The Mexican Drug War By: Blake Cohen INR2002 – Spring 2013 Jeff Hernden Word Count: 3800 Date: 4/22/13 In 2006‚ Mexico began to crack down on drug trafficking operations in union with the United States. Why all of the sudden? In regard to that question‚ my paper will include a history of events leading up to this sudden crack down on drug trafficking‚ from its start in the 1960’s until today. After the history of the drug war‚ I will discuss the main states involved like the United States
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For most of my childhood‚ my whole world was comprised of people that shared the same ethnicity‚ culture‚ and living style as I did. But after leaving El Salvador at the young age of seven and undertaking the most difficult journey of my life‚ my world was split shattered. In school‚ I had to assimilate to a culture where I was surrounded by kids who had been born speaking English and teachers who taught with voluminous books instead of dirty chalk boards. Meanwhile‚ at home‚ I had to meet my mom’s
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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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El Mañana The title of the song has multiple meanings when considering the translation. El Mañana has a few different uses in Spanish; it means ‘the tomorrow‚’ ‘the dawn‚’ or ‘the morning.’ All of these meanings play a role in the message of the song. ‘The tomorrow’ resembles the future and having a positive mindset for that future. ‘The dawn’ is used to show recovery from a sad time or dark place‚ it is the first sign of light which represents positive change. ‘The morning‚’ although similar to
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The United States war with Mexico is still a debatable topic to this day whether the United State’s reason for declaring war was reasonable or not. After years of tension between Mexico and the United States due to the Texas Revolution and boundary disputes‚ the U.S. government decided to declare war on Mexico. Although the United States war against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was unjust because Texas was wrong from the beginning‚ the war was based
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embroidered cotton garments‚ cotton or wool shawls and outer garments‚ and colorful baskets and rugs are seen everywhere. Between the Spanish conquest and the early Twentieth Century‚ Mexican fine arts were largely in imitation of European traditions. After the Mexican Revolution‚ a new generation of Mexican artists led a vibrant national movement that incorporated political‚ historic‚ and folk themes in their work. The painters Diego Rivera‚ José Clemente Orozco‚ and David Alfaro Siqueiros
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Culture is a set of values‚ attributes‚ goals and practices shared by a group of people in a region. This region can be come in different sizes from a small village to a whole country. Modern Mexican culture is largely formed by it’s history and combination of cultures between the Spanish and the native Mexicans. I will examine how this combination plays out in Mexico but first I will define what culture is. There are many elements that come together to create a culture. Geography of a region contributes
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Mexican Drug Cartels Mexico was once sought a place to go and visit just south of the border. Many American Citizens would go to see the nice beaches‚ eat some delicious seafood that was surprisingly better priced than it was here in the U.S and just have a mini vacation that was only about a 2 hour drive. However those days are long gone. Ongoing violence has broken out‚ even Mexican citizens fear for their safety in their own home. That cause of all this you ask; Mexican Drug Cartels. Mexican
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into Texas to settle the Comanche-dominated territory. In the early 1830s‚ Mexico‚ doubtful of the settlers’ loyalty (whether it was to the U.S. or to Mexico)‚ stops immigration from the United States and outlaws slavery. In 1835‚ the Texas Revolution breaks out‚ which is ended by Texas’ victory in 1836. Although the Texans would petition for immediate annexation into the United States‚ concerns over slavery in Texas and offending Mexico‚ which does not recognize Texas independence and sets the
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Mexican-American War Jacqulyn De La Torre HIS/110CA 3/16/2015 Hadley Ajana Mexican-American War United States and Mexico were two nations headed in opposite directions. Mexico struggled to maintain a stable government and protect their land. The United States had a strong government and was influenced by the Manifest Destiny to expand its territory and claim its borders to Mexico. The differences‚ along with the skirmish over Mexican-American borders‚ lead to the Mexican-American War. Causes
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