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    novel‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the author‚ Elie Wiesel uses rather more refined language in his novel to describe things. The words that were more straightforward than other words he used were articulate than Irene Weisberg Zisblatt’s novel The Fifth Diamond. He would use words like thus‚ tumult‚ liquidated‚ transcended‚ all of which are words that the more eloquent use rather than the words that we use in the common English language. His flowery language was beautiful and was a nice touch‚ and made the

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    opinion on their latest target. Blood Diamonds‚ the saga surrounding the moral challenge of the international gem trade. Based in Sierra Leone‚ Africa‚ in 1999‚ it depicts the story of two mercenaries fighting to locate a rare blood diamond the size of a golf ball. The local region‚ engulfed in a civil war between the government and the RUF (Revolutionary United Front)‚ is a backdrop for indiscriminate torture and murder‚ all propagated by the illegal diamond market. This is the premise for the movie

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    the implied audience of the text? Whom might the author be addressing? The audience of this pericope is people who are reading the bible. The author maybe addressing the people of the Lord so they can fully grasp the consequences of sin. 4. Genre— Main genre: Dialogue sub-genre: narrative‚ speech‚ 5. Setting— • Where (in what geographic location) is the narrative or event set? This specific pericope was located in David’s house which is located in Jerusalem. • The location of “the house of David”

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    Jared Diamond is a biologist whose area of expertise is birds. His studies took him to Papua New Guinea‚ where he utilized his skills to study all of the bird species inhabiting the island. One day‚ a PNG inhabitant‚ Yali‚ came up and asked Diamond a question: “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” Diamond argues that the answer to Yali’s question wasn’t racial inequality like so many people assume it is. Diamond began his research

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    The Neckklace Character Sketch Not once in the whole story does Mathilda ever thank her husband. She is concerned only with herself. Mathilda’s selfish greediness is also shown in her attitudes toward other people. She has one acquaintance mentioned‚ Madame Forrester. Matilda is such a type person in our society. A woman not thankful for what she has. One might perceive that Matilda and her husband are just really poor. Well from what I gathered‚ I think that she is just middle class. They may

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    Dylan DiMonda Ms Cameron English 10 10 March 2014 Blood Diamonds Have you ever looked down at your ring and wondered where it came from or how it was mined? On your very finger may be the reason why a war was started in Africa. There are regulations to try and keep these diamonds out of the market but these regulations have loopholes in which these diamonds enter the United States. In discussions of diamonds‚ one controversial issue has been whether or not should be sold in the United States. On

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    “The Necklace” is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending‚ a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. In “Coarseness and Predatory Humor‚” John Cowper Powys goes off the beaten path. Instead of discussing Maupassant’s detailed writing style with twist endings‚ he writes about the underlying twisted humor in “The Necklace” and human’s odd infatuation with it. “The raw bleeding pieces—each‚ as one almost feels‚ with its own peculiar cry—of the living body

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    The International Response The problem of conflict diamonds was first made public thanks to the efforts of several international NGOs‚ who bluntly denounced the links between the diamond trade and the wars in the African continent. NGOs played a major role in denouncing the trade of blood diamonds and ultimately demanding a response from those responsible. Notable about this campaign was its success in uniting unofficial diplomatic channels with a number of official as well as unofficial networks

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    BLOOD DIAMONDS PERSUASIVE ESSAY People say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. A friend that makes you happy and proud to have- but can you really trust them? What if you little “friend” on your dainty little finger not only cost a ridiculous amount of money but also cost the lives of innocent people? That would really make you reconsider buying a diamond and make you reconsider whom you trust. See‚ you really have to be careful where your sparkly‚ little gem comes from. Do you have any idea

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    System Design in Diamond manufacturing Authors: Gilad‚ Issachar in Diversity and Importance of Ergonomics - Two Examples‚ Laurig‚ Wolfgang‚Vedder‚ Joachim‚ Editor‚ Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety‚ Jeanne Mager Stellman‚ Editor-in-Chief. International Labor Organization‚ Geneva. The design of manually operated work benches and working methods in the diamond polishing industry has not changed for hundreds of years. Occupational health studies of diamond polishers have identified

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