Hendina Riyadi Blood Diamond Research For thousands of years‚ diamonds have been highly regarded by everyone from kings and queens to ordinary people. Diamonds are a symbol for wealth‚ elegance‚ love‚ and power. Centuries ago‚ they were also a symbol of courage‚ invincibility and strength. What is less commonly known is that these stones are also a symbol of terror and death. Conflicts arise from the mining of these gems; many people have died and many are perhaps still dying because of the mining
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reports show that‚ nearly two third of the world population stays well below the minimum literacy parameters drawn by UN. South Asian‚ West Asian and African populations are noted for remaining at the lowest graphs of literacy. Mali‚ Niger and Barkina Faso are reported for their literacy rate being the lowest in the world. In order to determine and gauge the growing needs of literacy‚ the UNESCO proclaimed an ‘Observance Day for Literacy’ in 1965‚ which is being observed under a specific theme every
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[pic] Ghana is located in the western part of Africa‚ on the Greenwich meridian and some nautical miles from the equator‚ so technically Ghana is located in the middle of the world. Ghana shares its borders with Cote D’ivoire to the west‚ Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. All its neighbors are francophone countries but Ghana is an Anglophone country. There are ten regions in Ghana‚ these are Upper West‚ Upper East‚ Northern Region‚ Brong Ahafo
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like in the United States‚ several organisations are against it. In Europe 19 countries have banned the use of GMOs‚ and in Africa‚ countries such as Angola and Zambia have banned the commercialisation as well as the import of GMOs. South Africa‚ Burkina Faso and Egypt are already producing GNMOS on large scale and even allowed commercialisation whereas Kenya‚ Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ Malawi‚ Mali‚ Zimbabwe‚ Nigeria are other countries on the continent in the research and trial phase of the adoption of GMO’s
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The Tuareg People The Tuareg are nomadic people who live in parts of Sahara that covers Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Libya‚ Mali ‚ Niger and Burkina Faso . Their numbers are unclear‚ but estimates run between 300‚000 and 1 million. The Tuaregs speak a language called Tamershak‚ to which there is a proper alphabet. They are known under the name of "Blue Men"‚ because men cover their face with a dark blue veil. The veiling has different meanings; it shows the male gender role identity and shows
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Cambridge Dictionaries Online (2015) defines a ‘hero’ as “a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great” (para. 2) or in literature “the hero is the main character of a story‚ play‚ or movie” (para. 2). A ‘hero’ is similar to a ‘champion’‚ but it is not the same. According to Cambridge Dictionaries Online (2015)‚ a ‘champion’ is someone who has beaten all his opponents in a contest (para. 2). For instance‚ Queen Rania and Ameerah Al Taweel became
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D’Ivoire‚ also known as the “Ivory Coast”‚ is a country in the Western Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It lies on the West African coast on the Gulf of Guinea. It is located on the east by Ghana‚ on the north by Burkina Faso and Mali‚ and on the west by Guinea and Liberia. It is slightly larger than the size of New Mexico‚ outlining a square of 560 kilometers on a side and an area of 322‚460 square kilometers. Its name “Ivory Coast” was given by the French traders
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International marketing Introduction Companies competing in the 21st century are seeking to increase revenues‚ growth and broaden geographic scope by entering new markets. Companies have to respond to the increasing pace of conducting business in these global markets. This in turn leads to the first step in the marketing process which is to conduct market research in order to receive timely‚ accurate and correct information that is required to deal with these challenges in this increasingly rapid
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Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses work in a wide variety of specialties where they may work independently or as part of a team to assess‚ plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate care. Nursing Science is a field of knowledge based on the contributions of nursing scientists through peer-reviewed scholarly journals and evidenced-based practice. Nursing as a profession
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Hahn Air opens its education centre and event location “The Aircraft at Burghof” in Dreieich‚ Germany‚ 15 minutes from Frankfurt am Main. MARKETS We work with airlines and travel agents in the following markets: Africa Angola‚ Benin‚ Botswana‚ Burkina Faso‚ Cameroon‚ Cape Verde‚ Chad‚ Congo-Brazzaville‚ Congo Dem Rep‚ Côte d´Ivoire‚ Egypt‚ Equatorial Guinea‚ Eritrea‚ Gabon‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea‚ Guinea-Bissau‚ Kenya‚ Lesotho‚ Mali‚ Mauritania‚ Mauritius‚ Morocco‚ Mozambique‚ Namibia‚ Niger‚ Nigeria
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