Communism‚ as an idea and ideology‚ has not completely died out in 2017. There are still a few nation-states such as Cuba and North Korea which still cling to the idea of communism. Even though it has not been destroyed‚ it no longer has the influence it once did. The fall of the USSR showed how the economic policies of communism can implode‚ and the countries which still try to keep the idea of communism alive‚ are only able to do so in their country‚ and it is by fear and propaganda. There are
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civilization. The Korean people were first united by the Silla Dynasty in 668 A.D and since then‚ Korea has had to contend with the expansionist ambitions of its neighbors. After World War II‚ Japan had lost control of Korea to its Allied Forces‚ causing Korea to be divided at the 38th parallel‚ which is the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. “The foreign administration of North and South Korea was intended to be temporary‚ and plans had been laid for free elections in the two districts
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EXPLAINING THE WATER-DIAMOND PARADOX One of the most famous puzzles in economic theory is why Diamonds are more expensive than water. In our case we consider GOLD in case of DIAMONDS. Water is essential for life; it is so useful that without its consumption one cannot live or survive. On the other hand‚ diamonds‚ though attractive and beautiful‚ satisfy less human important needs than water. Then‚ how it can be that in the market a less useful commodity like diamonds is so expensive and a useful
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DEBEERS DIAMOND DILEMMA 1. VISION STATEMENT To be the world’s leading provider of traditional and quality diamonds. Justification: World: This gives the idea that Debeers is targeting the entire world market “consumption of diamonds” Provider: Debeers is looking at provision of this product at all phases of the value chain Traditional: To still focus on the production and sale of natural diamonds to service that existing portion of the market. Quality: This means that Debeers will continue
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The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing‚ there God has no end in view but to perfect His people. Thomas Guthrie The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond‚ and must be polished‚ or the luster of it will never appear. Daniel Defoe Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without Confucius In mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is a metastable allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are
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Based on the movie “Blood Diamond” directed by Edward Zwick‚ it talks about a rare diamond discovered in a diamond mine located in Africa‚ where its plot is regarding the abusing of humanity for the high prices of diamond trade. Danny Archer is a diamond smuggler in Africa who seeks for a large amount of money which enables him to leave Africa for good. Due to his strong survival instinct‚ he made himself the key player in the conflicting business of diamonds. However‚ when he met Solomon in the
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The Curse Behind The Hope Diamond Diamonds have been a source of wealth and dispute for centuries. “When humankind first discovered the diamond is not known.” ("ECP" 685) Diamonds were originally mined from riverbeds in India‚ and through trade-routes‚ diamonds reached the kingdoms and empires of Europe and Asia. One diamond in particular has a most colorful history and has travelled across continents into the hands of Sultans‚ King Louis XIV‚ and finally to the Smithsonian in America where
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3. Diamond Organizational Model Leavitt‟s diamond (see Figure 1) presents a balanced and rational view toward complexities affecting KM framework. It also views technology in direct and strong relation with required tasks‚ employees‚ and task organization i.e. structure. This model has been widely used as the basis for understanding and realizing organizational changes. Leavitt‟s diamond (1965) demonstrates four groups of organizational variables: task‚ people‚ technology‚ and structure. As the
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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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North Korea in Japanese is written as “朝鮮民主主義人民共和国”. Japanese people generally use this name when they refer to North Korea‚ but this name is really controversial because of the meaning of the Chinese characteristics “民主主義 (min-shu-shu-gi)”. “民主主義” means democracy in Japanese. To begin with‚ what principle does North Korea try to achieve? Generally‚ people seem to have one conventional wisdom that North Korea has only authoritarianism‚ which means favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority
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