“The Diamond Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a story that tells of a woman named Mathilde Loisel and her dissatisfaction of being poor. She was not born to riches or to a high status family so she allowed herself to be married into a man of the working class. Her husband was a little clerk of the Ministry of Public Instruction. Mathilde felt that had she been born into a higher status family she would enjoy the delicacies and luxuries of a rich family. She suffered ceaselessly because she
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The Diamond Age “The Diamond Age or‚ A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” is a masterful work of science fiction in which author Neal Stephenson finds new ways to express many of the classic science fiction themes we have learned about throughout our class. A few of the many themes covered in this novel include the responsibility a creator has to his or her creation‚ including a parent’s responsibility to properly raise and nurture their child to help them find their place in society‚ as
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Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone History of Diamonds: The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word‚ "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon‚ and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man.[1][1] Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Kings and queens have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have lusted after them. These gems can be transparent‚ truculent white
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This memoir was written to bring awareness to the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through one individual’s personal struggle to overcome and recover for the disorder. “Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties in regulating emotion. This difficulty leads to severe‚ unstable mood swings‚ impulsivity and instability‚ poor self-image and stormy personal relationships” (NAMI…). Along with unstable emotional investigations‚ the memoir addresses
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I have chosen to focus on and analyze one pattern of the Diamond Trade at a global scale. The pattern illustrates that the Diamond Trade exists on a global scale. I have used examples and specific evidence from different regions and nations across different hemispheres to highlight this Global pattern. There are five different processes of the Diamond Industry. Exploration‚ mining‚ selling rough diamonds‚ cutting and polishing and selling on world markets. Each process happens in different location
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The reading that I choose to do my reading note is Jared Diamond’s article‚ “ The World As a Polder.” I find this reading particularly significant because the content of the reading is related to our daily life. This reading is about environmental problems that human is facing in present society. The environmental problems that we are facing included natural habitats destruction‚ air and water pollution‚ overpopulation‚ species extinction‚ soil degradation‚ energy shortage‚ and chemical pollution
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Welcome to Diamond city. As your tour guide‚ I will be giving you the basic knowledge about diamonds; the process‚ careers‚ methods to promote the sales of diamonds and etc. at a diamond mine‚ you usually find small dirty gray stones that are so dense that they show the speed of light but you can also find rough diamonds that are cold to the touch but are drawing heat right from your fingers. Diamonds can be used as jewellery‚ as you may have known‚ but also for industrial purposes. The Diamond Industry
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The makers of “Blood Diamond‚” an exceptionally thriller starring a most excellent Leonardo DiCaprio‚ want you to know there may be blood on your hands‚ specifically your wedding finger. The story involves so-called conflict diamonds‚ illicitly mined stones that have been used to finance some of the most vicious wars in Africa. If films were judged solely by their good intentions‚ this one would be best in show. Instead‚ gilded in money and dripping with sanctimony‚ confused and mindlessly contradictory
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“Critically discuss to what extent Porter’s Diamond is a useful concept in explaining home and host location strategies of international business? Illustrate your answer with references to at least two case companies” The main aim of International business is to build and sustain competitiveness for economic value creation in both domestic and overseas markets (Besanko et al. 2007). Internalisation business theory however has a variety of models that can identify the environmental analysis of specific
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Acres of Diamonds One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a clergyman. One day‚ a young man went to him and told him he wanted a college education but couldn’t swing it financially. Dr. Conwell decided‚ at that moment‚ what his aim in life was‚ besides being a man of the cloth - that is. He decided to build a university
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