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    Investment in Gold

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    The advantages and disadvantages of investment in gold: Like investment in any other precious metal‚ investment in gold also has many advantages as compare with other kind of investing such as bond and stock. • It may not be the most obvious choice for a new investor‚ but it always is the safest choice. When choosing an investment‚ there are many factors to consider and every investor has to make sure that the investment he chooses is suitable for his budget and also for his financial goal

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    blood diamonds

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    At least it let the world know what happened is Africa at that time. How bad a place it was. How people suffer in that situation. It informed people what’s guilty and evil‚ what’s justice and goodness. A selfish smuggler still has love and righteous. A cold blood killer was once an innocent child and also has kind heart deep inside him. Those are all good stories we learned. Solomon Vandy had lost his family‚ and almost everything he had. That’s why he loves his family so much. When people

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    Sierra Leone “Blood Diamond” Conflict Many of the world’s major conflicts arise from the want or need for resources‚ but the extent to which these resources are responsible for such conflicts‚ tends to be misunderstood. Conflicts may arise with first a dispute on who gets control over what resources‚ but followed by other factors adding up to contribute to the said conflict‚ including‚ corrupt leaders‚ religion‚ debt ect. When this is the case‚ it becomes confusing on what aspects are

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    Gold rush

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    California was a land where the American Dream came true for many. Before the gold rush‚ California was under the Mexican rule since 1821. California’s population mainly consisted of about 6‚500 Californios‚ 700 Americans and 150‚000 Native Americans. Most of the Californians lived on vast ranches granted to them by the Mexican government. New settlers‚ mainly Americans‚ started moving into California for land and trade. Mexican control over California weakened following the Bear Flag revolt

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    Tin Mining

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    generally used as the basic outside structure of a mobile phone. This essay will conduct of several topics‚ such as location of minerals‚ the techniques used to extract the mineral from the ore‚ what tin is actually used for in mobile phones‚ and ways how mining companies‚ can stop from damaging the environment. Location of Minerals The mineral known as tin‚ is actually quite commonly found‚ but when found it is usually found in an extremely low amount. Tin is prominently found in sophisticated areas

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    Jared Diamond

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    YouTube documentary on Dr. Jared Diamonds theories. Dr. Jared Diamond is an American author. He works as a professor of geography and physiology‚ and he is most recognized for his book “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel”‚ which he wrote in 1998. The book analyses his own theory on the evolution of society and what he thinks influenced the world to become what it is now in terms of wealth‚ development and culture. Yali‚ who was a guide in Papua - New Guinea that Dr. Diamond met‚ once asked him‚ “Why is it

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    Porter Diamond

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    1. Reading for this Lecture Porter M. (1990)‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations‚ Chapters 3&4 2. Why Location Matters The ways that firms create and sustain competitive advantage in global industries provides the necessary foundation for understanding the role of the home nation in the process. There are five premises we must understand relating to national advantage: 1) The nature of competition and the sources of competitive advantage differ widely among industries and industry segments

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    Africa

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    Africa Bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east‚ Atlantic to the west and Mediterranean to the north; lies the continent as we know called Africa.  The longest river‚ which runs about 4‚160 miles‚ is the Nile River and is the survival source for the African people.  It provides mode of transportation‚ food and fertile land.   Providing a route between the coast and the Sahara Desert‚ the slopes contain cedar‚ pine‚ cork and oak trees.  The Sahara Desert separates northern Africa from the rest of

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    The Issue of Blood Diamonds

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    Geography 6 February 2013 The Issue of Blood Diamonds What is the cause of major rebellions‚ riots‚ and coups in Africa? The blood diamond trade is one of the strongest illegal trades in Africa‚ which has been fueling conflict for approximately three decades. The primary purpose of blood diamond trading contributes to funding armed conflicts for guerrilla and militant forces. The diamonds are illegally mined in a conflict zone‚ which is then used by guerrilla

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    The mining sector is made up of organisations whose primary activity is the extraction of naturally occurring mineral solids or natural resources. Examples of these types of minerals are coal‚ ores and precious stones. The mining industry also broadly covers quarrying and well operations. The sector comprises two basic activities: mine operations and mining support activities. "Mine operations" involve setting up the mine‚ quarry or well for the organization‚ or on behalf of another organization

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