I often write blogs about my favorite television programs or movies. Today I finished watching the Netflix series Narcos, and I was reminded of the quote from Julius Caesar. The first two seasons of the series are about the Medellin Cartel and its founder, Pablo Escobar. The next season will be about the Cali Cartel. Escobar perpetrated an immense number of evil deeds in his 44 years. He is dead, his followers are dead, and many innocent people are dead. In addition to transporting his cocaine to the US that has ruined so many lives, he blew up an Avianca passenger jet to try to kill the future President of Colombia and many buildings around Colombia. And many people are still in jail because of their involvement in his business. "The evil that men do live after them" can be aptly be applied to him.
Vocabulary
Shakespeare (noun): William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright (a writer of plays). He is the most famous English writer of all time.
Narcos (noun, plural): drug traffickers (Narcos is a slang word in English derived from Spanish.)
perpetrate (verb): do, commit, carry out (usually associated with crime)
immense (adj): very large, great
ruin (verb): destroy, hurt very badly
involvement (noun): inclusion, being part of
evil (noun/adj): very bad
aptly (adverb): well
Vocabulary Exercise:
Across
3. drug traffickers 4. commit 5. an English poet
Down 1. inclusion 2. very large 6. well 7. very bad 8. hurt very badly
Grammar Point; Some of the verbs in the passage are in the past tense, for example, finished, perpetrated, and ruined. The past ense of regular verbs is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb.
Grammar Assignment: Write five sentences using these three verbs and two other regular verbs in the past tense.
The brilliant Brazillian actor Wagner Moura who plays Pablo Escobar in Narcos, followed by a photo of the real Escobar
6 comments:
Dr. Nenchin, as a Spanish teacher, one thing I must do is keep up with the culture of all Spanish speaking countries. Pablo Escobar is an individual who I have read a lot about over the years. The show Narcos, does his story justice. Due to his absolute control and grasp of power, Escobar had no problem embracing his dominance in the country of Colombia. That is one elelment that the show brings to life. I cannot wait for the next season!!
Hi Dr. Nenchin! I have found a fascination in watching documentaries on the "war on drugs". I have no idea why, but the mindsets of those involved in trafficking the products is one that intrigues me from an observation point. The journey that some of the people have taken to get to the point that makes them commit such crimes is one that I cannot imagine even exists. One can say that it is a new culture to me. I will have to check out the series "Narcos."
Hi Dr. Nenchin! I have found a fascination in watching documentaries on the "war on drugs". I have no idea why, but the mindsets of those involved in trafficking the products is one that intrigues me from an observation point. The journey that some of the people have taken to get to the point that makes them commit such crimes is one that I cannot imagine even exists. One can say that it is a new culture to me. I will have to check out the series "Narcos."
Hi Dr. Nenchin,
I enjoyed reading your blog entry, and I also love watching this show. I find that that most Hispanic people know about Pablo Escobar and what he did during the 80's in Colombia. I think it would be interesting for students to read about a topic they may be familiar with and watch the series to get a full grasp of his depravity while he was alive. Great entry!
Hi Dr. Nenchin,
I enjoyed reading your blog entry, and I also love watching this show. I find that that most Hispanic people know about Pablo Escobar and what he did during the 80's in Colombia. I think it would be interesting for students to read about a topic they may be familiar with and watch the series to get a full grasp of his depravity while he was alive. Great entry!
Dr. Nenchin, I have been wanting to watch this series on Netflix it looks really interesting and you have sparked my interest even more!
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