, this ill-famous story makes the blood run cold of many. It is not easy for a man like Escobar to do his job with the perpetual efforts of the law enforcement whose goal is to ultimately kill and diminish Escobar. The two main characters of this story Steve Murphy who is a DEA agent and Escobar go head to head in a ferocious conflict. Brancato,…

Now, I'm not one to normally watch a mafia movie. It's not because I don't like a bit of crime every once and awhile, but I usually find most mafia movies to be rather boring. In fact, I have never sat down and watched any of The Godfather movies. I know, I know, for shame! I'm sure they are great films, but I just think you need to be the right mood to watch them, and I'm usually never in that type of mood. However, give me a mafia movie that is considered to be one of the most violent,…

“Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation” is a documentary that discusses how hip-hop music and crack cocaine fused to create a unique culture of young African American individuals. This video includes interviews with former addicts, kingpins, and dealers, which provides a first-hand account of what experiencing said culture was like. An interesting idea that is discussed in the video is how the movie Scarface influenced the culture of young African Americans during the…

Operation Leyenda to this day is known as the largest international homicide investigation ever. Over the course of five years, the United States disassembled three major cartels, arrested three narcotics kingpins involved in the murder of Agent Camarena, and arrested 40 others (Grayson 2014). Further, the United States called out Mexico’s widespread corruption, leading to the near dispersion of the Mexican intelligence agency. Moreover, the United States…

Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug 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…

speculations that this fight is set for 12-12-15 in Las Vegas Nevada. This fight is so Important for the sport, you have 2 young hungry Boxers looking to make a statement in the Welterweight division, A division which was ruled and reigned by the kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather who retired this year after tying Rocky Marciano’s record of (49-0). Now there are many players looking to take the place as the new king in town and the division is pretty stacked. Keith Thurman has been asking for a…

The poster of North by Northwest (1959) depicts one of the surprising twists in the film’s plot: the apparent shooting of Cary Grant by his co-star Eva Marie Saint. The poster also uses Hitchcock’s name as a selling point by placing it above the title, a form of billing that was granted to only a few top directors (Adair 118). It was an added privilege. As in Rear Window the light touch that makes North by Northwest so entertaining disguises deeper concerns. The entire story of the film is…

“Do you really think it’s a mind in there… I mean, it was more than pretty.” (Updike, pg. 16) “A & P” is about a teenager, Sammy, who notices a group of girls, one of them being Queenie, as they walk into the store. He gradually adores Queenie more and more as the story progresses and is affected by her beauty and the events that occur. These events and his reaction to them define him as a person. Sammy, the protagonist, would have his personality tested in which he makes an impulsive decision…

A major example that indicates his effective use of logos is when he refers to how newspapers talk about kingpins being captured, how many drugs were seized or how many people died. At first it seems as if he is making a pathos appeal because of the sensitivity of the topics, but then he segues straight back into logic saying “Apparently we’re to take from this…