forest are in the south of the country‚ and are full of a variety of exotic animals and beautiful flowers that are exported to many places in the world. However‚ this is not the reason Colombia is so popular. Colombia has the highest rate of drug trafficking in the world. Organizations as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have been trying to stop or reduce the sale of this illegal drug‚ fighting directly with the criminals and indirectly with the corruption that moves the government in Colombia
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According to The Huffington Post‚ 2 million children a year are victims of sex trafficking‚ with the age of 12 being the average age. The article explains that most of these children come from backgrounds of abuse‚ some trying to escape to a better life‚ they run away looking for safety and trying to find love. Some are kidnapped and forced into this life to survive. One problem is that sex trafficking is a very profitable industry‚ bringing in 32 billion in a single year across the world. The other
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Child Trafficking in the U.S. Imagine getting in a fight with your parents‚ your mom is on meth‚ your dad is drunk and just beat you and your mom‚ you go outside and some man pulls up in a lamborghini and says “I can give you all the money you want‚ and some loving parents”. As soon as you get close to his car some guy in the back grabs you and puts a gun to your head telling you not to do anything stupid. He takes you to his house where he keeps other little girls like you and decides to try you
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Undead Trafficking Human trafficking is very prevalent problem in the United States that still goes on today. It is the obtainment‚ for financial gain‚ of illegal entry into a place of which that person isn’t a citizen nor a resident. The reasons people are smuggled are endless and are even illustrated in books now. Most of the time people are being trafficked is for forced labor. No matter what the reason is‚ it is still illegal and needs to be put to a stop. Human trafficking isn’t
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Sex trafficking holds no boundaries when it comes to children‚ men‚ women‚ geography‚ or race. The Polaris Project states “Traffickers lure and ensnare people into forced labor and sex trafficking by manipulating and exploiting their vulnerabilities”. By promising high salaries‚ relationships‚ or thrilling adventures‚ traffickers lure victims in with
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The fact that the Indian woman was forced to marry a guy she didn’t even love was bad‚ but what made it worse was that once she grew to love him‚ she had to abort her baby. Sex trafficking is a global issue not only because in this paragraph the author says that a Indian woman was forced to move to Britain to be wed to a total stranger‚ but it also breaks down into a huge slavery issue. I don’t fully know this woman’s past because the authors briefly explain it‚ they just describe a little bit of
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technology‚ a more contemporary issue‚ known as sex trafficking‚ has begun to spread. Because these societal complications have remained untouched‚ this phenomenon continues to exist because of victims’ circumstances‚ as needing a source of income‚ searching for the basic necessities‚ and debt bondage. Although sex trafficking is a sub-category of modern slavery‚ it is a human rights violation that activists have been pushing to eliminate. Sex trafficking can be mitigated‚ and ultimately eliminated‚ by
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Sex Trafficking in Connecticut The Girls Next Door It is hard to imagine that in our own backyards‚ there are people being demoralized and abused for sex. An industry where mostly women are exploited for their bodies and used for profit‚ more and more women are entering the practice of prostitution‚ unaware of the risks involved. Promises of a glamorous lifestyle‚ lots of quick money‚ and rights of being your own boss‚ are beliefs among the women entering this trade. Unfortunately‚ this is a
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English 122 Instructor: Teresa Plummer October 28th‚ 2012 We will be discussing drug trafficking in the United States. I selected this topic because as a teen-ager I had a few run-ins with the drug trafficking industry as I was trying to find myself. It is fast money which is what is enticing about it. I have since learned the dangers that I put myself through. Now I try to educate others so they do not make the same mistakes that I made. Fortunately for me‚ I was able
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Hubert Rivera TRS 100 Gospel of Matthew One pager Throughout the Gospel of Matthew‚ Jesus is portrayed as a teacher‚ a healer‚ and a fulfillment of the Torah. The Gospel starts off describing Jesus’ lineage as a descendant of David and Abraham‚ Christ was the anointed to preach. Jesus’ genealogy showed the Jews his ancestors were traced back through the patriarchs and back to Adam. It was very important that Matthew‚ who also was a Jew emphasized this‚ so many Jews believed that Jesus is the
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