https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l Adrita Chakraborty en-us 2018-12-23 04:21:31 UTC 2018-12-23 05:18:21 UTC hello@padlet.com 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541043 Diamonds are supposed to be symbols of love, commitment, and joyful new beginnings. But for many people in diamond-rich countries, these sparkling stones are more a curse than a blessing. ]]> 2018-12-23 04:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541043 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541086 A blood diamond (also called a conflict diamond) is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to an invading army's war efforts,Diamonds mined during the recent civil wars in Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leon, and other nations have been given the label. People were made slaves and had to dig for blood diamonds in a river in Koidu and the Revolutionary United Front, pointed guns at their heads and shot them if they tried to steal diamonds or didn’t dig for the diamonds.]]> 2018-12-23 04:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541086 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541265 The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), went into Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. The resulting civil war lasted 11 years, enveloped the country, and left over 50,000 dead. The impact the war has had on people is child rights, lack of education and abuse towards children. Because people have had a lack of education after the war the children didn’t have any education and the RUF forced them to work in the diamond mine during the war just mining with guns being pointed at their head]]> 2018-12-23 04:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541265 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541458 2018-12-23 04:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541458 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541522 Click to view]]> 2018-12-23 04:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541522 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541581 A century of reckless diamond mining has taken a heavy toll on its surrounding environment. Irresponsible diamond mining has caused soil erosion, led to deforestation, and forced local populations to relocate. Diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to collapse. Diamond miners left behind thousands of abandoned mining pits. Wildlife has vanished, topsoil has eroded, and land once suitable for farming is now a desolate moonscape. The mining pits have created a public health disaster as well. When the pits fill with stagnant rainwater, they become infested with mosquitoes, spreading malaria and other water-borne diseases.]]> 2018-12-23 04:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541581 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541903 Yes it's value is a lot but is it worth putting people in a situation where they are shedding blood, where injustice is being made to them, where they aren't earning the amount they deserve. As soon as you leave the jeweler with a diamond, it loses over 50 percent of its value. Diamonds don't last forever its time we accept the truth. Before giving her a ring think how and where it came from ]]> 2018-12-23 05:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316541903 606594 https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316542284 2018-12-23 05:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/606594/ry3ay5b9pz7l/wish/316542284