On the Run - Fiction
The man, lying face down on the ground appeared to be dead. The mugger
was on the floor after a blow I gave him to the head. It was there
like a log, not moving at all.
There was blood rushing out like a fast flowing river. I noticed the
man had a briefcase and it was slightly open. I stared at the case; I
could see something bright enclosed, curiosity drew me closer, and I
snatched the case. I opened it to find a goldmine. Enclosed were
around ten keys of cocaine. Why would a man have an enormous amount of
'whites' with him? This was an opportunity of a lifetime. Around five
hundred thousand pounds worth of narcotics! I heard the sound of a
distant police siren, whatever to do? I reached to get back my
valuables, and belongings. The noise of the sirens come closer and
closer, I just realized, my wallet is in the mugger's hand, but his
hand is under his head. I grabbed the wallet and ran, but several of
my personal cards fell out. There was blood all over my hands and
wallet.
I crept into a compact alleyway and I had a search thorough my wallet.
Everything was there, apart from my driving license and snooker club
membership card. I walked cautiously back towards the body, I grew
closer and closer to see a blank space, with a red mark. It was
nowhere to be seen, and neither were the cards. A pool of blood lay
there, but that wasn't the problem, he had my I.D, my name, address,
and details….
What was I to do, a man, who is obviously a drug dealer, or drug user,
has my details, and I have his supply of drugs. Why would a man with
this much narcotics, try to mug me for, was he drunk, was he high on
his own supply? He had this slick, new Gucci suit, why would he mug me
for a mere twenty pound. He was an authoritative man, you could tell,
On June 26, 2006, a Sheriff Officer of the State of Florida, William Wheetley and his drug detection dog, Aldo, were on patrol. Furthermore, Officer Wheetley conducted a traffic stop of the defendant Clayton Harris for expired tags on his truck. As Officer Wheetley approached the truck, he noticed that Harris was acting nervous/anxious, more than he should have, and he also noticed an open can of beer in the cup holder next to him. At that moment, Officer Wheetley knew that he was hiding something, he requested to search
In the fact pattern provided, Mark Quickdraw, a detective is conducting an investigation case whose main mission is to capture a drug dealer named Sally Martin. Detective Quickdraw relies on what he heard about the drug dealer. That leads him to believe that she will be selling cocaine in the street she lives in. In connection to his belief, that shows the reasonable suspicion he had towards the drug dealer. Followed by reasonableness, he sends an informant Sneak Pete to her residence with police money in attempt to buy cocaine. The informant comes back and hands over a small bag of cocaine he obtained from a man in the residence. He also informs the detective that he suspects the drug dealer to be having amounts of drug since he observes a white plastic bags and digital scales. Not satisfie...
In the book Always Running written by Luis J. Rodriguez we meet the author at a young age, We accompany him as he grows into the Veteran gang lifestyle. Throughout the autobiography, Luis, a young Chicano who survived ¨La Vida Loca¨ in South San Gabriel gives voice to an unheard cry and illuminates the cycle of poverty and violence of gang wars. His families instability and the discrimination they received due to their ethnicity gives him a desire to hurt others and seek understanding in a deviant way. Rodriguez speaks on many of the issues we still see in our Latino communities today, The lack of resources; financially and emotionally. He narrates his own internal and external battles to gain respect, belonging, and protection.
Throughout life people encounter a numerous amount of obstacles, some of these obstacles can be tougher than others. These obstacles don’t define who you are, how the situation is handled does. In the book The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Jessica encounters a tremendous obstacle that life could throw at her. Jessica has had to learn to adjust her life from the way that she used to live. Her life is changing and she has to decide if this accident defines who she is going to be while being surrounded by the love and comfort of her family.
People do not have to fly to be hero, it takes much more. Many heroes of today are shown to have supernatural powers that makes them acquire amazing abilities, flying, super strength, skills to manifest anything, the list goes on. Our heroes in the present time are perceived by the audiences' mindset to have special powers but there are times where being a hero does not need to have all the extra tricks. Thomas, a character in The Maze Runner is thrown unconsciously with no memory into a place of the unknown called the Glades, consisting of only teenagers inhabiting the area. He would soon find out the whole place is bordered by a big wall that closes by night and day to protect them from the maze that are filled with demonic machines that will kill on sight. This begins his adventure, eager to learn what is out there and willing to become a maze runner which is equivalent to being a tribute for the greater good in their little homemade society. Having powers might help to become a hero, but in the dystopian novel The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, his protagonist Thomas demonstrates the hero journey in a more natural way by crossing the threshold, meeting a mentor, and lastly having tests, allies and enemies.
just trying to rob the man or for any other reason, but the man’s evil eye. The idea that this man
...did, but he could have it, and I also gave him the recyclables I had left. I attempted to explain to him what I had done and was doing, but it kind of went over his head so, instead of pushing it I held my hand out to shake his. He shook my hand and I also gave him a five dollar bill and said thank you.
The “War on Cocaine” has been trying to fight a battle on two fronts. The first objective of the American government is to deter the consumer from using illegal products. The genesis of punishment against users is sited in the 1914 Harrison Act, in which addicts and others that possessed drugs were punished for buying or possessing cocaine or heroin without a prescription (Bertram, 26). This act began a trend that still today allows law enforcement to arrest the user along with the supplier. The supplier (drug trafficker) is the key in this type of police action, because most of the time the user will be unaware of the exact origin of the substance or have any knowledge as to where it was purchased or manufactured. The main problem with this type of arrest is that 70 to 75 percent of the narcotic arrests per year are for possession and only 25 to 30 percent are for actual drug trafficking offenses. Although the user should not be overlooked, a greater emphasis ought to be focused on the supplier in order to reach the actual manufacturer of the illegal substances.
When the plague hit Europe in the 14th century, thousands of people were seemingly dropping dead. Christians determined that the cause of these fatalities was an act of God’s wrath and punishment for the sinners. Unfortunately, dense populations of peasants in cities allowed the disease to spread quickly, yet elite such as priests and physicians often fled for their own wellbeing. Thomas Dekker addresses his thought that these elite should be obligated to remain in the cities to aid the sick peasants rather than leaving them for dead in the piece A Rod for Run-awayes. Dekker argues that the rich peoples who fled could have helped those that were left behind both by providing for them directly in addition to demonstrating to God the sense of community with the virtue of dealing with this issue together. During this time, priests and physicians should have felt
Illicit drug use and the debate surrounding the various legal options available to the government in an effort to curtail it is nothing new to America. Since the enactment of the Harrison Narcotic Act in 1914 (Erowid) the public has struggled with how to effectively deal with this phenomena, from catching individual users to deciding what to do with those who are convicted (DEA). Complicating the issue further is the ever-expanding list of substances available for abuse. Some are concocted in basements or bathtubs by drug addicts themselves, some in the labs of multinational pharmaceutical companies, and still others are just old compounds waiting for society to discover them.
Throughout life you encounter a numerous amount of obstacles. These obstacles don’t define you, how you handle them does. In the book “The Running Dream” by Wendelin Van Draanen, Jessica encounters the biggest obstacle that life could throw at her. Jessica has had to learn to adjust her life from what it was. Her life is changing and she has to decide if this accident defines who she is going to be while being surrounded by the love and comfort of her family.
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Jake Zahara 2/5/14 Literature The Maze Runner Written by: James Dashner Biography of Author James Dashner was born on November 26, 1972, and is currently 41 years of age. Dashner was raised in Georgia, but eventually moved to the Rocky Mountains. James went to Brigham Young University, originally to study accounting, but having been an avid reader since he was a child, he decided to try writing. It took several tries, but he eventually created the Fincher series of books, which started his writing career. James met his wife, Lynette Anderson, in Utah.
The main elements of the crime drama genre which contribute to the audience’s pleasure, with detailed references to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present), The Wire (2002-2008) and Waking the Dead (2000-2011).
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