The Only Weapon (Memo 3)

Music is used freely to express the feelings and emotions of one individual. The media uses music as the only way to communicating but not only the media as well as the artists composing this type of music. Angels and Demons describe a story where a man is into the cartel business and how he is affected by it. In a verse he says “I want my daddy to stay don’t go out it hurts me but what my little girl does not know that her daddy dies to a battle of the streets one guy dies” by this he is referring to living a life that he does not want his little girl to know. He then mentions “the guards came they surrounded me they shot I tried to beat them but they still hunted me down I write you this from jail in case they never told you or sadly I died and they buried you” in this whole action the man tried to make a deal work but was shot down then he went to jail writing to his little girl knowing that she had died from cancer which is why he said he died when they buried her. This song expresses a life of someone who cares about life and is in this business.


A country controlled by a pandemic that makes every person fear is no happy home. Pictures describing this information can make a huge difference. In my blog I have posted a picture containing a map of Mexico that displays the territory of the cartels. For example the territory in red belongs to “Los Zetas.” This map contains the general view of the land, and that is why it is important to this pictures information.


My other picture contains a visual of some of the leaders for the cartel called La Familia (The Family). This is the second known cartel group and their power is known to be little more spread out throughout Mexico. This picture shows how on a build board these leaders are displayed for anyone that has seen them to turn them in. I posted this picture because I wanted for people to see that they looked like ordinary people but held incredible power. Every picture contains great information individually and all have a point to my blog.

Angels And Demons

The Public Eye

The goal of this survey is to view the sight of the public about the topic of the Mexican Drug Wars. No personal information will be shared all information will be anonymous. Thank you for sparing your time and to take this survey.

1. How old are you?   14( ) 15( ) 16( ) 17( ) 18( ) 19( ) 20( )

2. Circle: Male or Female

3. Circle: In average what age do people start to worry more about drugs?

13-15               16-18              19-21              21 and older

4. In your own opinion how do drug cartels influence the world?

5. Number: What effects do drugs cause the most?

Death___

Separation___

Violence___

Relaxation___

Hallucinating___

6. Order from greatest to least: In life what is more important to you? Family, Friends, Pets, Community, Violence, Drugs, Guns

7. Consuming drugs make you more independent?

                                   Agree or Disagree

8. Circle: Through what ages do you think that drug cartels have members involved in generally?

15-18               19-21               22-25               26-30               31- Older

9. What is worst in a country?

     A) Drugs                B) Conspiracy             C) Corruption

10. Gangs can relate to being similar to drug cartels.

                             True or False

11. Families become stronger if drugs try to separate them or destroy them?                                                                                   Agree or Disagree

The Background

            Oct. 27, 2011

There is no happiness when hundreds of lives are being lost to the drug cartels in one’s own country. It is sad when you lose everything you worked hard to accomplish and watching it all being destroyed before your eyes. How can someone be free when they are trapped in their own fear of their death to this world. The lives of many are judged by the actions of the cartels that surround and have taken over the territory. Many of my friends that I used to know have ended up in this killing business. I remember the time when we used to play, but now we have grown up and they still think life is a game. No one can escape the suffering silent shadows sneaking through the city watching everything with their cold eyes. Families do not deserve to be trapped in their own home like hunted animals knowing that death is near. Three subjects that have worsened this situation have been the suffering of innocents, US and Mexican alliance/ operations, and the violent actions of the cartel towards the public.