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    TV and movie stars showcase unrealistic body types that most girls can’t copy ... They’re creating and sharing images of their own. .... All women are beautiful. Female Body Image and the Mass Media: Perspectives www.westminstercollege.edu › Myriad‎ by KL Serdar - ‎Cited by 4 - ‎Related articles Mass media’s use of such unrealistic models sends an implicit message that in order ... the unrealistic media ideal of beauty; however‚ it is not clear how these images ... that concerns an individual’s

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    Blood Diamonds

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    Although diamonds often represent marriage‚ beauty‚ and romance‚ the process of getting these diamonds have been heart wrenching. Between the billions of people killed by the rebels wanting control over the diamonds‚ and the erosion which has caused damage to the ecosystem by the mining‚ South Africa was forced into a Civil War. Before the issue was announced‚ we were unknowingly contributing to the Blood Diamonds by purchasing these conflict diamonds. With the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme

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    Blood Diamond

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    The film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick‚ we see three important ideas. The ideas are the child exploitation in countries that are struggling‚ the importance of family through hard times and the destructive nature of wealth and greed and what it can do to people. These are all portrayed in the film but can be easily related back to real life. The children in the film Blood Diamond are constantly being exploited‚ from the young ages of only 8 and up they are taken‚ abducted from family

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    Blood Diamonds: The Real Cost of Diamonds Sierra Leone is blessed with some of the world’s richest resources such as titanium‚ gold‚ and diamonds. Despite these rich resources‚ Sierra Leone ranked last on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index in 2001‚ making Sierra Leone the poorest country in the world at that time. (Renner‚ 2002‚ p. 22) So how can a country so rich in resources be so poor? Sierra Leone’s extreme poverty level is caused by the diamonds they mine and

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    102-603 Movie Evaluation 2 March 2013 Blood Diamonds Blood Diamonds explores the underground world of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone‚ where rare diamonds are used to fund military rebels at war. The film is based on Archer‚ a man with a survival instinct and a passion for collecting conflict diamonds. Archer finds himself involved with Solomon‚ a fisherman who was kidnapped and forced into slavery. Solomon was forced to work in the diamond mining fields under the command of a cruel fearless

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    Sfc Jared C Monti

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    http://downloads.army.mil/medalofhonor/monti Official Citation Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti United States Army For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a team leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop‚ 3d Squadron‚ 71st Cavalry Regiment‚ 3d Brigade Combat Team‚ 10th Mountain

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    GLS 100 Minerals and Mineral Resources The diamond is a rare mineral that is used for many different things in today’s world. Diamonds are composed of carbon know as the chemical symbol C. In a diamond the carbon atoms are covalently bonded to one another. The physical properties of the diamond consist of colors of yellow‚ brown‚ gray‚ white‚ blue‚ black‚ reddish‚ greenish and colorless. The luster is adamantine to waxy. The specific gravity is 3.5‚ which is about the average for a mineral.

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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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    Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together

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    to do‚ know and understand in order to carry out a particular job role or function  OS are performance standards that individuals must achieve when carrying out functions in the workplace‚ together with specifications of the underpinning knowledge and understanding GJSCI‚ Mumbai E-mail: dharmesh@gjsci.org Introduction SECTOR: GEMS & JEWELLERY SUB-SECTOR: Cast and Diamonds-Set Jewellery OCCUPATION: Casting REFERENCE ID: G&J/Q2505 Diamond Assorter: A Diamond Assorter

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