24th‚ 2008 Geology MW 7:45 Extra Credit Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend A diamond is considered to be one of the most precious and rare stones on earth. These stones “are rare for three reasons: they form deep within the Earth in very localized places beneath continents‚ an extremely unusual kind of volcanic activity is needed to bring [diamonds] to the surface‚ and only about 20 per cent of them are gem quality” (Fleet‚ Hart‚ Wall 23). Not all diamonds are good enough to sell for jewelry purposes
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Diamonds are Forever (from Sierra Leone)‚ Kanye West The famous song “Diamonds are Forever (from Sierra Leone)” is not only a good song that is sung by a legendary music artist‚ Kanye West‚ but it is a hidden message political song that is directly talking about the precious blood diamonds from the southern countries of the continent Africa. When someone hears the two words “blood diamond‚” most would probably assume that the diamonds are from Africa and that there are many people who die trying
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Diamond Coated Machine Tooling An Empirical Research Report Timothy J. Johnson April 12th‚ 2007 ME595 – Manufacturing Tribology Oakland University Introduction Diamond is the hardest material known to man‚ in this day and age. Typically‚ diamonds have been known to demonstrate hardness values up to 12000 HV (Vickers Hardness) or approximately 100HRC. Diamond-coated Tungsten Carbide tools have demonstrated improved machining characteristics over coated tool steels commonly used today
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I agree with this view because key ideas are an important part of a film to make it more interesting for the audience. In the film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick some of the key ideas are: What is valuable and important‚ the devastation of war and exploitation of people and resources. These key ideas in the film help viewers to understand the film better. The key idea of what is valuable is an important one in the film. The three main characters Maddy‚ Danny and Solomon all have something
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Human Geography Diamonds of War 1. According to the film‚ what percentage of all diamonds are considered illicit? a. The film says that 20% of all diamonds are considered illicit. They are diamonds that are smuggled out of countries. They are diamonds that have paid for wars‚ terrorists‚ weapons‚ or armies. They can also be diamonds that were used to launder money or hide illegal activity. 2. How many UN troops are currently stationed in Sierra Leone? Why is the number significant? a. There
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made to mine for diamonds‚ blood diamonds. These gems are used to fund wars throughout the country. While working in the mines‚ Solomon chanced upon a huge pink diamond. He was caught by the commander of the rebels while he was trying to hide the gem. The government forces then arrived‚ making the commander unable to do anything about the diamond. Solomon was able to bury it and then was put to jail with all the other miners. The commander announced the existence of the diamond in the jail which
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BLOOD DIAMONDS Student: XXXX YYYY Subject: International Economics‚ Spring 2007 Table of context: 1. Introduction ..2 2. Brief description of diamonds 2 3. Trade ..4 a. Nature of Diamonds .4 b. Industry’s Lack of Transparency 5 4. Political-economical view on this issue ..7 5. Tariffs.( USA) .8 6. Conclusion and
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It wasn’t unusual for Matt Diamond to get clients this late. It was evening‚ but not a star in the sky was visible through the thick fog that had enveloped the big apple. The client opened the office door without knocking‚ forcing Diamond to put out his cigarette quite hurriedly. She had long dark hair‚ matching her dress. She wore a fur that looked like a raincloud‚ grey and foreboding. Her name was Veronica Angel. She had come in place of her father‚ Lewis. His racehorse‚ Sea Biscuit‚ had gone
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you thought diamonds were a confusing topic‚ since you have color and clarity to consider‚ you haven’t ventured into the world of diamond simulants‚ yet. There are mined diamonds‚ lab-created diamonds and simulants. The categories can be incredibly confusing‚ so here we’ll focus on simulants and the difference between Asha and Diamond Nexus simulants in particular. What is a Simulant? First‚ you might be wondering what is a simulant. A simulant is a material that looks like diamond but does not
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Ethical Dilemma for the Corruption of an Officer Abstract This article discusses the Criminal Justice System Employees‚ whose careers ended in dismissal‚ and or termination‚ forced resignation‚ or early retirement. I have selected random samples of misconduct within the criminal justice system. We will view the criminal justice system and their misconduct due to corruption‚ brutality‚ and drug-relations in adjunction to police officers involvement. Police corruption
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