Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds Diamonds may enjoy a romantic image as a girl’s best friend, but have you ever thought about where your diamonds come from; you’re engagement ring, your wedding band, or any other diamonds that you might own? I often wondered where they came from and then I found out. How would you feel if I told you this precious stone also plays a far less appealing role? “ The diamond that you put …

…is the story that people want their diamond to tell, but then again they might not care. How could you not care that you may have a diamond “ whose gleam is stained with the blood of a thousand (Came, 24).” When people are dying for something that is suppose to stand for love, we have to acknowledge there is a problem socially, economically, and politically not only in the U.S but other countries as well.