Morals in Intelligence

Topic: Sierra Leone

Central Idea: Conflict Diamonds

Purpose Statement: The purpose of this presentation is to inform the listeners of what a conflict diamond is.

Author: Wesley Harris Jr.

Introduction

[VA: Picture named Blood from a stone]

I. Attention Getter: Does anyone know or has anyone ever heard of a conflict or blood diamond?

II. Central Idea (My purpose today is to enlighten you on what a conflict diamond is, where they come from, and what takes place to obtain them.)

III. Purpose Statement.(My purpose is to educate the listeners on the diamond mining in Sierra Leone, and how it connects to the diamonds we own.)

Body

[VA: Picture of map of Sierra Leone]

IV. The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa that is bordered by Guinea and Liberia. The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Portuguese version: Serra Leoa, which means "Lion Mountains." (Sierra Leone par 1) Main Point

A. Sub point = During the 1700s there was a thriving trade bringing slaves from Sierra Leone to the plantations of South Carolina and Georgia , called the Transatlantic Slave Trade, where their rice-farming skills made them particularly valuable.

1. Sub-Sub-point = The movie Amistad is centered around the people of Sierra Leone

2. Sub-Sub-point= A large part of the plot of the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day revolved around the smuggling of conflict diamonds.

B. Sub point = There are about 14 different tribes living in Sierra Leone, which together make up about 99% of the population..

1. Sub-Sub-point = The most important tribes are the Temne (mostly in the north) and Mende (central and south), both forming about one third of the population

2. Sub-Sub-point= There is a sizeable number of Krios, descendants of enslaved Africans, freed in London in the late 1700s and later returned to West Africa.