of closely related species‚ also called star apples‚ are grown in Africa‚ including C. albidum and C. africanum.[4]In Vietnam‚ the most famous variety is Lò Rèn milk fruit coming from Vĩnh Kim commune‚ Châu Thành District‚ Tiền Giang Province.In Sierra Leone the fruit is referred to as "Bobi wata" or breast
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4. Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in relation to Economic Diplomacy Today’s governments are facing immense competition from other actors such as religious groups‚ private sector‚ media‚ immigrants and all other possible entities of the civil society who are demanding from the government that they do have a say in making and implementing foreign policy. Economic diplomacy which is gradually overtaking the politics oriented traditional diplomacy. With the growth of transactional economic interactions‚ the
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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 collapse. Diamond miners in the Kono district of eastern Sierra Leone have left behind thousands of mining pits. Wildlife has vanished‚ topsoil has eroded‚ and land once suitable for farming is now a desolate moonscape. These sparkling stones are more a curse than a blessing. Too often‚ the world’s diamond mines
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Dr. Charles Curtis Thomas There is a Spanish proverb that “Every man is a fool in some man’s opinion‚” however‚ Ralph Waldo said‚ “People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character‚” whereby‚ Albert Einstein said‚ “Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. It is said that‚ “Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s
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8-6-10 AP Human Geography Summary The story begins in 1993. Ishmael‚ his brother‚ and some friends are heading down to the village Mattru Jong for a talent show. They plan on performing some rap songs and dance that they learned‚ but when they arrive at Mattru Jong they discover that rebel soldiers‚ part of RUF‚ have attacked their home village and are now heading in their direction. The boys flee into the forest‚ and as they run they encounter horrid scenes of brutality and violence
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Conflict diamonds & Child soldiers: A Love story By That guy Africa: a land of shadows and light. A continent where the Four Horse Men thrive. Most notably in particular‚ war. War has plagued Africa for ages upon ages; no corner of the mighty content can escape its influence. Hostages taken off the coast of Somalia‚ to blood diamond mine in South Africa. Is there a solution for these conflicts? Should foreign aid be provided? Or should military action be taken imminently? To truly understand
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History In 1972‚ the local government system in Sierra Leone was abolished by the then Executive by a “Presidential declaration” which was achievable as there was no codified law or any constitutional provision to protect local government from such powerful actions by the Executive. This abolition effectively meant that Management Committees appointed by the President between 2002 and 2004 replaced local authorities. Binneh –Kamara in 2013 argues that the “Local Government act of 2004 was enacted
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This movie takes place in Sierra Leone‚ Africa in 1999 and focuses on the illegal trade of conflict diamonds. The diamonds are called conflict diamonds because slave labor is used to mine them‚ weapons trade is used to acquire them‚ and armed conflicts and massacres are related to enlisting recruitments of child soldiers and fighting between local governments and rebels. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy has his village massacred and gets separated from his family as he is forced to work as a slave
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Status of Women in the Philippines Revisited On my first paper‚ I argued that although our country experiences greater societal equality compared to other countries in Southeast Asia‚ we do not give them the chance to excel more in their chosen fields and be equal as men can be. And since I ended stating that I was confused whether I really have made my point‚ now on my final paper I have already reflected as to whether there really is a societal equality here in the Philippines. On my first
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Memories floating around like clouds in the sky. I felt my childhood pass me by with nothing but pictures reminding me of an opportunity so profoundly missed. My father would always say to me “Annie nothing is more important in your life than culture” it becomes almost an alarm clock‚ its reverberations resounding loud enough for me to hear‚ though tiring to bear. Why should I learn about my cultural background? What good would it do? What use is it to me now? I thought it to be a complete
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