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    In the Blood Diamond movie‚ there are ethical issue can be found inside the scene. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in the Blood Diamond movie‚ use the illegal sale of diamonds to purchase its military operations. The civil war between the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Sierra Leone government has devastated the civilian population of Sierra Leone. Today‚ the United Nations‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs)‚ and other governmental actors are calling on the international diamond

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    The age of the actor has long gone: we are now in the age of stage effects’ We have moved towards more modernised performances‚ but this does not necessarily mean ‘the age of the actor has long gone.’ It means audience members now expect more from the performance‚ rather than just rely on the actor as they did in Elizabethan times. Still in our 21st century‚ we would not like to go to a play whereby the actors are poor at acting likewise an Elizabethan audience would not like that either. The

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    A. Kincaid American Literature Essay “In Cold Bloodvs. “In cold Blood” Truman Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood” written in 1966 became such an American crime classic that it was turned into a novel immediately in 1967. The book and the movie follow the story of a murder in Holcomb‚ Kansas by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. This great American crime novel was turned into a movie by director Richard Brooks. The movie follows the book step for step due to the writing style by Truman Capote. The novel

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    Diamond

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    Phuong Nguyen Cheryl Thompson BBB4M0 June‚ 10‚ 2012 Diamonds There are many different kinds of valuable gem in the world; however‚ diamonds is the most precious and favorite stone all the time. As the hardest known naturally material‚ diamond can be used to polish‚ cut and become a jewelery. Consumer claim that diamond is forever‚ that’s why diamond wedding ring represent for the endless love. This is a reason why diamond always become a “hot topic” in the market all over the world.

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    A Diamond

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    “A diamond‚ is the symbol for love‚ commitment‚ and a joyful new beginning‚” said the TV commercial. Many of the world’s diamonds‚ are mined using practices that exploit workers‚ children‚ and communities. A million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. Miners are dying in accidents‚ child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to

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    essay By Ian Diamond (Synthesis of artificial diamonds) Everyone knows Diamonds are hard and beautiful‚ but there are less people known a diamond could be the oldest material. Diamonds are found may be 50 to 1‚600 million years old‚ the diamonds themselves are about 3.3 billion years old. This difference is because the volcanic magma that solidifies into rock where diamonds are found did not create them‚ but only transported the diamonds from the Earth’s cover to the surface. Diamonds also may be

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    Bloods Vs Crips

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    in the 60s that wasn’t the case for the Bloods and the Crips. Bloods and Crips were originally started to protect their neighborhoods

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    jewels‚ since they made a better aspect impression of each one that wears it‚ specially if we are talking about high classes such a first-world countries families and monarchies. but… ¿did we know how these special materials get extracted?‚ Gold‚ diamonds‚ copper or any precious metal that industries use to make womans and mans happy all around the world requires a lot of processes to be in good conditions‚ processes that maybe none of us could imagine‚ a lot of hard working hours and unfair treatments

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    Diamond cut Diamond A merchant‚ after many years of poverty and hard work‚ moved to a distant region and grew rich. He decided to go home. A man told him that his road was beset by thieves‚ and the merchant left his box of jewels with him until he could get men of his own family to accompany him. When he returned‚ the man denied that it had ever happened‚ and threw him out of the shop. Koosby Ram saw him sitting on the road‚ and asked him what had happened. Then he told him to go back the next

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    The Long Way Home Summary

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    The Long Way Home an American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War‚ written by David Laskin‚ who graduated at Harvard with a degree in history and journalism. After he graduated at Harvard‚ Laskin went to Oxford University to receive an MA in English. The United States welcomes many immigrants from different countries. In the book‚ The Long Way Home‚ Laskin talks about twelve soldiers immigrating to the United States‚ and gives a background information on their lives‚ leading to them becoming

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