The morality of drug use and dealing

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

12/18/2008

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
1. looking at figures such as Frank Lucas.
2. Morality does not always coincide with what is legal.
Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
1. Heroin is the most prevalent drug in American Gangster and Requiem for a dream.
2. The abuse of both legal and illegal drugs.
The Basketball Diaries, directed by Scott Kalvert.
1. The negative side effects and consequences of drug addiction.
Parallels in my own life and the experiences of my friends in relation to these two movies.
1. Dealing marijuana to support addiction to smoking marijuana.
2. Toby's start in dealing marijuana.
3. The role of family and the family's influence on the child's decision to use or deal drugs.
4. A common trend among my friends who are heavily involved with both drug use and drug dealing.
Conclusion.

Abstract

Everyone in America wants to live the American Dream. They want to make a lot of money and be happy. Life is not easy though, and it is difficult to successfully live out the American Dream. Some people are fortunate enough to be born into families who are financially well off and everything in life comes to them very easily. However, for those who aren't as lucky, drugs and dealing drugs has become a way for them to make money and try to attain some sort of happiness through a high. Though dealing drugs is illegal in the United States and the term, illegal, is normally associated with being an immoral act, characters such as Frank Lucas from American Gangster show us that illegal acts many times have a moral basis behind them. Also, even though using illegal drugs is against the law, many people use these substances, because it is the only way for them to feel happiness in their lives. Many drug abusers and dealers do not have any immoral intentions in any way but actually quite the opposite. However, when looking at the movies, Requiem for a Dream and The Basketball Diaries, it is evident that the abuse of drugs such as heroine can lead to the destruction of a person's life.