Kingpin

Corruption in the Olympics Over the summer I, not unlike many others around the world, watched the Olympics. Next year, however, it is important to begin the process of converting the games to be more beneficial for everyone involved. As of right now, the Olympics are damaging to the hosts morally, environmentally and financially. Step one to purifying this major event is raising awareness. As people who have adapted to a life of luxury, it is not difficult to overlook the hardships that others…

protective bubble allows Chula (who is only seven years old) and Cassandra (who is Chula's older sister) to live carefree. The threat of car bombs, assassinations is right there, outside the walls of the neighborhood, where Pablo Escobar (the drug kingpin) is still eluding authorities and captures the nation's attention. Their mother hires a live in maid (who is named Petrona) who comes from the city's slum (that the guerrillas occupy), Chula is on a mission to understand Petrona and all her…

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986(Pub L. 99-570) is a legislative policy, it was introduced by congress and signed into law by the President. (Civic Impulse). This policy was implemented on October 27, 1986 and it was amended on November 18,1988. This act was created to increase federal efforts in ending the “War on Drugs”, enforcement of federal drug laws and intercepting illegal drug cargo. Also, it helped to provide drug prevention and education to help with drug treatment and rehabilitation…

Martin, a native of Los Angeles, has been designing and manufacturing for 14 years. His fashion forward collection sells for $50-$225 and can be found in major and fine specialty stores throughout the U.S. While Sak's Fifth Avenue carries his electric blue hot pants and front-zipper, hooded jacket for Fall '91, his "Euro-Japanese" collection will be hanging in I. Magnin, Nordstrom's Agiatezza in New York, Madeline in Miami, and Lieleganza, Inc. in Pennsylvania. "I've always believed in the mix…

Infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, renowned artist Pablo Picasso or the great poet Pablo Neruda? Leaving fans to guess which one Kanye alludes to all three throughout his most recent studio album, The Life Of Pablo. It is well known that Kanye West has one of the most eccentric personalities to date. He Is obsessed with fashion and has essentialy married into a reality show. Kanye is always finding ways to make controversial statements and tweeting something absurd, but when it comes down to…

Crime and prohibition was a large factor in the 1920’s. Prohibition or the 18th amendment was made to ban the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol. In the 1920’s many people consumed alcohol. The main reason that prohibition was created was to reduce crime and corruption in America, this law was not easy to enforce. Instead of decreasing crime, prohibition increased it. In the result of this amendment, crime rate started to increase because of the desire for alcohol and the…

Several decades ago the United States government created a set of mandatory minimum sentencing laws to help fight crime in the country. These laws require that judges sentence offenders of certain crimes for at least a minimum amount of years. Mandatory minimum sentences were created for a variety of crimes, but Robert NeSmith, editor-in-chief of the Law and Psychology Review of the University of Alabama Law School writes that the majority of federal prisoners is incarcerated for drug related…

The Effect of Drugs on the Economy The drug trade has allowed for kingpins to make billions of dollars through illegal activities. This large amount of money being made illegally can have an obvious effect on local and national economies. Despite this, there may be ways to flip this loss of money to illegal activities and turn it into a beneficial industry for our economy. A question that must be addressed about drugs is “how have drugs impacted the economy in the past 50 years?” Drugs have…

that are connected through blood, marriage, and regional relationships. Decisions are ultimately made through board-of-directors-type mechanisms and not by a single leader. (Bender, 2015) The most notorious figure within the Sinaloa cartel is drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. As the cartels fought for power, unprecedented amounts of violence followed as the various groups struggled to maintain territory, and smuggling routes into the United States. The violence often resulted in…

too well the trope of the bumbling husband who is constantly reprimanded by his naggy wife. In the hit AMC show Breaking Bad, this view is no different; While Walter White continues down his spiral into depravity as chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin, his wife Skyler is often portrayed as demeaning, argumentative, and a hurdle to leap over by both the audience and the characters. However, while many will argue that Skyler’s presense furthers this problematic stereotype, her actions could…