Analysis: El Chapo

It is normal to see people frown upon criminals, more specifically drug dealers that take big part in the business. On top of that, social media will most of the time go against the subject and make it look worse than what it is. This is not only the case with the drug dealer presented by Patrick Keefe, El Chapo, but also with most drug dealers around the world. The authors intention with the article is to prove to the readers and people in general that even though people engage in criminal activity, some could have soft hearts and be kind human beings. Although the main character has fallen into a wrong business, he takes it very seriously, like it was a normal job and that does not mean he is a bad person despite all the trouble he has caused (damage and murder). The author clearly shows why he is a kind hearted person as seen in the dinner table where he offers and pays the meal for those who do not have the sufficient funds to pay for their own meal. He also presents the character as a socially outgoing human being, interacting well with others and without the intention to cause harm. Also, one has to take into consideration the backstory of the character. Who is behind the entire business? Was he forced to do this or is it a voluntarily action? In Mexico there is a lot of controversy in regard to drugs and people usually avoid getting involved since it is dangerous but that does not mean that all of the people involved are in fact dangerous. The author blames not El Chapo but the people behind the industry because they are the ones to give orders and cause harm to others. People around the world and in Mexico are wrongly informed but since the drug war has been around for so long, there is really no choice but to frown upon it and try to stay the furthest away from the drug industry.

Patagonia Reaction # 3

Even in the most unexpected areas of the world, things change. Whether it is nature it self changing or human impact, things eventually change. Like any other place in the world, Patagonia has been through a great amount of human interaction since the mid 70's. Bruce Chatwin's experience in Patagonia, as seen in his book, took place way back in the 1970's and the description he provides to the readers, now days is extremely inaccurate. Patagonia since then has become a central hub for tourism and people all over the world come down here to check it out. So if it is a popular tourism area, then how much has changed? From being a unpopulated, completely natural area, it comes close to a city now with all the buildings, hotels and lodges provided for the tourism. Of course, back in Chatwins time, people could easily go visit the beautiful area, but received less attention and was equally or maybe a better experience than it is now. It was a pure experience rather than now where you cannot really experience the true beauty Patagonia has to offer and this is because it has been taken over by numerous companies as it is the untapped market not only for tourism but for many other things as well. Although it has come down to this, the country has managed to generate a lot of income for their own benefit through this so it still has something good coming from it. Also, many people consider the beauty of Patagonia being modified or altered rather than destroyed in order to please and satisfy the ordinary customer visiting a beautiful, touristic place that Patagonia is.

Patagonia Reaction # 2

After having explored numerous sources about Patagonia, the reoccurring topic that kept on popping up really impacted Chile's reputation when it comes to taking initiative. Like most people know, the Patagonian reserve was the next untapped land to build new technology in order to provide energy to the people of the country. It was a project that took numerous years to plan. Chile is a rising, developing and influential country which has sufficient government power to make decisions for themselves. So much controversy has been created due to these ideas and has made the countries citizens go crazy over it but the government has never been able to put those thoughts aside and carry on with the project. Of course, there are two points of view one has to look at when it comes to destroying beautiful land with so much history just to make it more modern but the fact that it took them so many years to plan, so many years of delay and finally it being cancelled is a big waste of time and money by the Chilean government which in the long run prevents them from becoming a fully developed country. Personally, the project being delayed was the better decision but keeping the entire country stressed out and confused for so much time just put the government in a situation where they are not ready to be a fully developed country. These projects might be reconsidered in coming years but nothing should be started until there is a solid plan to pull it off.