Sierra Leone

The so called, “Merchant of Death” was one of the biggest, immoral gun runners in the world. In the film Lord of War, Yuri Orlov was the name of this ruthless gunrunner. The business deals with warlords and domestic complications were portrayed in the film, just like they had happened in real life. The persona of Viktor Bout, the real man responsible for the gun trade, inspired the life and actions of Yuri Orlov in Lord of War. Ultimately, In the film Lord of War, director Andrew Niccol kept a…

These are diamonds mined in Angola, Sierra Leone and other West African states embroiled in war. These diamonds are sold outside the De Beers cartel and are often used to finance rebellions in Africa and to buy arms. The diamond producers are worried, and they should be, that widespread discussion…

Directions: Read both articles. Then write an argumentative essay based on a claim you create. Type your essay Below Armed & Underage Thousands of children are being forced to serve as soldiers around the world. And in the African nation of Somalia, the U.S. might even be helping pay their salaries. By Jeffrey Gettleman in Mogadishu, Somalia Upfront Magazine (October 4, 2010) Prowling the streets of Mogadishu, the shattered capital of Somalia, Awil Salah Osman looks like all the other…

of judges remained impartial to political matters lies with U.S. v. Cinque – a case involving the slaves aboard a ship called the Amistad. The slaves rebelled against their Spanish owners, taking over the ship, and directing their course toward Sierra Leone. However, due to manipulation, the ship meandered back and forth until the U.S. Navy finally seized the ship and brought it into a harbor in Connecticut. There, the slaves were tried and formally expunged of their murder and piracy charges…

INTRODUCTION The Ebola virus disease (EVD) was first identified in 1976 during two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Sudan and the other in Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then there have been 24 outbreaks involving 28,635 reported cases and 11,314 deaths according to the World Health Organization (REFERENCE). EVD is an example of an “emerging/ re-emerging” pathogen, due to its divergent genomes and sporadic outbreaks causing severe hemorrhaging fever in humans and non-human primates. The…

peers’ trust, he rapidly gains social power. Similarly, Ishmael Beah from A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier conveys how power is essential to survive and to fulfill one’s desires. Caught amidst the ongoing conflict between the government of Sierra Leone and the RUF, a 12-year old Ishmael witnesses the tragic death of his brother, Junior, and his parents. After months of travelling and fleeing with a band of friends, Ishmael is inducted into the army, and thus transforms from a innocent,…

seemingly scarred for life. Violence and death are forced upon both Ishmael and Katniss as they observe death and at one point they kill, causing them to slowly lose their innocence. After Ismael witnesses his friends murdered by the rebel group of Sierra Leone he says, “I raised my gun and pulled the trigger… Suddenly, as if someone was shooting them inside my brain, all the massacres I had seen since the day I was touched by war, started flashing in my head” (Beah, 145). The beginning of his…

missions and arranged 172 tranquil settlements that finished provincial conflicts and war. Throughout the years the UN has been fruitful in a large portion of their missions of building peace and peacekeeping in war-torn nations, for example, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mozambique, Namibia and Tajikistan. The U.N. has additionally made incredible walks in raising the awareness of human rights starting with the "All-inclusive Declaration of Human Rights" embraced by…

A current national issue is the Obama Administration devising to transport foreign Ebola patients to the United States for treatment. This “Ebola plan” has raised more concerns and questions than answers. • How intensive will the doctors and nurses clean themselves after being in contact with Ebola patients? • How sure of no holes in the doctors’ and nurses’ suits? • How will contaminated clothing, bedding, and equipment be handled and disposed? A simple medical mistake could cause an Ebola…

the said country’s economic capability. There is a strong correlation between economic wealth attainment and good health outcomes. The emergence of the Ebola virus in West Africa and the ensuring high death toll reaffirm this narrative. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are among the poorest countries in the world and had just emerged for armed conflicts. Their populations are economically deprived and they lack basic health infrastructures or material resources to provide adequate healthcare.…