Blood Diamonds
Diamonds are rare and beautiful and can be mined in several parts of the world. They are the cause of slavery and blood shed in African diamonds mines.
They are created from carbon under titanic pressure and enormous heat underground. They remain underground until a eruption of molten rock called Kimberlite bring them closer to the surface and cooled in narrow funnels shaped like carrots (Cockburn 6). Diamonds have been associated with love for years American, European, Japanese, and Chinese women all expect the traditional gift of a diamond engagement ring as a matter of right (Cockburn 28, 29).
A diamond may last forever; unfortunately, lives cannot and are often cut short by the sale of diamonds. Diamonds take lives just as surely as hunger can (Large). Despite continuing problems, the diamond industry has taken major steps to open up their business and put the squeeze on illegal trade, most notably through the Kimberly Process, which......

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