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Iridian Lozano English 1302.19 Dr. Rathbun 21 October 2014 For Kudos and Other Reasons I partially agree with the author of â€Å"Killing for Kudos† because on one hand, I agree that the violence in Mexico is absurd but on the other hand I disagree that there is no reason for the violence. I have family in Mexico and I am aware of the violence that is happening right on my back yard. All the violent massacres, I believe are uncalled for, but the cartels see it as a necessity in order to get a hold of territory. The ways they do their killings have gone too far and it’s disgusting how they consider it an entertainment. The article â€Å"Killing for Kudos – the brutal face of Mexico’s 21st Century war† by Ed Vulliamy reports the violence, massacres†¦show more content†¦For the past decade my family single handedly experienced how violent the Mexican drug war is. We could no longer visit our grandparents or my favorite uncle in Reynosa. On a trip to Reynosa, in broad daylight, a â€Å"Mexican transit officer† claimed we had gone over the speed limit and stopped us. He blatantly asked for a Mordida to let us go and not give us a ticket, however my father wanted the ticket because he didn’t want to give away any money to somebody who claimed to be an official. We were scared when he started to threaten he would take us to higher authority if we didn’t give him the money. My father then gave him 150 pesos claiming that was what we had and to just let us through. Another way we experienced the violence was when my deceased aunt, Delia was shot and killed during one of the army and drug cartel fights. She was driving in Matamoros to the store with her friend and their kids, when trucks intercepted the road and started firing at each other. My aunt, Delia instantly died when one of those bullets went through her brain. She was another victim of the cartel’s casualties. Vulliamy determines that the violence in Mexico is for nothing and that â€Å"the  ­violence revolves around the smaller profits of the domestic market and street corner† it is not â€Å"over money and the drug smuggling routes†. I beg to differ. It’s a little bit of each. It’s a struggle for territory, control of the drug routes and local businesses. A territory mostShow MoreRelatedIdentify a Policy and Evaluate Its Impacts on Your Practice, Reflecting on the Effect the Policy Has on Outcomes for Children and Young People.5815 Words   |  24 Pages‘Identify a policy and evaluate its impact on your practice, reflecting on the effect the policy has on outcomes for children and young people’ This essay will consider the policy of Inclusion, from a national and localised perspective, providing an appropriate understanding of policy and legislation, giving clear guidance of its evolution and relevance to practice. On researching policy and legislation through the decades there will be analysis of the way political and philosophical principlesRead MoreDeveloping Effective Research Proposals49428 Words   |  198 Pagesqualitative data 1.2.3 Relaxing the quantitative–qualitative distinction 1.2.4 Social science and social science areas 1.2.5 Relationship of this book to Introduction to Social Research 1.3 A view of research 1.4 Outline of chapters 1.5 Review concepts Notes 2 The Proposal – Readers, Expectations and Functions 2.1 What is a research proposal? 2.2 Readers and expectations 2.3 Functions and purpose of the proposal 2.4 Pre-structured versus unfolding research 2.5 The research proposal as a plan 2.6 Research questions