online retailer of certified diamond jewelry. It was established in 1999 and has head-quarter in Seattle‚ WA. Apart from catering to U.S. market it also serves to international market through its websites in England and Canada. A big share of its revenue comes from the sales of wedding bands and engagement rings. Blue Nile is known as a high end jewelry retailer. Blue Nile has a unique business model. Blue Nile doesn’t hold any inventory but places orders to diamond suppliers only after receiving
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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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If we would be viewing Ana’s situation using Kantian ethics‚ there would be no more arguments to discuss with regards to what would be the morally right thing to do on her situation. Kantian ethics had set it as absolute —whatever consequence that lies ahead‚ it is Ana’s duty to give birth to her child despite of its expected deficiency. This is because for Kantian ethics‚ a moral act is not based upon feelings or pity. Nor it is not based on the possibility of reward. Rather‚ a moral action is one
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and total disregard for their welfare. In this paper‚ I will attempt to apply the Kantian Ethics principles to this case in order to determine what went wrong in this situation. Kantian ethics followers believe that motive is one of the most crucial elements to be analyzed when trying to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong in everyday situations. According to Immanuel Kant‚ the founder of Kantian ethics‚ a moral action is one that is performed out of a sense of duty and which is
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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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