Ms. Korbelack English 121 13 November 2012 “Blood” Diamonds in Africa “In Sierra Leone‚ more than 10‚000 people have suffered amputation because of the diamond trade‚ which has become a trademark atrocity for the rebels”. Unfortunately‚ Ibrahim Fofana‚ a diamond miner‚ shared a similar fate to the thousands that suffered brutal amputations from the Rebels. Ibrahim Fofana is like many of the miners who are forced to work long brutal hours in diamond mines. And according to UK Channel 5 "The True
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World Geography 6 February 2013 The Issue of Blood Diamonds What is the cause of major rebellions‚ riots‚ and coups in Africa? The blood diamond trade is one of the strongest illegal trades in Africa‚ which has been fueling conflict for approximately three decades. The primary purpose of blood diamond trading contributes to funding armed conflicts for guerrilla and militant forces. The diamonds are illegally mined in a conflict zone‚ which is then used by guerrilla
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Blood Diamond This movie begins as a man named Solomon gets captured when the rebels of a war that’s going on‚ invade Solomon’s village. Solomon becomes enslaved and is forced to work in the diamond fields under the command of Captain Poison. When he got captured he got separated from his family. The rebels group that captured Solomon is called the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUFD use the diamonds to support and fund their war effort. They trade the diamonds for guns and armed weapons
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plays an important role throughout the video “blood Diamond”. Discuss how the issue of poverty‚ using specific references‚ is fundamental to not only the conflict diamond trade but to life in the country of Sierra Leone” Due to the high population growth in Sierra Leone‚ poverty remains widespread throughout the entire country. According to the human development index‚ Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ which is why the diamond trade is such a large issue. Sierra Leone is
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growth. This phenomenon called ’Resource Curse’‚ is the essence of the theme captured by the documentary Blood Diamonds‚ focusing on the human cost of the illicit global diamond trade. Set in the period of 1990’s‚ the documentary explores various factors that led to the violence‚ tells vivid details of suffering‚ and speaks with the organizations that eventually exposed the link between diamonds and brutal African conflicts. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest nations on Earth. The average income
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Topic: 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
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6-9pm The film starts out as Solomon Vandy and his son‚ Dia‚ were on their way home and notices that a group of rebel forces were bound for their town. Many people were killed‚ some who were lucky got out (including Solomon’s family) while some unfortunate ones got captured and made to work in the mines like Solomon. They were made to mine for diamonds‚ blood diamonds. These gems are used to fund wars throughout the country. While working in the mines‚ Solomon chanced upon a huge pink diamond. He was
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Diamonds has played an important role in jewelry industry for years‚ its sparkle and glow made it girl’s best friend. However‚ due to the high prices of all diamonds‚ illegal traders around the world buy illegal diamonds to fund terrorism‚ violence mainly in Africa‚ and to buy weapons to threaten the government and people in African regions. Blood diamonds or converted diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance war on the mined country‚ and to buy weapons. This
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taken and ends up as a slave in one of the country’s diamond mines. The diamonds that are dug up are usually the size of small beads‚ but one day‚ Solomon finds one that is much bigger than the usual diamond. Solomon sneaks away to bury it but he gets caught by the boss Poison. At that moment‚ the diamond mine is attacked by the government and Solomon ends up in prison. This is where he meets Danny Archer. Archer has been arrested for smuggling diamonds out of the country. Captain Poison is put in the
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PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT OF THEATER ARTS AND FILM UNIT NAME: KENYAN FILM CODE: MTF 519 Paper title: Criticism and reviews of the film Blood Diamond PAPER PRESENTED BY; MICHAEL NJERU NYAGA REG : M66/CE/22669/2010 To: Dr. S. M . Otieno April 2012 Blood Diamond. Introduction. Film as a social medium is expected to narrative
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