Diamonds: The Unexplored World Who discovered the Diamonds? Ever wondered about this wonder stone? Well as per oldest records‚ Alexander the Great is said to have discovered the diamonds for the first time in India and shipped these to Europe. These were also spotted by Alluvial gold miners in Brazil in 1725 and in 1859 in South Africa and in 1869 mining of the hard rock sources of diamonds started at Kimberley. Diamonds in Australia were recorded in the Bathurst area‚ New South Wales in 1851. We
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that makes clouds and so on eventually ending in water falling from the sky known as water. The Water Cycle is what it’s called if you remember fifth grade science at all‚ but what do other planets rain? The answer might be quite interesting and might even scare you. 2. Unfortunately(?) Diamonds Yeah‚ I know that sounds painful doesn’t it? That’s why I’m glad we don’t inhabit the great planet Saturn because there it rains diamonds. Diamonds raining from the sky must be some entrepreneurs dream but
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References: 1. Sources of Insight‚ 2010‚ “Strategy Diamond” http://sourcesofinsight.com/strategy-diamond/ 2. Donald C. Hambrick and James W. Fredrickson‚ 2001‚ “Are you sure you have a strategy?” http://turbo.kean.edu/~jmcgill/havestrategy.pdf 3. SingTel‚ 2012‚ “Annual Report 2013” http://info.singtel.com/annualreport/2012/
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Irony In the Necklace and Silas Marner there is a common element‚ irony. Yet‚ two different tales are being told. In the book Silas Marner‚ the main character is accused of theft in the very beginning. In The Necklace‚ Mathilde Loisel borrowed a necklace and lost it after her one and only night of fame. A common thing was lost in both stories‚ their pride. Irony occurs in Silas Marner when Silas gets stolen from‚ when earlier in the book he was accused of stealing. Not only that‚
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Blood diamonds are diamonds that have had powerful effects on the world. A blood diamonds is the slang term for a conflict diamond. Conflict diamonds are traded illegally‚ they are traded to cause conflict in war-torn areas. Once blood diamonds have been traded into these war-torn areas‚ the diamonds automatically start having a huge role in the conflict between the areas. In this essay I would like to tell you about some important things about blood diamonds. These important things consist of why
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follow a diamond’s global path to market. Below: 1. The search for diamonds is not exactly easy. Many miners and diamond diggers in sub-Saharan Africa travel great distances to find work and submit to gruelingly long hours for low wages – or sometimes no wages – in substandard conditions. The informal mining industry is where workers tend to be most exploited. In the Wild West atmosphere of many informal diamond mines‚ the quest for the “big find” – and the financial gain it promises – is
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Angels Falling From the Sky (The Axe commercial) A company makes a commercial to lure people into watching it and entices them to purchase their product. In the case of the Axe commercial the fragrance is so sensual and yet so fresh that it appeals to both sexes. That is the strength of the Axe product. The women are intrigued by the scent of Axe and even the angels cannot resist its power. They are so intrigued that they descended from heaven
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In the movie Falling Down‚ William Foster was a poor and recently laid off defense worker who faced many problems that caused him to disintegrate. During the beginning of the movie‚ he goes into a convenient store for change to make a phone call. In order to do that he had to buy a can of soda. When the Korean worker told him how much it was going to cost‚ he was furious and started to rant about how outrageous the prices were. Before leaving the store‚ he destroyed most of the merchandise and paid
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In Snow Falling on Cedars‚ the theme of racism stands out most strongly. Events‚ characters’ attitudes‚ and emotions are all directly related with the surrounding environment of racial tension‚ caused by war hysteria. This prejudice retains a strong hold over the people of San Piedro Island‚ as well as all over America at this time. Events in the novel take place as a direct result of bigotry‚ such as the search for a "right handed Jap." This comment made by Horace Whaley to Sheriff Moran‚ caused
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life where you’re not happy with what you have will always bring you down. You’d go out and see people with nice clothing and other accessories and toys that you wish you had or could afford. Most people nowadays aren’t happy because of this. In order for them to be happy‚ they simply thought that they need more money‚ more new stuff‚ or even a perfect life‚ which is out of the question because nobody’s perfect. In this case‚ Guy De Maupassant‚ the author of The Necklace‚ writes about a girl who just
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