De Beers case In the few past years‚ the industry of diamond evolved a lot. Even if De Beers was the juggernaut of this industry‚ it has to evolve has well to keep its competitive position. What used to be its unique resources and distinctive competences and how De Beers decided to make it evolve? First of all‚ let’s studying the physical resources of De Beers. The company used to have the monopole of rough diamonds : it owned 80% of the world production 15 years ago but now it produces less
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civil war‚ through research diamonds were a main contributor and a cause of the war. Sierra Leone was embedded with diamonds and other luxurious stones‚ thus making it a gargantuan mining center. Diamonds caused tensions between the government and rebellious citizens‚ contributed to the emergence of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and supplied warfare to the RUF. Ibrahim Kamara states in a speech that “The root of the conflict is and remains diamonds‚ diamonds and diamonds”. The decade-long conflict
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Have you ever thought about taking something and turning it into something completely different object? Have you ever wished for immortality or eternal youth. Alchemy‚ Alchemy is the art of deconstruction analyzing the matter and reconstructing the matter into a completely different material. There are several topics of alchemy that have been proven and there are several topic that cannot be explained but here are some topic of both areas undiscovered and explained. History of Alchemy‚ Examples of
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Alexander J. Nedd Julie Ann Hoffman ENGL 1410.036 4 April 2012 Children Matters: Conflict Minerals and their harmful effects within the Congo and their Natives. Introductory Section: During my brief introduction to the Congo‚ and reading the research of others based on conflict minerals‚ I began to wonder what other factors contribute and relate to this horrid reality within the heart of Africa and its effect on the young ones that live there. After taking some extensive notes and learning
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depictions of who African people really are. Blood Diamond‚ a film
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1. What is Gold? • Why is it precious? Gold is a very precious metal. Listen to reporter Natasha Thiele explain how gold became so valuable and why the price of gold fluctuates. Find out how the ratio of dollar value per unit weight is used to calculate the value of an amount of gold. This clip provides a context to calculate ratios and percentage. • What is the secret of its beauty? The Secret World of Gold is a documentary exploring the power and politics of gold‚ a precious metal with more allure
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The Big Lebowski‚ Dir. Joel Coen‚ Perf. Jeff Bridges‚ John Goodman‚ Julianne Moore‚ Steve Buscemi. Gramercy Pictures‚ 1998. The Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski is the story of an unemployed‚ aging hipster named Jeffery Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who is mistaken for a different Jeffery Lebowski (later referred to as the big Lebowski‚ played by David Huddleston). Due to a case of mistaken identity‚ The Dude gets caught up in a messy kidnapping. Along the way‚ he meets a new lady friend‚ Maude (Julianne
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Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone Throughout the decades there has been many hard times‚ conflicts over disagreement‚ fighting and competition. There has been a huge clash over the use of diamonds and in fact how they are produced‚ and where they were originated. There has always been a major demand for diamonds for noticeable reasons. Diamonds are big business - the retail trade is worth over $30bn annually. It is proved that Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious gems. Diamonds are beautiful
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Brianna Selhorst Glenn Ames Contemporary World History 5 December 2007 A Long Way Gone vs. Blood Diamond A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and the recent 2006 film Blood Diamond both depict how it was living in Sierra Leone‚ Africa during the Civil War in the ‘90’s. While A Long Way Gone focuses on child soldiers and what they had to live and go through for many years‚ Blood Diamond focuses mainly on how the country is torn apart by the struggle between government soldiers and rebel
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Blood Diamond vs. A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah’s autobiography is almost unique‚ as far as I can determine – perhaps the first time that a child soldier has been able to give literary voice to one of the most distressing phenomena of the late 20th century. This book tells us how a young boy was forced to become a soldier to preserve his life and live to tell his story. Although Beah was from an under developed nation‚ he had the dreams and thoughts of any normal teenager from the west. It is heartbreaking
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