is forever.. but power may be not” D E B EE R S C A S E S T UD Y A Cash Cow Industry An estimated US$13 billion worth of rough diamonds are extracted every year Extracted diamonds can be used for industrial purposes or in the luxury sector (gemstones) Diamond jewellery is worth more than US$72 billion per year (very high profitability) The biggest slice of the cake A giant’s first steps Founded in 1888 in South Africa by Cecil Rhodes‚ De Beers quickly obtained a dominant position in
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Alva Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s life after eight years of being “trapped” in a foreign land he knew nothing about could have possibly changed his life and aspect of life. This film‚ entitled by the main characters name‚ Cabeza de Vaca‚ was a true story about Alva’s time spent in Florida. For the duration of his eight years in this new region‚ he would grow accustom to the way of life of the Indians he was bounded with. A devout Christian‚ the experiences‚ sights and adventures he would go through would
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studies made earlier in his career more symbolically. Some of his art proves how the studies he made earlier in his career connects to his form of abstract expressionism. For instance‚ in Pink Angels‚ DeKooning represents actually forms such as eyes and other anatomical forms; he then blurs and violently covers the forms to give it an abstract presence. DeKooning realizes how important nature is when creating art. Since nature is the original creation it must be where artist begin to derive their ideas
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In the novel The Edible Woman‚ author Margaret Atwood tackles the difficult subject of anorexia nervosa. Although this subject is often handled with kid gloves by many writers‚ Atwood’s novel candidly addresses how different food related stigmas affect the main character’s day to day existence. In the late 1960’s‚ young women faced a society that expected them to conform to certain qualities in both appearance and demeanor. The portrayal of young women in popular movies‚ television and music of
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“Independent Woman” is a twenty-first century anthem‚ unlike the nineteenth century. In the 1800’s‚ women did not have much to live for. Without the demand for change‚ the tragedy of no independence would remain. It was habit for women to be treated as lower-class‚ have no self worth‚ and simply have little to no rights. In the 1800’s‚ women were known to be property of their husbands. They did not have any independence‚ nor did they truly belong to themselves. In “Story of an Hour”‚ a woman received
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Bibliography: Primary Sources Pringle‚ Elizabeth W. Allston. A Woman Rice Planter. New York: The Macmillan Company‚ 1992. Pringle‚ Elizabeth W. Allston. Chronicles of Chicora Wood. Atlanta: Cherokee Publishing Co‚ 2007. Secondary Sources. Dusinberre‚ William. Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps
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DE FACTO RECOGNITION (DE FACTO STATES: IT’S IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS) Abstract The de facto state is a secessionist entity that receives popular support and has achieved sufficient capacity to provide governmental services to a given population in a defined territorial area‚ over which it maintains effective control for an extended period of time. This paper examines the impact that de facto states have on international society and international law and assesses how they are dealt
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The film Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy set in Los Angeles‚ California which takes place just following the 80’s era. The story of Pretty Woman centers on a Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward who gets hired by a very wealthy businessman‚ (Edward Lewis)‚ to be at his beck and call or escort for several business and social functions. During that time‚ they gradually begin to develop a relationship over the course of Vivian’s week-long stay in his suite. Edward then takes his lawyer’s exotic
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"I feel just like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman except for that whole hooker thing." It’s no surprise that Laney‚ the speaker of these words and heroine of 1999’s She’s All That should feel that way. She could have just as easily said that she felt like Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady because She’s All That is the latest example of a series of movies based on the Pygmalion myth‚ an occurrence that illustrates Hollywood’s long fascination with this myth. The original Pygmalion story is found in Ovid
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Issues The whole situation in today’s women orld leads to some basic questions. Do women feel insecure‚ unhappy and dissatisfied more than their predecessors? Why are they confused about women’s role and position in modern society? Is employment making women economically strong‚ but socially and emotionally broken? What can be done to empower women? Is there any mid-way‚ which could make women secure‚ aware‚ confident and happy without disturbing the familial peace and social harmony? 1. Why women
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