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Marcial Macial Degollado, the founder and former General Director of the Legion of Christ, was born on March 10, 1920 in Cotija, Michoacán. He was a Mexican-born Catholic priest and had numerous relatives who were priests. After attending assorted catholic schools his whole life he decided to become a priest and to pursue a religious career. However, during his schooling he caused serious trouble and was kicked out of two schools for unknown reasons. He ended up becoming a priest after being both

Kelsey McClenning Mrs. Blomme Honors 1 28 September 2014 Mexico Drug War According to the FBI, there are more than seventy five open cases of Americans that are kidnapped in Mexico. That is just one of the effects caused by what is called The Mexico Drug War. People are oblivious to what the outcome of drugs, in general, can do. Many have disappeared or been killed, firearm trade from the U.S. has gone up, and the supply of drugs in the U.S has increased. The Mexico Drug war started in December

Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine Carson in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 3, 1906 to washerwoman, Carrie McDonald, and vaudeville drummer, Eddie Carson. Josephine's father abandoned them shortly after her birth and her mother married a kind but perpetually unemployed man named Arthur Martin. Their family came to include a son and two more daughters. Josephine grew up cleaning houses and babysitting for wealthy white families until she got a job waitressing at The Old Chauffeur's Club when

An 11000 man force was commanded by General President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. It was an amalgamation units of central Mexico, Army of the north and remnants of defeated Veracruz garrison. Acapulco to Mexico City was guarded by 3000 man army of the south. A 3800man contingent rounded out the valley campaign’s force structures. Lacking established government depots, the Mexican soldiers got supplies from nearby communities. The soldier’s wives

In 1959, Truman Capote arrived in Holcomb, Kansas to write about the murder of an innocent family. His controversial nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, would change the literary world, becoming the first of its time. The novel magnifies Perry Smith, the family’s killer, who Truman Capote forms a close friendship with. As a result, Capote humanizes Perry Smith, creating a small emotional distance between the readers and the killer. He writes about Perry’s experiences regarding death in childhood, abuse

dress, and interact with others. There are different ways gender roles have developed over time and how people choose to interpret gender roles and what the male and female have to do. I was born and raised in San Diego California. My mom is from Acapulco, Guerrero and my dad is from Morelos, Cuernavaca. They both were raised by strict mexican parents who raised them to be responsible at a young age. Both of my parents started working at the age of 10. My dad would work at a bakery after school

Did you know that Mexico has a history with many brutal crimes? Crimes such as kidnapping, money laundering, murders, prostitution, drug dealing, extortion, human trafficking, gun trafficking, drug trafficking, car thief, and cartels wars. Have you ever been a victim of any of this crimes listed above in Mexico? Sadly most people who lived in Mexico tend to be victims of a crime. In Mexico 1 out of every 8,300 people are violently murdered. Most murder rates are in the borders near the United States

Gallardo establish the cartel were arrested, so Gallardo, the single leader of the cartel “was smart enough to privatize the Mexican drug trade by having it run by lesser-known bosses” (The Five Most Famous Drug Cartels”), that he often met with in Acapulco. Eventually Miguel was arrested as well which caused the split of the Guadalajara Cartel into the

The History of Film Noir Film Noir literally means ‘Black Film’. This term was first coined by French film critic Nino Frank, who noticed a trend in the darkness of themes in many American films that constituted wartime cinema. Classic film noir developed during the 1940’s during and after World War two, taking advantage of the post war zeitgeist of anxiety, pessimism and suspicion. Mistrust, fear, paranoia, and bleakness is obvious in noir, it reflects the cold war

Although Truman Capote recognizes the duality of Perry, he uses language complexities to demonize Dick; therefore he argues people with mental health issues deserve help while those who choose their behaviors deserve harsher punishments. Amplification embellishes the artwork that Capote illustrates. In the beginning, he paints the picture of Perry as naive and gentle, which contrasts with Dick who was heartless and arrogant. Later, a picture of Dick’s past as a teenager is elaborated: “‘An outstanding