Rising to the top of Netflix in 2009‚ Breaking Bad‚ produced by Vince Gilligan‚ engages its viewers with spine-chilling excitement throughout the dark metamorphosis of Dr. Walter H. White. In Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ Walter is an overqualified high school chemistry teacher with a PhD in chemistry. In the first episode of Breaking Bad‚ Walter defines chemistry as a change in “growth‚ decay‚ then transformation” in front of students that are uninterested to learn in the chemistry department. In episode
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I have chosen to write about is Breaking Bad‚ and the addiction in the show is an addiction to crystal meth. The character in the show is named Jesse and he is introduced as a cooker/seller of crystal meth. The main character Walter was Jesse’s chemistry teacher in high school so Walt recognizes Jesse. Walt then approaches Jesse on the side and convinces him to help him cook and sell crystal meth using Walter’s chemistry expertise. However once things start going well for the duo Jesse begins using
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the police officers to attached a global positioning system GPS to Bernardo Garcia automobile. For instance‚ there was enough probable cause because the first person reported to the police that Garcia was using meth. The second person told the police that Garcia was going to manufacture meth. Even more‚ a store’s security video system recorded Garcia buying
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his family with nothing‚ which is why he turned to cooking meth with his former student‚ Jesse. After he had cooked enough to meet his desired amount of money that would ensure his family to be stable for years after him being gone he wasnt finished‚ it had gone beyond him doing it for his family but instead becoming addicted to having power and for the love of chemistry. It was Walter’s family that drove him to get into the meth business. Before Walter was diagnosed he and his family were
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start to think in abstract‚ systematic‚ and logical ways. I believe that this is the stage that got the best of Nic. He started to drink alcohol at 11‚ marijuana at 12‚ and it just kept going. He kept experimenting with more drugs and finally Crystal Meth. To be honest I think that he may have never developed the full capacity for formal reasoning. He also had a lot of different environmental and cultural influences that had a huge impact on him. Certain things would lead him towards the path of drugs
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20-24 age group (otherwise known as college age). Overview of Methamphetamine In order to understand the issues and dangers of Methamphetamine one must first understand what they are. Methamphetamine also known on the street as crystal meth or simply meth is a very addictive and very powerful stimulant. Methamphetamine are a part of the class of drug known as amphetamines and was discovered early in the 20th century. It was initially used as an asthma and upper respiratory medication and would
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The novel‚ Winter’s Bone‚ conveys just how important the setting of a novel is; Daniel Woodrell uses the meth filled Ozarks to influence the characters and to develop the plot. The author displays this through the characters’ dialogue‚ gender roles‚ violence‚ and view of the law throughout the course of the novel. The dialogue establishes just how far out in the country the Ozarks is. The country accents exhibit how influential the setting is to the characters’ daily lives: "My name’s Megan. And
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both medically and illicitly. Long- term methamphetamine abuse may result in many undesired effects including addiction. Meth addicts constantly crave the singular sensation of highness that comes from introducing the drug into their system. Eventually this can lead to anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and poor dental hygiene‚ loss of self –esteem and feelings of paranoia. Meth tolerance builds over time in inverse proportion to the tolerance others might have for the user. The user must either increase
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” (2007). Retrieved on May 1‚ 2012 from http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/reagan/stories/speech.archive/just.say. no.html “The Crack Epidemic.” (2012). Retrieved on May 1‚ 2012 from htt://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/history/1985-1990.html “Thirty Years of America’s Drug War.” (2012). Retrieved on May 1‚ 2012 from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/cron/ “Tobacco: News and Information.” (2012). Retrieved on May 1‚ 2012 from http://www.tobacco.org/History/540104frank.html
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the people’s fault. From drug and meth dealers‚ junkies‚ criminals‚ robbery‚ etc. Anderson is full of it to the point it is actually absurd how often these crimes show up on the news. These things are the people’s fault it isn’t just the lax police force‚ but how the people think and behave. Yes the lax police force has a factor in it‚ but it is not the complete problem. Getting back to the crime rate the most common‚ seems to be drug related crimes. From meth labs in residential neighborhoods
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