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    Bitton‚ 1 International Consequences of Sierra Leonese Diamond Trafficking The country of Sierra Leone‚ surrounded in the North by Guinea and in the South East by Liberia‚ acquires its wealth due to its supply of many mineral resources such as diamonds‚ chrome‚ bauxite‚ iron ore‚ and rutile. Sierra Leone has many diamond mines and the qualities of the diamonds are known to be top-quality gem diamonds. Since there is a large demand for diamonds this allows the country to become wealthy. At the end

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    Throughout history‚ great world structures depended on the extraction of mined materials. Early civilizations depended upon sheer labor to extract these materials. This was shown to be very labor and time intensive. Especially early on when stone tools were the only thing available. The solution to this problem came in the late 1800s with the invention of dynamite. Gunpowder is considered the first explosive to be discovered. It was first discovered many years ago in China and India. Early uses of

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    Mitchell Metts English 1510 Cactus May 18 October 2015 “Acres of Diamonds” Russell Herman Conwell was born on February 15‚ 1843‚ in South Worthington‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S. He was an author‚ clergyman‚ and educator (Brittanica). Dr. Conwell’s speech “Aces of Diamonds” speech has had a major impact on society. This speech was delivered thousands of times between the years of 1900 and 1925. This discourse stated his recipe designed for success‚ which brought him a renowned reputation and fortune on

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    strategies‚ which were interacted with each other. Now‚ these strategies are being discussed the causes of which were the reason of the dance hall disaster. Engineering Strategy The engineering strategy was a main failure in the case of banquet hall collapse of Israel. The engineering and works department did not pay attention to the conditions of buildings in the city. It should be a duty of the engineering department to check the conditions of building every year to make sure that building is meeting

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    Diamond Chemicals PLC (A): The Merseyside Project The objective of this report is to demonstrate to the senior management of Diamond Chemicals PLC that sufficient capital should be allocated for the proposed £9 million expenditure to renovate and rationalize the polypropylene production line at the Merseyside Plant. The Merseyside Plant is aging and therefore it is losing its competitiveness relative to some of its industry peers. Because the industry is in a downturn and “an oversupply is in

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    factors to consider‚ not only the ones mentioned above. When you want to deliver a message to a crowd and you want effective communication‚ it is very important to take this in consideration in order to have effective listeners. In the Chilean mine collapse case some factors to consider before communicating the incident to the public are the family members of the trapped miners‚ the mining business itself‚ other miners from other businesses‚ copper industry‚ and the country of chile. What effect will

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    The tragedy with the happy ending all started August 5‚ 2010‚ when the mine collapses 33 workers are trapped at the Chilean copper mine 300 meters below the ground level. Safety codes require ladders for mines‚ and the miners attempted escape through the ventilation shaft system‚ but the ladders were missing. The mining operation soon became known as “Camp Hope‚” for the next 69 days the dry‚ dusty‚ work site would be where rescue workers‚ officials‚ authorities‚ media‚ friends‚ and family of the

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    Are Diamonds Still a Girl’s Best Friend? Buying jewellery in India has been restricted for ages for specific occassions. Birth‚ birthdays‚ festivals‚ marriage etc.  Buying jewellery in India is mostly done by the woman‚ for the woman and from the woman! Buying jewellery India has been a ’Gifting exercise’ - from parents to daughters‚ sister to sister‚ In-laws to daugher-in-law or son-in-law‚ friend to friend et al. Buying jewellery in India is an emotional experience‚ for emotional

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    Phases of Tragedy in Blood Diamond By: Claire S. Complete innocence describes the hero to be dignified‚ because of their innocence. Their pride and strength is overpowered by something they cannot control. In the movie Blood Diamond‚ Soloman walks his son to school. Showing a typical‚ I deal way to show complete innocence. Also showing a perfect father/son relationship before all the rebels came. With this scene showing a father and his son sharing a joke on the way to school it is shown to

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    Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough The Harvard Business School case study “Botswana: a diamond in the rough” deals with various reasons how Botswana became within 40 years the most successful economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. The case study leads through Botswana’s history before the colonization by the British Empire until today‚ stating several factors which made Botswana more successful compared to it’s neighbour countries in Sub-Sahara Africa. Within only 30 years a very rapid economical growth

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