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    Ryan A. Barker Civic & Cultural Literacy I Mr. Rand 12-14-12 Blood Diamond is a movie about the illegal diamond trade in West Africa‚ the Sierra Leone Civil War‚ and the personal story of a man named Solomon trying to find his son. Ty Burr wrote a review on this film and claims that he enjoyed it but there were some parts in which he said that it was just like any other movie. I agree with Burr on many of his points about the film‚ that it was a very entertaining movie but it did not stand

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    Resolved Question Show me another» What is the setting of the diamond necklace by guy de maupassant please help best answer 10 points? what is the setting of the diamond necklace by guy de maupassant 1)name the location of the story 2)the time of the story....when do you think this story happened and how long a period of time is involved.. * 3 years ago * Report Abuse redunico... Best Answer - Chosen by Voters Here is a link to the notes. Source(s): http://www.freebooknotes

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    Movie Analysis I. Description of Characters: 1. Danny Archer – The American who helped Solomon in finding his Family; He is also addicted in diamonds that’s why he help Solomon for him to have the diamond; Smuggler of diamonds. 2. Solomon Vandy – An African who were separated from his family when the rebels caught him; He has a great love for his family that’s why he’s finding them; a fisherman sierra leone. 3. Maddy Bowen – The magazine writer who helped Danny and Solomon to get the

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    Would you buy a Blood Diamond? Stylistic Analysis Film 1010-200 July 14‚ 2011 The movie Blood Diamond is an action/adventure and drama movie. It was shot all around Mozambique to give off the scenery of Sierra Leone. The movie shows different villages in different scenarios‚ with rich natural colors like brown‚ green‚ red etc. The cities are portrayed as hectic and intimidating‚ dirty and poor. The actors in the movie are dressed in neutral colored clothes which are dirty and torn. The clothes

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    A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH Mary McLeod Bethune‚ a diamond in the rough‚ became a smooth‚ attractive‚ and precious stone during her time on earth. She was born to a family of ex-slaves; later in life‚ she became an equal right activist for black Americans. Who would have thought she would be advocate and counsel to four US Presidents? Bethune was well known‚ and she was passionate about racial advancements‚ education‚ and equality for blacks. Her exposure to strong‚ independent‚ female role

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    Asia‚ Africa & Latin America 3-ASN-1 Regine L. Medenilla Blood Diamond Blood Diamond is a movie that portrays the brutalities experienced by the people in Africa especially those who work in the diamond fields. It was set during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1999. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy was captured by the rebels and was force to work in a diamond field. While working‚ he found a very rare pink diamond. He decided to hide it but the leader named Commander Poison saw him. Luckily

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    BLOOD DIAMOND BLOOD DIAMOND Casey Maas 10.7 English What have you learnt about life in Africa from watching this film? From watching the film Blood Diamond I have learnt that Africa can be a beautiful place when it’s calm‚ but most of the time it’s dictated by violence and mis-understanding. In the film there is some beautiful times‚ like at the start when Solomon and his son Dia go fishing early in the morning and it’s all so peaceful and quiet and near the end when Danny rings up Maddy

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    Blood Diamond Reaction Paper One of the greatest ills‚ committed by the United States on the African people‚ was the exploitation of African labor. The slave trade became the most “successful” African commodity until the middle of the 1800’s‚ when westerner’s began to exploit other natural resources of the continent. The expansion of capital in Africa enabled the US and Europe to fund both the scientific and industrial revolutions. In addition‚ when Apartheid began in 1948‚ after WWII to

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    “The Diamond Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a story that tells of a woman named Mathilde Loisel and her dissatisfaction of being poor. She was not born to riches or to a high status family so she allowed herself to be married into a man of the working class. Her husband was a little clerk of the Ministry of Public Instruction. Mathilde felt that had she been born into a higher status family she would enjoy the delicacies and luxuries of a rich family. She suffered ceaselessly because she

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    Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone       History of Diamonds:   The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word‚ "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon‚ and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man.[1][1] Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Kings and queens have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have lusted after them. These gems can be transparent‚ truculent white

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