Blood diamonds have greatly affected the native populations in Africa. For example during the war in Sierra Leone‚ which started in 1991 and ended in 1999‚ the RUF took advantage of the native people because they could not defend themselves. This war that took place in these years claimed over 75‚000 lives and caused many native people to become refugees. They would take young girls and women away from their families and force them into sexual slavery. Many of these girls did not have a choice because
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EULOGY: For Danny Archer by Solomon Vandy A tribute to a friend Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship‚ you really haven’t learned anything. Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of the world. Death is an inevitable part of life. I haven’t known him from a long time but today I can say that he was truly my friend. Danny was a true hero as he sacrificed himself for me
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Social effects on poverty[edit] Those with low income living in cities face a problem called “poverty transportation.” The problem arises because many of the entry level jobs which are sought out by those with little education are typically located in suburban areas. Those jobs are also not very accessible by public transportation because the transportation was often designed to move people around cities‚ which becomes a problem when the jobs are no longer located in the cities. Those who cannot
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Mammon and the Archer Most of O. Henry’s( the real name is William Sydney Porter.) stories are set in his own time‚ the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks‚ policemen‚ waitresses. O. Henry’s work is wide-ranging‚ and his characters can be found roaming the cattle-lands of Texas‚ exploring the art of the con-man‚ or investigating the tensions of class and wealth in turn-of-the-century New York. O. Henry had an inimitable hand
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The Archer of Stonehenge Near Stone Hedge the grave of the Amesbury Archer was discovered in 2002‚ the grave was different as this one was not Roman but much earlier‚ dating back to when the first sarsen stones were erected there. What made him interesting were the gold hair tresses‚ which are the oldest dated cast gold in Britain‚ and the fact that he was a foreigner from the region that is now Germany or Switzerland. Art for personal embellishment‚ like hair clasps‚ raised him above his peers
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“Danny Thomas” A man named Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz once said‚ “Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” And then he helped built a hospital‚ people know him as Danny Thomas. He wanted a hospital where kids could go to for free when they’re sick. Because of his strong promise to St. Jude Thaddeus‚ of hopeless causes he was able to build his dream: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Since Danny Thomas has built this hospital
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Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone Throughout the decades there has been many hard times‚ conflicts over disagreement‚ fighting and competition. There has been a huge clash over the use of diamonds and in fact how they are produced‚ and where they were originated. There has always been a major demand for diamonds for noticeable reasons. Diamonds are big business - the retail trade is worth over $30bn annually. It is proved that Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious gems. Diamonds are beautiful
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1. On January 16‚ 1992‚ two agents from the United States Department of the Interior‚ Elliott and Dan Haas used a thermal imaging device to scan the home of Danny Lee Kyllo of Florence‚ OR. The device was known specifically as an Agema Thermovision 210 imager‚ which detected various levels of radiating heat. The two agents had suspected Kyllo of growing marijuana in his portion of the triplex he lived in due to information they had received from neighbors. At 3:20 am the men took several minutes
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Brianna Selhorst Glenn Ames Contemporary World History 5 December 2007 A Long Way Gone vs. Blood Diamond A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and the recent 2006 film Blood Diamond both depict how it was living in Sierra Leone‚ Africa during the Civil War in the ‘90’s. While A Long Way Gone focuses on child soldiers and what they had to live and go through for many years‚ Blood Diamond focuses mainly on how the country is torn apart by the struggle between government soldiers and rebel
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“A diamond‚ is the symbol for love‚ commitment‚ and a joyful new beginning‚” said the TV commercial. Many of the world’s diamonds‚ are mined using practices that exploit workers‚ children‚ and communities. A million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. Miners are dying in accidents‚ child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to
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