Blood diamonds are in relation to diamond trading, conflict diamond (also called a converted diamond, blood diamond, hot diamond, or war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa[1] where around two-thirds of the world's diamonds are extracted
Reasonings behind why I chose this topic...
Blood Diamonds stood out to me because at the end of the day a diamond is just a stone. In Africa and places where they find diamonds a diamond could pay and provide for your family because the diamond is in such a high demand. Most of the diamonds however are not legally shipped to the U.S. but they are getting used and being put in a wedding ring, something that a women charishes and means everything to her- a sign of love. This topic is making me think twice on what diamonds really mean and what people go through just because of a stone.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Everyone is impacted and affected in this!!
Not only were the parents involved but the children were affected as well. "For the children, such attention would come none too soon. They feel it's time the government did its bit and they have been trying to find an opportunity to discuss their concerns with the decision makers. http://pangaea.org/street_children/africa/luanda.htm
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