International Campaign to Ban Landmines

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    International Warfare International warfare has always been a topic of debate and that debate increased greatly throughout the 1990s. The conduct of individual states, previously regarded as an exclusively domestic matter, is now of international concern. That international concern has spread to encompass several areas within the domain of international warfare, from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to the Genocide Convention to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production

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    need (Bedell 193). If Diana was here today she would have been the perfect person to go to ! She would attend alcohol, hospice, and mental groups. She began going to centers in 1988 (Bedell 193). One day Diana visited a man who had been wounded by a landmine. As she visited the man, he became a happier person (Bedell 193). Diana wanted to involve William and Henry. She took them with her when she visited the homeless and hospice (Cox 34 & 35). Diana

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    inspiration for many people around the world and used her royalty to highlight major social issues. Diana’s dedication to humanitarian work helped to promote awareness and raise money for a wide range of charitable causes, including her campaign against landmines and her kind hearted approach to the AIDS predicament. Diana crossed boundaries to offer support to casualties and worked hard to change the opinions of the general public, which didn't particularly follow royal protocol because she lead

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    Princess Diana As A Hero

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    work with impoverished children has formed her reputation as a role model for the people of Britain and much of the world. Much of Diana’s life has been devoted to traveling the world to help others. Her work in Africa with the children injured by landmines brought her into the global spotlight (Wexford 3). Princess Diana was more than just a public figure and royal, she was a loving person who brought light to social issues and cared for those who are destitute. A hero, as defined in Webster’s Online

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    Motorolla, a multinational telecommunication company was involved in selling electronic parts to mine manufacturers, indirectly contributing to the deaths caused by anti-personnel landmines. Back in January 1996, the news broadcasting Motorola’s semiconductor chip being found in a Chinese-made landmine in Cambodia spurred public debate over the company’s ethical code of conduct (HRW, 1997). Anti-personnel mines are explosive weapons built to harm and kill enemies, they are placed just below the grounds

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    “Responding to landmines” speech by Princess Diana discusses a critical topic about landmines dangers and raises an awareness to everyone listening to the speech to acknowledge and recognize the causes, the consequences, and the recommended solutions of landmines terrible problem. Diana’s speech encompass a wide collection of linguistic and stylistic devices that definitely support her message to the audience. The use of facts, statistical evidences, call to actions, rhetorical devices, definite

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    Landmines Speech Analysis

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    landmines? “Responding to landmines” speech by Princess Diana discusses a critical topic about landmines dangers and raises an awareness to everyone listening to the speech to acknowledge and recognize the causes, the consequences, and the recommended solutions of landmines terrible problem. Diana’s speech encompasses a wide collection of linguistic and stylistic devices that definitely support her message to the audience. The use of facts, statistical evidences, call to actions, rhetorical devices

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    children in impoverished countries has formed her reputation as a role model for the people of Britain and the rest of the world. She traveled across the world helping those who are sick and injured. Her work in Africa with the children injured by landmines brought her into the global spotlight (Wexford 3). Princess Diana was more than just a public figure and royal, she was a loving person who brought light to social issues and cared for those who could not fend for themselves. A hero as defined

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    which she was recognized by the world. She took the path to win the Nobel Peace Prize by being the best international advocate who helped abolish standing armies and promotes peace of congress. Jodie Williams, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient of 1997, receive this prize for defense of human rights, efforts in promoting security in modern times, and her achievements in banning anti personnel landmines. Jodie Williams grew up in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, as one of five children. Her youngest brother

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    losing their lives due to past horrific events, that is when action should be taking place. The author of “First they Killed my Father”, Loung Ung, is partnered up with the organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, (ICBL), so that countries like Cambodia are able to discard dangerous landmines that are hidden beneath the country’s soil. Not to mention, this f0undation won the

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