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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Title of movie: Sin City For my essay on mise-en-scene‚ I will be talking about Sin City‚ written and directed by Frank Miller‚ Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino. In this film‚ there are many unique techniques used by the directors to portray emotions‚ hidden meanings and to determine mood. Sin City is a bold and brutal adaptation of the graphic novels written by Frank Miller. Mise-en-scene is a cinematic term‚ which refers to techniques used by directors to help construct a specific onscreen
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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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reviews of the film Blood Diamond PAPER PRESENTED BY; MICHAEL NJERU NYAGA REG : M66/CE/22669/2010 To: Dr. S. M . Otieno April 2012 Blood Diamond. Introduction. Film as a social medium is expected to narrative the narratives that emanate from within the environment we live in. Film has indeed been dedicated to telling the tale of man since it was born in 1895. The film Blood Diamond endeavours to tell
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I agree with this view because key ideas are an important part of a film to make it more interesting for the audience. In the film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick some of the key ideas are: What is valuable and important‚ the devastation of war and exploitation of people and resources. These key ideas in the film help viewers to understand the film better. The key idea of what is valuable is an important one in the film. The three main characters Maddy‚ Danny and Solomon all have something
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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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Blood diamonds are diamonds that have had powerful effects on the world. A blood diamonds is the slang term for a conflict diamond. Conflict diamonds are traded illegally‚ they are traded to cause conflict in war-torn areas. Once blood diamonds have been traded into these war-torn areas‚ the diamonds automatically start having a huge role in the conflict between the areas. In this essay I would like to tell you about some important things about blood diamonds. These important things consist of why
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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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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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sBlood Diamond (2006) CHARACTERS Danny Archer – Diamond Smuggler Maddy Bowden – Journalist Solomon Vandy – Fisherman Dia Vandy (see me no more) Jassie Vandy – Solomon’s Wife Captain Poison Benjamin Kapanay M’Ed Ambassador Walker Diamond Traders Diamond Traders Rudolf Van De Kaap Rupert Simmonds SETTING Sierra Leone 1996-1999 Civil War THEMES R.U.F (Revolutionary United Front) T.I
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