Diamonds has played an important role in jewelry industry for years‚ its sparkle and glow made it girl’s best friend. However‚ due to the high prices of all diamonds‚ illegal traders around the world buy illegal diamonds to fund terrorism‚ violence mainly in Africa‚ and to buy weapons to threaten the government and people in African regions. Blood diamonds or converted diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance war on the mined country‚ and to buy weapons. This
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individual level‚ but also that of a communal and global level. Contextually there is a superficial alteration in the stimulus (Ivory vs. diamond) for greed and of global awareness towards the issue‚ although in the century that separates Joseph Conrad’s exploration of colonial regime in his novella Heart of Darkness and Edward Zwick’s post-colonial film Blood Diamond‚ the values driving the major characters and factions from the different texts are comparably similar. In both texts‚ there are individuals
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Topic: Blood Diamonds General purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about one of the most bloodiest events in human history. Thesis: ‘blood diamonds’ is the term referred to one of the most famous tragedies in history. Introduction: Attention Getter: Blood Diamond is a 2006 American political war thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick‚ starring Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou.[3] The title refers to blood diamonds‚ which are diamonds
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BLOOD DIAMONDS Student: XXXX YYYY Subject: International Economics‚ Spring 2007 Table of context: 1. Introduction ..2 2. Brief description of diamonds 2 3. Trade ..4 a. Nature of Diamonds .4 b. Industry’s Lack of Transparency 5 4. Political-economical view on this issue ..7 5. Tariffs.( USA) .8 6. Conclusion and
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Diamonds are Forever (from Sierra Leone)‚ Kanye West The famous song “Diamonds are Forever (from Sierra Leone)” is not only a good song that is sung by a legendary music artist‚ Kanye West‚ but it is a hidden message political song that is directly talking about the precious blood diamonds from the southern countries of the continent Africa. When someone hears the two words “blood diamond‚” most would probably assume that the diamonds are from Africa and that there are many people who die trying
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Honors 27 September 2012 Society Is An Onion: A Narrative Reflection for A Long Way Gone Society can be represented by an onion. There are many layers to both. In society‚ the center is an individual. It then moves on to family‚ community‚ nation‚ and finally‚ humankind. Each layer cannot exist without the layers underneath it‚ just like how an onion cannot be an onion without its many supporting layers. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah shows the layers of society through memories. Beah has experienced
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notable increase in poverty and unemployment. Hunger and disease that arises from poverty that affect the numerous refugees of the war can be resolved given time and resources. The Syrian Civil War is the contemporary ongoing instance of war‚ having gone unimpeded for a substantial period of time resulting in the country unable to resolve the war. The United States of America as a global leader has the responsibility to utilize the resources available to stop the crisis in
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taken and ends up as a slave in one of the country’s diamond mines. The diamonds that are dug up are usually the size of small beads‚ but one day‚ Solomon finds one that is much bigger than the usual diamond. Solomon sneaks away to bury it but he gets caught by the boss Poison. At that moment‚ the diamond mine is attacked by the government and Solomon ends up in prison. This is where he meets Danny Archer. Archer has been arrested for smuggling diamonds out of the country. Captain Poison is put in the
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I love the way you explained how people celebrated 4th of July in America. It definitely gave us a sense of patriotism and national pride. America have gone a long way. Traditionally‚ it’s to celebrate Independence Day with American flags‚ red-white-blue‚ and that whole game. Nowadays‚ from my perspective‚ there are some patriotic people. However‚ for me while growing up‚ it’s more BBQ‚ pool parties‚ fireworks‚ and most importantly red-white-blue & American flags. That’s still somewhat patriotic
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Taylor Wax Dr. Julia D’Antonio – Del Rio Sociology 3510 February 4‚ 2013 Writing Assignment #2 Throughout history‚ there have been many individuals whose deviant acts have become nationwide news. Names such as Ted Bundy‚ Jeffrey Dahmer‚ and John Wayne Gacy are known to Americans as those of some of the most notorious serial killers in our nation’s history. Controversy over whether men like the ones presented are sane enough to withstand trial and be sentenced to death continues to this day
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