According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and United Nations Development Programme (2007) the civil war in Sierra Leone was … [A] decade-long …marked by widespread human rights abuses‚ the collapse of the central government‚ and destruction of public capacity to provide any services or protection for its people. [The war displaced] more than two million people…widespread of sexual violence [with a record of] more than 1‚800 victims of sexual violence…[as] 55 per cent
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Effect of Imperialism in Sierra Leone In 1787‚ British humanitarian founded the "Province of Freedom" which later became Freetown‚ a British crown colony in 1808 and the principal base for the suppression of the slave trade. Throughout the 19th century‚ the colony steadily grew through various treaties of friendship from the local chiefs. After the British abolished their slave trade the new colony was used as cornerstone from which the abolishment could be enforced (Gascoigne‚ Bamber). By 1855
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The Sierra Nevada mountain range stretches across the eastern side of the state of California. The range begins in the south at the Tehachapi Pass near Bakersfield and stretches north to Lake Almanor. The Sierra Nevada range is 400 miles long‚ north-to-south and has an average width of 70 miles wide. It was formed through subduction when the Pacific plate slid under the North American plate. The range is made up of deeply imbedded rock otherwise known as batholiths. The eastern slope of the mountains
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Child Soldiers in Sierra Leon: An Annotated Bibliography Masland‚ Tom (2002) We Beat and Killed People. Newsweek‚ 139 (Issue 19) 24-29. This article was about four former child soldiers in the Sierra Leon civil war that were interviewed by Newsweek. They each relive the horrors of their prior lives during the war and give us a walkthrough of just how savage these young boys were living at the time. The interview topics range from before the war‚ being forced into service‚ drug factors‚ atrocities
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In Sierra Leone‚ there are many different languages‚ but only several are commonly used. Krio‚ which is an English based Creole‚ is the first language of 10% of the population‚ but it is spoken and understood by approximately 90% of the population. English‚ while the country’s official language‚ is limited to the approximately 48% of Sierra Leoneans that are literate. Another language is Mende‚ the lingua franca and main language of the southern portion of the country‚ spoken by approximately 30%
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well is Sierra Leone Performing Economically Compared to the Netherlands? Table of content • Introduction • Size of the country and employment/ unemployment • The main industries and their sizes • Import and export • Natural recourses • Currency( money) and exchange rate • Inflation rate • GDP • Economic growth • Conclusion Economical Difference Between Sierra Leone and Netherlands This project is about the economical difference of the Netherlands compared to Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone and the
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Sierra On-Line Case In 1992‚ Sierra On-Line was deep into the research and development of a variety of games for the competitive entertainment and educational software business. With a goal of going to market during the holiday season‚ they had a development schedule that had ballooned from six months to about a year. Sierra On-Line disclosed these development costs and timelines in their financial statements in a way that increased their revenues significantly year-over-year. In this highly
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culture. Comparing and contrasting an American Culture from a Sierra Leonean culture‚ which is a very small country in West Africa will clear up a lot of stereotypical ideas that people believe in. Compare and Contrast Your Cultural Background and Another Cultural Background The culture that I will be comparing in the American Culture‚ where I currently reside‚ and the Sierra Leonean culture where I am originally from. Sierra Leone is a very small country in the continent of West Africa. The
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following their passions and interests past their time in school (A Summary of the Rights). In Syria the education system is made a priority and the first nine years of schooling are compulsory and free(Ménacère). The same can be said for schooling in Sierra Leone and Nigeria‚ with nine years required and funded by the government(Class Base).Unfortunately‚ as a result of the war‚ nine years of schooling is impractical and generally attending six years is the most possible (Class Base). Future success depends
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DiCaprio‚ Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou.[3] The title refers to blood diamonds‚ which are diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance conflicts‚ and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world. Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1996–2001‚ the film shows a country torn apart by the struggle between government soldiers and rebel forces.[4] It also portrays many of the atrocities of that war‚ including the rebels’ amputation of people’s hands to discourage them
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