El Chapo was born in the small Sinaloa town of La Tuna and is the oldest of seven children. Guzmán grew up surrounded by marijuana and poppy crops — plants that were cultivated by his father‚ Emilio Guzmán Bustillo. The elder Guzmán was a violent man who beat his children. El Chapo likely earned the ire of his father by trying to stop him from hitting his siblings. Whereas his father was a source of punishment‚ his mother Consuelo Loera served as his fountain of emotional support. She still lives
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Thesis: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera can be considered a modern day Shakespearean tragic character. Macbeth and Guzmán were both overly ambitious‚ the difference is that Guzmán started off with nothing and that was his motivation to become powerful whereas Macbeth started off as a Thane and progressively acquired power from there. After the rise of both Guzmán and Macbeth‚ their ambition was the cause of their downfall. Body Paragraph 1: Guzmán’s life started off rough‚ as a child‚ he lived
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Godfather. The most powerful drug lord in Mexico Joaquin Guzman Loera also known as El Chapo for his short‚ stocky frame‚ Guzmán is 58. He is an emblematic figure in Mexico‚ he is subject to countless “corridos”‚ who has outlived enemies and accomplices alike‚ defying the implicit bargain of a life in the drug trade: that careers are brilliant but short and always end in prison or in death. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration‚ Chapo Guzman sells more drugs today than Pablo Escobar did at
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El Chapo Good or Bad? El Chapo has been transporting drugs since he was a young kid. Chapo was born into this world of the drug cartels‚ when his dad use to transport drugs and take Guzman on his trips to take the drugs. In recent discussions people are debating on if El Chapo should be extradited to the United States on his charges that are drug charges. Most people say he should be able to stay in mexico because he is seen as a robin hood like figure. El Chapo should be extradited to the United
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U.S citizen Edgar Jimenez ‚14 year old boy‚ got recruited into the most violent cartel and confess of beheading his victims .Drug cartel leaders are among the most feared people in the world. Drug cartels started by recruiting family members to keep the business going‚ but now as cartels have expanded in the United States they will recruit anyone in order to make their cartel even stronger. Usually‚ the cartels would recruit people with experience in the drug world‚ but recently they have been
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A widely propagated myth would have us believe that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and his Sinaloa Federation are less violent than many of their competitors. Statements from journalists and analysts allege that Sinaloa is more businesslike than Los Zetas‚ whose reputation for brutality is well-documented‚ and that this business savvy somehow renders the group relatively benign. In turn‚ this has led many to believe that the Mexican government could broker a deal with the leader
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recently that problem is starting to note it more. I. Who are the cartels in Mexico a) Cartel de Sinaloa – operates in Baja California‚ Sinaloa‚ Durango and Chihuahua. Also call the “gold triangle” or “Blood Partnership”‚ Main leader Joaquín Guzmán Loer‚ nick name “El Chapo” b) Cartel de Tijuana – This cartel operates in Baja California. Main leader is Javier Arellano Felix‚ this Cartel imports cocaine‚ and marijuana to the United States. c) Cartel de Jarez – operates in Ciudad
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things. He owned just about everyone. If not‚ he’d pay you off and if you didn’t accept it‚ he would have you killed. He is a man of many people he has a lot of power and control. He’s sought to be the most wanted drug trafficker in the world. Joaquin Guzman Loera was born on April 4‚ 1957‚ in La Tuna de Badiraguato‚ Sinaloa‚ Mexico. He’s been pinned as Chicago’s number one enemy because he has connections with the Sinaloa Cartel. This cartel operates on every continent. After being captured by Mexican
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116.2 Million people Largest Spanish speaking country Capital is Mexico City 19.9 million people real population is 27-30 million Second largest city is Guadalajara 4.4 million people Literacy rate 86.1% 1st world level Unemployment rate is currently 4.1% children who sell stuff or wash windows count as employed compared to 7.8% in America (ours is higher too) underemployment rate is 36% GDP per capita $15‚300 Higher than nations in European Union Natural resources – petroleum (oil
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Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera‚ or El Chapo‚ runs one of the most infamous drug cartels in the world (Penn 2016). He is also one of the most wanted men in America due to the excessive amounts of cocaine‚ heroin‚ methamphetamine‚ and marijuana from his drug cartels and come into the United States. El Chapo‚ despite being wanted by the Mexican government‚ did an exclusive interview with Sean Penn as a part of Rolling Stone magazine (Penn 2016). In this interview‚ he expressed his life and his opinions
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