mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities‚ most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular‚ diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE: - . Diamond is less
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Ryan Conde QU301 Skyers Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds are most commonly found in Africa‚ and are mined by slaves. The diamonds mined in this area were coined “blood diamonds” because enabled violence and destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives. I believe that as a global community we allowed‚ and sometimes encouraged the trade of conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds derived from war zones and were sold to fuel insurgencies and guerilla groups. The lack of care was especially apparent
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Diamond Impact Mining has had both a negative and a positive effect on many societies; it has created conflict‚ higher quality of living‚ a higher economy and a higher environmental risk. In this essay I will focus mainly on the impact of diamonds in Africa‚ as this country is one of the main supplier of diamonds worldwide. Two-thirds of the world’s diamonds are exported from Africa; they are mined in these countries; Angola‚ Botswana‚ Tanzania‚ The Congo and Zimbabwe. For many of these countries
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Quotes: “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” “There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.” “First they ignore you‚ then they laugh at you‚ then they fight you‚ then you win.” “There is no way to peace; peace is the way.” “I object to violence because when it appears to do good‚ the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” “Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.” “Use truth
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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CHAPTER 2: Porter’s Five Forces (Detailed Analysis of Present Environment) -Threats of new entrants A couple of years ago there were just a couple of casinos in Manila‚ all owned and operated by Pagcor (owned by the government)‚ but in the recent years a lot has changed and The Philippines is now expected to be one of the world’s top casino destinations in the near future. Resorts World Bayshore is the 4th casino to open in Entertainment City Manila. Construction on the first phase of the resort
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Starbucks Starbucks philosophy has an impact on three areas; the people-oriented corporate culture‚ the employee stock ownership‚ and the enterprise that spares no effort to train employees. They believe that conducting business ethically is the right thing to do and is vital to success. The mission statement puts that all into perspective. “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit-one person‚ one cup‚ and one neighborhood at a time.” To accomplish the mission‚ there are several principals
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Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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Starbuck’s is the biggest coffee shop and is unique with excellent customer service. The founder is Howard Schwartz. Starbucks is always a place where people can just go to relax and drink their coffee beverage. Starbucks provide a top of the line quality of whole bean coffee‚ freshly brewed. There employees are called Barista‚ which they will have to be knowledgeable and know the different flavors of coffee’s that are provided along with the other things on the menu. Their employees
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Stabucks Starbucks which from small businesses to todays global cafe‚ has managed to become one of the best coffee chain and suppliers in the world. As early as in 1971‚ three friends (Jerry‚ ZEV and Gordon) sell fresh coffee beans and accessories in Seattle are the idea of passion. Things started to change; Schultz wanted to sit environment friendly coffee service development the business. Schultz provides coffee spread the idea of sitting together in a culture‚ and since that time‚ Starbucks is in
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