Jude by Kate Morgenroth is a story about a fifteen year old named Jude. It’s a pretty good book about a kid who struggles in a drug and murder world. Jude’s mom abandoned him when he was young. His dad was drug dealer that mainly deal with heroin. Sadly his dad was murdered and he was a witness. He can’t go to the police or his life will be in danger. This is the story of a fifteen year old named Jude. When his dad dies of an overdose he is alone. Till his mom with open arms lets him in her life
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One of the many problems in our nation today is the use of illegal drugs. Being fought against our own citizens‚ a national effort to eliminate drug production and use has failed leaving in its wake complete chaos. Assault‚ property crime‚ murder‚ corruption and many other things are burning through society fueled by the drug war’s policies. In addition to these problems there are the initial problems that illegal drug users inflict on themselves and society; the same ones the drug war was supposed
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The Pros of Illegal Drugs Many countries along with the United States have laws forbidding the possession‚ sale‚ and use of certain drugs ranging everywhere from marijuana to heroin. Though many countries classify these drugs as illegal‚ I believe certain ones are not as bad as people portray them as. In my mind‚ the illegal drug cannabis‚ also known as marijuana should be legalized since it can not only improve the economy but its side effects are not that foreign to other legal drugs.I believe
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War on drugs I agree that the drug war should be fought because many people across the globe are using these illegal drugs can lead them to abuse‚ addiction‚ serious health problems‚ and even death. It is impossible to predict the effect that drugs can have on someone‚ especially if it’s the first time they try it and even if it’s a small amount or dose. President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs" in 1971. The expectation then was that drug trafficking could be greatly reduced in a short
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DDB chairman and former Senator Tito Sotto with Rafael Rosell IV‚ star of ‘Tulak.’ Dangerous Drugs Board chairman and former senator Vicente C. Sotto III has commended the production of “Tulak‚” a movie which features the victims of illegal drugs and how their lives are ruined. “The exhibition of the movie (filmed in digital format) is very timely‚” said the former senator who authored the creation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The exhibition of the movie‚ which will have
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“In the era of colorblindness‚ it is no longer socially permissible to use race‚ explicitly‚ as a justification for discrimination‚ exclusion‚ and social contempt...Rather than rely on race‚ we use our criminal justice system to label people of color “criminals” and then engage in all the practices we supposedly left behind” (Alexander; 2). In their articles‚ Newman (10 Ways the Drug War Is Causing Massive Collateral Damage to Our Society) and Solomon and Baksh (Evaluating the Drug War on Its 40th
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To Be Black and Blue James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ is an honest‚ unflinching look at pre-civil rights era‚ American life in the predominately black neighborhood of Harlem. Baldwin’s short story speaks on issues of family conflict‚ drug addiction‚ class separation‚ and coping with life amidst the concentrated poverty of the public housing projects. These same problems occurred in most of the industrial cities of the north during the post-World War 2 era as many people were competing
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I live in a country full of rich resources. Our weather is like a bittersweet lotion that replenishes the skin. People from all over the world come to my land for these things called "vacations". Vacations bring in nothing but good memories‚ smiles‚ and family. A vacation is a fairytale here in Columbia. The beautiful landscapes are just a pinch of reality that are on the brochures‚ websites‚ and posters. Sometimes when I look at these Americanized pictures of Columbia I wish I was there. The true
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With regards to the apparent preferential securitisation of drugs and weapons related crime; in the case of the former Emmers (119-121) supports this notion. He points out that the illegal drug trafficking industry contributes to money laundering‚ arms smuggling‚ organised crime‚ corruption‚ illegal migration and possibly also terrorism (120). Furthermore‚ he emphasises that these factors contribute to societal‚ economic‚ and political degradation; consumer health and safety is affected as a result
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Many people have some level of knowledge regarding Colombia’s reputation for drug cartels and illegal drug trade activity‚ but something most people don’t realize is that there are other illegal trades happening in Colombia‚ one of them being the illegal acquisition and exportation of the pygmy marmoset. The pygmy marmoset is known best for being the smallest true monkey in the world‚ which is true‚ but there are apes which are slightly smaller. Pygmy marmosets are not currently endangered‚ however
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