"Blow- is based on the true life table of George Jung .
George Jung was the first to smuggle drugs to California.
B. His girlfriend Barbara helped him smuggled them .
II. Trouble escalates and the FBI starts investigating.
A. George has a daughter and struggles to be a good parent.
B. George is arrested with 600 lbs of marijuana .
1. He is re arrested and sentenced to life in jail.
III. "Blow- one of the best movies of the twentieth century.
A. Above average and good performances.
B. Depp and Penelope play extraordinary roles.
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Blow.
In the turbulence of the 1970's the international drug trade underwent a fast, violent and lucrative revolution and one ordinary American was as its center. He could have been your next door neighbor. But in just a few short years, George Jung, a high school football star from Small Town USA, single handedly became the world's premier importer of cocaine from Columbia's Medellin cartel, changing the course of and entire generation. Blow is a high velocity look at George Jung's spectacular rise and fall based on the true story of how powder cocaine turned into America's biggest drug problem and how one man from the blue collar suburbs became the 35 billion dollar a year conduit the Columbian cartels.
Blow is the deeply-inspiring true-life table of George Jung (Johnny Deep) that great humanitarian and extraordinary American Patriot who was the first to realize that tapping the Colombian Cartels as a source for importing drugs could result in some serious financial gain. George grew up in Massachusetts in the 60's with a hard working father and demanding mother. Despite his best efforts, George's father couldn't make ends meet. As a young adult, he traveled to California with a buddy. They soon feel in with a questionable crowd and begun smoking pot. Along with girlfriend Barbara (Franka Potente) smuggling products during her stewardess shifts. George is arrested in 1972 at which time Barbara dies of cancer but George finds a new ally in Diego (Jordi Molla), who proposes the idea that he became the American Columbian Kingpin Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curits).
Blow was a very entertaining and educational film. ... Blow catches the viewer's interest from the start by showing a scene from later in his life in where he testing his cocaine purchase. ... In conclusion, Blow is a great film because of its strong message and high entertainment value. ... Blow teaches the viewer that money comes and goes, but relationships are forever....
Whistle-blowing Whistle blowing occurs when an employee exposes a wrongdoing about their company. ... The main issue that I will discuss is if whistle blowing is the right thing to do. ... They can ignore the situation and continue as normal, bring up the matter internally and see what happens, blow the whistle while remaining anonymous (which is said to be less effective), blow the whistle and take the full force of employer disapproval, resign and remain silent, or resign and blow the whistle (Vinten, 1994). ... You must do several things before you even consider whistle blowing. .....
Especially when the topic of whistle blowing arises. ... But blowing the whistle could mean professional destruction. Surprisingly whistle blowing is on the rise. ... In conclusion, the act of whistle blowing helps reveal the wrongdoing of the business world. It takes a special person with strong morals to take the ramifications of whistle blowing. ...
I still position in favor of whistle blowing, because an employer can threaten you or bribe you but the situation of unethical behavior has not been solved. The purpose of whistle blowing and reporting the wrongful action is to improve society and not let employers get away with doing the wrong thing. A case that we studied in class that really supports my position and made me realize the importance of whistle blowing was case 1.2 "The A7D Affair". ... It is very important that employers do the best they can to solve a problem internally so they do not have to worry about the problem blowi...
Since the Department of Defense supports and defends a whistle-blowing program that aims to protect whistle-blowers, it is safe to say that whistle-blowers have a place in todays society. ... Even though whistle-blowing is not an ethical issue because it is justified by the Constitutional Paradigm, some people may argue that it is wrong to rat people out. ... This is a common result of whistle-blowing and sometimes deters people from doing the right thing. Additionally, whistle-blowing can lead to distrust between teammates and can disrupt the normal function of a unit. Although whistle-blowin...
In every short story the element of narrative structure is extremely significant, no more so then in "The Altar of the Family" by Michael Wilding and "A Blow, A Kiss" by Tim Winton. ... Alternatively, " A Blow, A Kiss" by Tim Winton is centred on Albie's sudden progression of maturity as he stands up for what he believes in. ... Similarly "A Blow, A Kiss" involves the main character's coming of age. ... Albie innocently asks his father if he would ever treat him the way Wilf did to his son and his father said no and followed his answer with a gentle knuckle to cheek blow, a manly ...
In fact, in the film "Blow Up", Michelangelo Antonioni reveals how women were mistreated in the 1960's culture, I argue that this representation remains inappropriate and sexist. ... In the 1966 film "Blow Up" directed by Michaelangelo Antonioni, a wealthy photographer who snapshots models and high fashion in London during the mid-sixties, shows the portrayal of women with the use of explicit sexual content. ... In "Blow Up" particularly, Antonioni made the women seem lifeless and have no control in any situation. ... In the 1966 film "Blow Up" it r...
The Black Death The Black Death was a plague that haunted Europe for four years. It began its horrible rampage in 1347 and ended in late 1351. In those four years it is estimated to have killed between twenty-five to forty-five percent of the population of Europe. "The Black Death was the singl...
During the celebration, the Green Knight suddenly arrives in all his magnificence and proposes a game to Arthur's court, a blow for a blow, also known as the "Beheading Game " (pg. 135). ... At this point, Sir Gawain thinks once a blow is given to the Green Knight and his head is severed, the end of the deal has come because the Green Knight is the only one allowed to return the blow. ... He shows bravery by going to face the danger and pain of the returned blow. ... Gawain shows courage, not backing down from this second blow that is sure to kill him. ... He has admitted to his cowardice...