Name: Kevin Whitten Topic: Mexico ’s War on Drugs Purpose: Inform Organizational Plan: Topical Introduction Attention Getter: A bloody war has been raging on in North America for the last four years which has resulted in over 34‚500 deaths as of December 2010‚ which was by far one of the most violent years so far with over 15‚000 people killed. Speaker Purpose: Having been stationed in Fort Hood Texas for three years I often visited Mexico and being an addict in recovery‚ in some small
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Conflicts between international countries are apart of the world we live in currently. Different way on how to address and pursue these problems to find solutions vary in range. Ideas of pacifism‚ realism‚ and just war theory are way to interpret problem solving for war. Just war theory has shared characteristics of realism relating to war being apart of our lives‚ and the pacifist motives to not going to war but differing because there are some reasons to go to war. Just war theory allows war to
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Reagan’s War on Drugs: A Never-ending Battle The phrase “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll” held true to its well-earned spot in 1970’s and 1980’s society. With a new‚ looser culture‚ explicit music‚ raunchy and rambunctious movies as well as a societal focus on many things immoral‚ it was an era of challenging social norms. As the use of recreational and psychoactive drugs‚ as well as alcohol‚ increased‚ a new problem arose; how does law enforcement and the government undo the damage being made by
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‘Conflict involves a clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations.’ Sometimes to achieve what we want‚ we may have to do something contradictory. This involves the clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations‚ which are the elements that make up conflict. Conflict is the way of human nature and comes in various forms: inner conflict‚ interpersonal conflict‚ social conflict‚ cultural conflict‚ religious conflict and racist conflict. These conflicts can vary in terms of level: it can be inner‚ person
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JUST WAR THEORY | September 132011 | This project is based on the chapter of structures and processes of war under which the ‘Just War Theory’ is analyzed in reference to the US military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in US. | America’s Just War Theory | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CASE STUDY Study is made on the US military attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan in post 9/11 era. Nature of study is qualitative and library based. SCOPE The study of the project is limited
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The English term ‘war’ is an adaptation of the old German word ‘werran’‚ which means “to confuse or to cause confusion” (Mark). Wars have been around in the world ever since the time of ancient Mesopotamia around the time of 2300 BCE. In general‚ war is used to solve conflicts between two or more nations through the format of military battles. There are many people who oppose the use of war to solve conflicts‚ arguing that there are less violent ways to solve conflicts between nations. That being
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A conflict theorist and a functionalist would have opposing ideas on the explanation of social inequality. As we know‚ functionalism is a belief or theory that society‚ all its factors and roles‚ play an important part in functioning society (Britannica 2024). Even though some factors are not good‚ functionalists would argue that they are needed. Conflict theory is the opposing idea of functionalism. Conflict theorists believe that there is conflict between the classes‚ and that every society has
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Mexico’s Drug War The Mexican drug war has been affecting Mexico’s economy‚ businesses‚ and has left a lot of its citizens dead. The Mexican drug war has been particularly affected tourism in Acapulco‚ Guerrero where this is a famous location that is popular for its beaches. However‚ in Acapulco a total of 700 people have been killed. The US warns its citizens from travelling to Mexico overall due to the violence. These warnings have greatly decreased the number of spring breakers to 93%. Thus‚ this
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America’s failing War on Drugs and the Culture of Incarceration Richard B. Carpenter Adams State College America’s failing War on Drugs and the Culture of Incarceration Richard B. Carpenter Adams State College Abstract For over a century‚ America has waged a failing war on drugs even as it feeds a cultural apathetic and underground acceptance of drug and alcohol use. The views of the dominate group have placed blame on society’s ills on the evils
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circumstances. This alternative was a decision made by the in-laws and the parents to put their daughters in the Ashram (widow house). In this paper‚ it will be argued that feminist conflict theory can be used to understand changing attitudes toward widows in India‚ through the lens of Deepa Mehta’s‚ Water. Through feminist conflict theory‚ we can understand that the widows’ major problems are due to the patriarchal society. The goal of the feminist view is to eliminate male domination‚ so women can have equal
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