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Imagine being hated and loved by so many people, running from police, killing people that got in your way, and taking control of your hometown; that’s exactly what Don Pablo or Pablo Escobar did. He was a drug lord who, at his height of his career, smuggled more than eighty percent of the cocaine into America. Escobar was born December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Colombia. Although he was born into a lower-class family, he would grow to become on of the riches men in the world during his time, according

Narco’s is a series on Netflix that revolves completely about a guy by the name of Pablo Escobar. In this series, Pablo Escobar. an individual who grew up in a rough city in Columbia. His father, a peasant farmer and mother, a school teacher. His mother and father struggled to provide for Pablo and his siblings. Escobar was always eager to put his family on top when he was young, he got his wrong start as a petty street burglar, stealing cars before moving into the smuggling business. Escobar’s

cigarettes as well as fake lottery tickets. Soon after his involvement with his brother stealing and selling fake contraband he soon became acquainted with the local smuggler, Alvaro Prieto. While making a quick million in his early twenties smuggling drugs he got into an argument with a local drug lord, bigger than Alvaro and killed him. This led to his take over of the Medellin gang, his reign of violence , and his smuggling of fifteen tons of cocaine a day. Pablo Escobar’s violence stemmed from

Many people do not know the true story of Francisco “Pancho” Villa. Pancho Villa was actually born Doroteo Arango Arambula on June 5, 1878 in San Juan del Rio, Mexico. Doroteo’s parents were uneducated, peasant sharecrop farmers. This fact is important because Doroteo had a high level of intelligence even though he did not have any formal education. After his father’s death, Doroteo took his father’s place as a sharecropper and helped support his mother and four sisters. There are many versions

Demetrio Macias', Hope for the Commoners In The Underdogs written by Mariano Azuela, we are introduced to a character that strongly symbolizes the fuel of the Mexican Revolution. Heroes like Demetrio Macias brought the Serrano's hope of giving them what they felt they truly deserved. Although Demetrio Macias, the general (colonel) of a rebel army is hunting down the army of Pancho Villa, he seems to have the same ideals as the enemy. In addition to Demetrio Macias, we meet women like Camilla

The Mexican Revolution was an attempt to overthrow a dictatorial tyrant, Porfirio Diaz that ruled the country of Mexico for decades. His autonomic attitude and self-centered beliefs eventually angered the people, although he successfully tried and failed to bring to life prosperity to the country as well as strengthen the ties with the United States. As I travel through the country of Mexico battered by hardships and misery, I take notes, write down what I observe over the course of my journey

Another particularly significant consequence of the failure of the peace process was the development of rapid changes among military relations. The guerrillas, as previously explained, slowly increased their membership, largely to the credit of the demilitarized zone. The paramilitaries developed during this time as well, actually gaining dominance in coca, oil, and agro-producing regions. This enabled the paramilitaries to gain an upper hand in drugs and arms smuggling. Similarly, government forces

army patrols.” In order to protect themselves, landowners and drug cartels (who had become wealthy and, therefore, targets for guerrilla kidnappings) formed paramilitary death squads. The government fueled the flames, particularly under President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) by subtly endorsing and cooperating with these paramilitary squads, who claimed to be anti-communist, in order to eliminate the guerrilla influence. To do so, paramilitary groups invaded rural, peasant villages, and massacred the

The idea of drug trafficking makes most gasp in disgust but for the country of Columbia, drug trafficking was their upbringing and yet, eventually it was their demise. Pablo Escobar brought hope to poor and fear to the wealthy and even though his ways were cruel, his deeds were kind. Not only did Pablo Escobar bring the country of Columbia under his rule but he influenced this country's culture in a beautiful but horrible way. If one were to walk through the streets of Columbia's cities and towns

Pablo Escobar was important because over his lifetime, he used his power to develop Colombia into a narco-state for the betterment of the people. First, Pablo was a very influential man as well as an expert cocaine dealer, accumulating large amounts of money and changing the drug dealing game. Pablo changed the legal drug system of many countries and also over his lifetime, and he made over $4 billion off of cocaine dealing in which he funded for Colombia (“Pablo Escobar”). This suggests that if