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    focuses on the illegal trade of conflict diamonds. The diamonds are called conflict diamonds because slave labor is used to mine them‚ weapons trade is used to acquire them‚ and armed conflicts and massacres are related to enlisting recruitments of child soldiers and fighting between local governments and rebels. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy has his village massacred and gets separated from his family as he is forced to work as a slave mining for diamonds for a rebel organization known as the Revolutionary

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    Blood diamonds have greatly affected the native populations in Africa. For example during the war in Sierra Leone‚ which started in 1991 and ended in 1999‚ the RUF took advantage of the native people because they could not defend themselves. This war that took place in these years claimed over 75‚000 lives and caused many native people to become refugees. They would take young girls and women away from their families and force them into sexual slavery. Many of these girls did not have a choice because

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    dollar. This downfall was the outlined theme throughout the film Blood Diamond. In 1999 Sierra Leone was suffering from a civil war involving the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the government. The RUF were a group of African rebels who fought believing they were doing the right thing and setting the people free from the clutches of the corrupt government. However‚ in reality the RUF are forcing prisoners to work to for blood diamonds and the children are turned into solders. At the beginning of

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    afraid to fall asleep‚ but staying awake also brought back painful memories… These days I live in three worlds: my dreams‚ and the experiences of my new life‚ which trigger memories from the past” (Beah 19). Quoted from Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone‚ is an example of post-traumatic stress disorder‚ one of the many themes and effect of war and violence present in this book. According to the Journal of Controversial Medical Claims‚ post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that

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    Ethical movie review Title: Blood Diamond Year: 2006 Studio: Virtual Studios Producer: Warner Bros. Director: Edward Zwick Country: United States of America 0.1 Introduction The following essay will examine ethical issues addressed through the movie “Blood Diamond”. The two main issues identified and discussed are; child soldiers and conflict diamonds. My main lens of ethical theories will consist of the four western theories‚ this includes‚ egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ ethics of duties and

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    web that showcase the many (and sometimes hilarious) stereotypes of Africans that my sister and I will watch and eventually end up bent over laughing. Some forms of the media have served as a great way to shed light on the correct and realistic depictions of who African people really are. Blood Diamond‚ a film

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    Phases of Tragedy in Blood Diamond By: Claire S. Complete innocence describes the hero to be dignified‚ because of their innocence. Their pride and strength is overpowered by something they cannot control. In the movie Blood Diamond‚ Soloman walks his son to school. Showing a typical‚ I deal way to show complete innocence. Also showing a perfect father/son relationship before all the rebels came. With this scene showing a father and his son sharing a joke on the way to school it is shown to

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    Suicide and humor are two words not often associated with each other‚ but Nick Hornby takes the pair on in his novel A Long Way Down‚ a dark comedy about suicide and life after a failed attempt. The book is narrated by four characters taking turns telling the story in their voice. The resulting hodgepodge gang includes Martin‚ a quasi celebrity who loses everything after an affair with a fifteen-year old girl; Maureen‚ the middle-aged mother of a severely disabled son; Jess‚ an obnoxious teenager

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    in the film: Blood Diamond (2006) by director Edward Zwick. By understanding the moral and ethical dilemma of illegal “conflict diamonds” being stolen and smuggled by Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) there is an unethical and immoral business dilemma he must deal with through other characters he encounters during the Sierra Leone Civil War of 1999. Another character‚ Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou)‚ is a native of the region that has been captured and forced into slavery as a diamond miner/laborer

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    Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone Throughout the decades there has been many hard times‚ conflicts over disagreement‚ fighting and competition. There has been a huge clash over the use of diamonds and in fact how they are produced‚ and where they were originated. There has always been a major demand for diamonds for noticeable reasons. Diamonds are big business - the retail trade is worth over $30bn annually. It is proved that Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious gems. Diamonds are beautiful

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