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Monday, May 14, 2012
An Epidemic of Human Misey (1980-1995) [APUSH}
Was the Crack Epidemic one of "human misery" or is there a better way to describe it? What does this epidemic do to America's cities?
15 comments:
Anonymous
said...
The crack epidemic was social misery. The impact was so great that even non crack users were effected. Society went down the tubes causing cities to become of pigstys. Violent Crimes were at its highest. The overall health and population of communities dissolved.
Check this link out...the violence that this writer talks about really hammers your point home. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8991023
I agree with Kaci that the crack epidemic was social misery because of the concentrated areas that crack was used in. Although rual areas were affected, they weren't affected more the large cites where many minorities were. Within the cities i think the crack epidemic was human misery because of the crimes, families destroyed and lives taken just for drug trafficking. Everyone in the cites were connected by the human misery of the crack epidemic as everyone either was addicted to crack or knew someone who was on crack.
The crack epidemic was a symptom of distress among the urban poor , as it was one of "human misery". Especially during the 1980s, where America's cities became gritty, bad and poor from this epidemic. Like Essence have said, it resulted in crimes, families being destroyed and lives being taken away. The crack epidemic have harmed the moral of America's cities. Hence, there is no better way to desrcibe it as one of "human misery".
I agreed with Kaci that the crack epidemic was more of a social misery rather than a human misery. One of the thing that we mention in class today was the racial tension that rises along with this epidemic era. Blacks, in most cases, were being blamed for the whole causes. Therefore, this situation will bring society into a newer level of stereotypes and racism. Innocent blacks will then be accused of crimes that other Blacks committed. Even in today’s society, police officers still pull over what they called a “suspicious” African Americans’ vehicle just to search for cracks and other illegal drugs.
The Crack Epidemic was one of "human misery" because of the effect of such a drug and also the method of introduction. Im likely reiterating what others have said but the introduction of the drug to poor nieghboorhoods truly leads to the desturcution of cities. The impact of the crack epidemic on American cities affected numerous people within a community ranging from kids to adults. From the video we watched, it mentioned that community playgrounds became warzones due to crack. Playgroungs often symbolized a neutral area when a community can gather and socially progress. When a symbol such as this it changed it forshadows the destruction of a community.
I believe the crack epidemic was of social misery and not human misery;althought it did affect a huge majority of people it did not affect everyone in the world. Its a social misery because it changed the behavior of people and created different outcomes due to the influence of crack in America.
I agree with Kaci and Essence that the crack epidemic was more of social misery rather than human misery. As Essence mentioned in her post, crack resulted in crimes, destroyed families and deaths. It's more of social misery because it didn't just affect the person, it affected their family and the society. It became a controversy when Americans began to think their own government played a role in the crack epidemic. They feared the government and the idea that people such as their children or people surrounding them being exposed to crack.
After watching the movie about the crack epidemic i noticed that none of the crack addicts were miserable. They seem to have come to terms about the way things are and had made a decision to live with it or change it. This would not be considered a "human misery" because no one is miserable. They are either content (the crack heads), angry, or just do not care about the crackheads. This epidemic is better called reality because all the issues/problems that occur are apart of life. The difference between the crack people and the normal people is that they deal with their difficulties differently. This epidemic has rasied like Kasey said the crime rate. However even with out crack, i still believe that the crime rate would be high, just crack wouldn't be apart of the equation. This has also caused cites to lose value because crack heads lower property value and causes a place to lose value. An example would be Atlantic City, NJ and the government trying to get rid of the homeless/crackheads. This shows that American cities don't want them anywhere around money.
I believe the crack epidemic was both human misery and social misery. Not only did the crack affect people personally,it also affected their society. "The crack epidemic (otherwise known as 'the crack game') is correlated with a sharp increase in crime on an unprecedented scale, especially violent crime." The epidemic in America's cities: "Once the drug became embedded in the particular communities, the economic environment that was best suited for its survival caused further social disintegration within that city. An environment that was based on violence and deceit as an avenue for the crack dealers to protect their economic interests."
The crack epidemic led to an American addiction to seeking “highs” or pleasure pursuits to escape reality. May people who engaged in the crack substance were wronged by someone or a system and turned to crack for an escape. “It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for dealers” therefore giving rise to the drug trade. “In some major cities, such as New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia, one dosage unit of crack could be obtained for as little as $2.50. Never before had any form of cocaine been available at such low prices and at such high purity.”- Drug Enforcement Administration Crack had a stronghold on the ghettos and was dominated by traffickers. Elected officials tried to stope the epidemic by ceasing the drugs entrance into the nation. However, smuggling still brought the high demanded drug into the US.
The crack epidemic is an example of human misery. In this documentary the addicts describe a tragic event that led to their downfall, and they eventually turned to crack to forget their problems. However when the euphoric feeling of crack ends then those feelings of anger and depression comes back. These crack addicts go through a vicious cycle of misery. Furthermore crack epidemics negatively effect cities because it promotes the declines of the cities. Such things like violence and homelessness increase.
The crack epidemic was one of both social and human misery. The addicts often explained why they began. Using the drug and the reasoning was often. Because of a tragedy. One addict, Susan told about how the day her mother died was the day she started using. These people were at very low points in their lives , and they found that using the drug was the only way they could reach that high they were looking for. Crack affected targeted communities, such as LA and Philadelphia because of the high population of African. Americans. Families were destroyed, and "playgrounds. Were turned into war zones". The cities were no longer safe and it was due to the crack epidemic.
The Crack Epidemic was definitly one of "human misery". This Epidemic affected many people dot just the person that was addicted to the drug. It destoryed lives and made many people dependent on the drug. In J is for Junkie most of the people that became addicted to this drug had a tragic experience that lead them to this drug. In some way the crack epidenic has effected everyone either dircetly or indirectly.
15 comments:
The crack epidemic was social misery. The impact was so great that even non crack users were effected. Society went down the tubes causing cities to become of pigstys. Violent Crimes were at its highest. The overall health and population of communities dissolved.
Kaci Kelsey
Check this link out...the violence that this writer talks about really hammers your point home.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8991023
I agree with Kaci that the crack epidemic was social misery because of the concentrated areas that crack was used in. Although rual areas were affected, they weren't affected more the large cites where many minorities were. Within the cities i think the crack epidemic was human misery because of the crimes, families destroyed and lives taken just for drug trafficking. Everyone in the cites were connected by the human misery of the crack epidemic as everyone either was addicted to crack or knew someone who was on crack.
The crack epidemic was a symptom of distress among the urban poor , as it was one of "human misery". Especially during the 1980s, where America's cities became gritty, bad and poor from this epidemic. Like Essence have said, it resulted in crimes, families being destroyed and lives being taken away. The crack epidemic have harmed the moral of America's cities. Hence, there is no better way to desrcibe it as one of "human misery".
I agreed with Kaci that the crack epidemic was more of a social misery rather than a human misery. One of the thing that we mention in class today was the racial tension that rises along with this epidemic era. Blacks, in most cases, were being blamed for the whole causes. Therefore, this situation will bring society into a newer level of stereotypes and racism. Innocent blacks will then be accused of crimes that other Blacks committed. Even in today’s society, police officers still pull over what they called a “suspicious” African Americans’ vehicle just to search for cracks and other illegal drugs.
Kelly Mancho Said...
The Crack Epidemic was one of "human misery" because of the effect of such a drug and also the method of introduction. Im likely reiterating what others have said but the introduction of the drug to poor nieghboorhoods truly leads to the desturcution of cities. The impact of the crack epidemic on American cities affected numerous people within a community ranging from kids to adults. From the video we watched, it mentioned that community playgrounds became warzones due to crack. Playgroungs often symbolized a neutral area when a community can gather and socially progress. When a symbol such as this it changed it forshadows the destruction of a community.
What does this epidemic do to America's cities?
I believe the crack epidemic was of social misery and not human misery;althought it did affect a huge majority of people it did not affect everyone in the world. Its a social misery because it changed the behavior of people and created different outcomes due to the influence of crack in America.
I agree with Kaci and Essence that the crack epidemic was more of social misery rather than human misery. As Essence mentioned in her post, crack resulted in crimes, destroyed families and deaths. It's more of social misery because it didn't just affect the person, it affected their family and the society. It became a controversy when Americans began to think their own government played a role in the crack epidemic. They feared the government and the idea that people such as their children or people surrounding them being exposed to crack.
After watching the movie about the crack epidemic i noticed that none of the crack addicts were miserable. They seem to have come to terms about the way things are and had made a decision to live with it or change it. This would not be considered a "human misery" because no one is miserable. They are either content (the crack heads), angry, or just do not care about the crackheads. This epidemic is better called reality because all the issues/problems that occur are apart of life. The difference between the crack people and the normal people is that they deal with their difficulties differently. This epidemic has rasied like Kasey said the crime rate. However even with out crack, i still believe that the crime rate would be high, just crack wouldn't be apart of the equation. This has also caused cites to lose value because crack heads lower property value and causes a place to lose value. An example would be Atlantic City, NJ and the government trying to get rid of the homeless/crackheads. This shows that American cities don't want them anywhere around money.
I believe the crack epidemic was both human misery and social misery. Not only did the crack affect people personally,it also affected their society. "The crack epidemic (otherwise known as 'the crack game') is correlated with a sharp increase in crime on an unprecedented scale, especially violent crime."
The epidemic in America's cities:
"Once the drug became embedded in the particular communities, the economic environment that was best suited for its survival caused further social disintegration within that city. An environment that was based on violence and deceit as an avenue for the crack dealers to protect their economic interests."
The crack epidemic led to an American addiction to seeking “highs” or pleasure pursuits to escape reality. May people who engaged in the crack substance were wronged by someone or a system and turned to crack for an escape. “It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for dealers” therefore giving rise to the drug trade.
“In some major cities, such as New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia, one dosage unit of crack could be obtained for as little as $2.50. Never before had any form of cocaine been available at such low prices and at such high purity.”- Drug Enforcement Administration
Crack had a stronghold on the ghettos and was dominated by traffickers. Elected officials tried to stope the epidemic by ceasing the drugs entrance into the nation. However, smuggling still brought the high demanded drug into the US.
The crack epidemic is an example of human misery. In this documentary the addicts describe a tragic event that led to their downfall, and they eventually turned to crack to forget their problems. However when the euphoric feeling of crack ends then those feelings of anger and depression comes back. These crack addicts go through a vicious cycle of misery. Furthermore crack epidemics negatively effect cities because it promotes the declines of the cities. Such things like violence and homelessness increase.
The crack epidemic was one of both social and human misery. The addicts often explained why they began. Using the drug and the reasoning was often. Because of a tragedy. One addict, Susan told about how the day her mother died was the day she started using. These people were at very low points in their lives , and they found that using the drug was the only way they could reach that high they were looking for. Crack affected targeted communities, such as LA and Philadelphia because of the high population of African. Americans. Families were destroyed, and "playgrounds. Were turned into war zones". The cities were no longer safe and it was due to the crack epidemic.
The Crack Epidemic was definitly one of "human misery". This Epidemic affected many people dot just the person that was addicted to the drug. It destoryed lives and made many people dependent on the drug. In J is for Junkie most of the people that became addicted to this drug had a tragic experience that lead them to this drug. In some way the crack epidenic has effected everyone either dircetly or indirectly.
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