Hauswirth,+Edward

The social issue I’m researching is conflict diamond. I know that conflict diamonds is a known topic that people don’t really do anything about. Another thing I know about conflict diamonds is the the money spend on them is funding a rebellion in Angola and and Serria Leone. There are so many problems with the topic of conflict diamonds but in my research ill only focus on one. One I am going to focus on is the use of conflict diamonds in America. It seems important that you do explain the issue in Angola and Sierra Leone though, because I am guessing that the purchase of those diamonds over here helps to fund that conflict. You should really discuss the major problems with them because that is what will convince people here that it is something they should pay attention to.

**Tentative Solution ** One solution I think can be done to at least lower the wars in Angola is stop buying blood diamonds in America. There are many places to get other diamonds from that aren’t funding a war. The solution I used is on a monumental status. But a smaller solution is showing the people who purchase diamonds where they come from and who is retrieving these diamonds. I could also show the company who sales the school class rings and make sure they don’t sale blood diamonds. How will people who buy diamonds find out where they come from? How are you going to get the word out? Who is your main target audience going to be, the salespeople or the customers?

**Purpose ** My purpose for completing this project is to educate the school and hopefully the whole city. I would like to persuade anyone who sees my project to pay attention to where and how they get there diamonds from. This project won’t exactly get a direct result because blood diamonds are not really known in this city or heavily debated in school. You could make people in school more aware of it. How? I think that just focusing on local people or people in school would be meaningful.

"Conflict Diamonds." //Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World//. Mar. 2001. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. . These site shows the wars and how there being funded.

The UN is a great source for this topic. Do you have any other sources yet?

Eddie, this is thoughtful so far and it is clear that you are really interested in this topic. You are missing your research plan and two annotated sources though. You need to keep up with each step so you don't get overwhelmed later on. --Ms. D