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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This movie takes place in Sierra Leone‚ Africa in 1999 and 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
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To start out‚ Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa whose history for a long time has not been good. The West African country was established by the Temne and Mende local tribes in the area but soon after it flourished the Scramble of Africa took place and Britain took control in 1787. From then on the European imposed a hut tax and would utilize most of Sierra Leone’s natural resources to make themselves wealthy. This caused the government today to even be weak and Africans to be anti-european
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public opinion on their latest target. Blood Diamonds‚ the saga surrounding the moral challenge of the international gem trade. Based in Sierra Leone‚ Africa‚ in 1999‚ it depicts the story of two mercenaries fighting to locate a rare blood diamond the size of a golf ball. The local region‚ engulfed in a civil war between the government and the RUF (Revolutionary United Front)‚ is a backdrop for indiscriminate torture and murder‚ all propagated by the illegal diamond market. This is the premise for the
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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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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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We’re located in Sierra Leone in northwestern Africa. The country is at war between a horrible government and an equally terrible rebel group named RUF. This group attacks a small village‚ here there’s no mercy if you’re not a big working-man. The family father Solomon Vandy is 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
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What is meant by Blood Diamonds (or conflict diamond)? How‚ as portrayed in the video‚ does it impact on political‚ economic and ethical stability? It is sad to witness the abuse and unfair treatments of the poor people in countries such as Africa have to undergo in order to make some money. Also it is sad to know that after all that hard work these people put into what they do‚ these diamonds are smuggled and used to fund illegitimate activities. The Blood Diamond conflict has had serious
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The following discussion includes facts about Sabal palmetto and how to identify one. Sabal palmetto‚ also known as sabal palm or cabbage palm‚ falls into the family‚ Arecaceae. In order to identify a Sabal palmetto (grass on steroids)‚ you must know its composition and it topography. It is known to be a monocot‚ meaning that it has parallel veins. Also‚ it is an angiosperm‚ implecating that it blooms flowers and it’s fruit is a drupe. The leave composition is simple and its shape is palmate. An
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well as trade with one another‚ however‚ Sierra Leone whose main import was agriculture‚ and in local chiefdoms. However‚ in the era of conquest Sierra Leone’s history changed one again‚ from one where the local chiefdoms fought back to the British claiming control again. Also‚ during the colonial era‚ the Sierra Leoneans Britain built infrastructure in the form of roads‚ government‚ and education. However‚ in the nationalism and decolonization period Sierra Leone’s independence was achieved from
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