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 mined
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money the gov. gave him as a reward. In a similar situation in the story “Avarice” the narrator spoke of this girl that wanted to collect her engagement rings and porcelain buttons for various reasons. The story “The necklace” Matilda has a rich friend that possessed a “Expensive Necklace” and she wanted one just like it and also her same lifestyle. “Civil Peace” is a story about an African man named Jonathan. In the story Jonathan finds some money and turns the money in. In return for the money
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Theme of Reality vs. Appearances in “The Necklace” Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5‚ 1850 in the chateau de Miromesnil near Dieppe‚ Normandy. He lived in Fecamp‚ France until age twelve (when his parents separated) then moved with his mother to a villa in Etretat‚ France. Home-schooled‚ except for a brief stay at a boarding school when he was thirteen‚ Maupassant ran free for most of his school years. Maupassant attended university in Paris‚ where he began to study law
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A Diamond Personality Paper For decades‚ personality researchers have sought to measure how much an individual’s personality contributes to his or her achievement of success. Researchers analyzed personality traits in individuals for approximately 50 years before identifying five basic dimensions of personality (Cherry‚ 2010). The contents of this paper include brief explanations of the “big five” dimensions and relates them to the case study “A Diamond Personality.” The “big five” factors
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24th‚ 2008 Geology MW 7:45 Extra Credit Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend A diamond is considered to be one of the most precious and rare stones on earth. These stones “are rare for three reasons: they form deep within the Earth in very localized places beneath continents‚ an extremely unusual kind of volcanic activity is needed to bring [diamonds] to the surface‚ and only about 20 per cent of them are gem quality” (Fleet‚ Hart‚ Wall 23). Not all diamonds are good enough to sell for jewelry purposes
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Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is an inherited condition that affects mainly the bone marrow‚ pancreas‚ and skeletal system of the human body. Bone marrow produces new blood cells; however‚ in a patient with SDS‚ the bone marrow does not make all of the types of white blood cells making the body more vulnerable to infection. The pancreas produces enzymes that help break down and use nutrients from food. SDS results in the pancreas not producing enough of these enzymes‚ which makes it hard to digest
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Diamond earrings are definitely perfect for a gift. You can never go wrong buying these earrings as they are always a fit. But if you do not have knowledge with either diamond or earrings‚ it would be difficult to know which one to pick. The continuous advancement of technology brought so much interchange in our daily lives. It made our jobs easier that even shopping online nowadays is possible. This led to the booming of online shops in any item possible no matter how huge or little it is. With
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acknowledge medium ones‚ and repay greater ones with ingratitude." Like Mr. Franklin said a favor returned without ingratitude is not worth the time. Ingratitude can run the the whole purpose of doing or achieving something. For example‚ in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel is portrayed as an ungrateful woman because of how greedy and inconsiderate she is. To begin with‚ Madame Loisel was a very greedy woman. She feels unsatisfied with what she has and wants more. The narrator’s
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Shine Bright Like a Diamond. How Daimonds Changed The World. When a man wants a women’s hand in marriage he offers her a diamond ring but was it all ways that way? Before diamond rings men gave there brides a rock as a signal of love and marriage. The history of diamonds goes way back‚ all the way back to 1867. Diamonds composed of carbon are the hardest natural substances in the world. The reason we have diamonds id due to volcanic activity. Until the 18th century the only diamond mines where in India
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Cliff Weybrecht English 101 Ms. Mollenkopf 30 August 2013 Shine Bright like A Diamond Shining bright with a glow never witnessed before‚ this mouth dropping gold 2-piece karat was going to be taken on an adventure I have never seen before. I was scanning over shirts for back to school shopping. Just like every year‚ not a single T-shirt caught my eye‚ but what did grasp my attention was an African American teenage male. With hair as puffy as a cat that had just gotten struck by lightning‚ I
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