The Watergate scandal was massive‚ but I don’t feel that it is the worst in history‚ although it would appear that way in the eyes of others. Maybe because this was before my time‚ but I don’t find the Watergate scandal surprising. Since then‚ there have been other scandals involving different presidents‚ including sex scandals and controversy around accurate voting counts. In my honest opinion‚ I feel the counting of votes controversy to be far worse. But to most people‚ during that time‚ I see
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Reese Weingaertner Miss Knight English 1 (PreAP) - Fifth Hour 11 December 2013 The History and Curse of the Hope Diamond Behind the beautiful steely blue Hope Diamond lies a cruel and often bloody history‚ a history that is full of mystery and intriguing stories. This ornate diamond has changed hands many times throughout its long past. The most interesting part of this is the fact that it is said that many of its owners have met with a gruesome fate. It is because of this occurrence that there
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Humans And Their Ability To Make Mistakes In today ’s pop culture‚ there is one very popular view of the future. All humans will be free to do as they wish‚ because robots and computers will work for us. Computers are viewed as the ideal slaves. They work non-stop‚ never complain‚ and above all‚ never make mistakes. It is often said that computers don ’t make mistakes‚ that it is the person using the computer who commits errors. What is it that makes humans err‚ but not computers? I will prove
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“A diamond‚ is the symbol for love‚ commitment‚ and a joyful new beginning‚” said the TV commercial. Many of the world’s diamonds‚ are mined using practices that exploit workers‚ children‚ and communities. A million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. Miners are dying in accidents‚ child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to
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One of the worst days in modern American history is September 11‚2001. That day was a horrific day of events. On that day the leader of Al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden ordered the attack on the Twin Towers in downtown Manhattan. This attack was the worst attack in history. When the towers came down it killed almost 3 thousand people. Ever since I was young I have always had a great deal of respect for our service men and women. I come from a military background. Both of my grandpas were in the military
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growth. This phenomenon called ’Resource Curse’‚ is the essence of the theme captured by the documentary Blood Diamonds‚ focusing on the human cost of the illicit global diamond trade. Set in the period of 1990’s‚ the documentary explores various factors that led to the violence‚ tells vivid details of suffering‚ and speaks with the organizations that eventually exposed the link between diamonds and brutal African conflicts. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest nations on Earth. The average income of
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Phuong Nguyen Cheryl Thompson BBB4M0 June‚ 10‚ 2012 Diamonds There are many different kinds of valuable gem in the world; however‚ diamonds is the most precious and favorite stone all the time. As the hardest known naturally material‚ diamond can be used to polish‚ cut and become a jewelery. Consumer claim that diamond is forever‚ that’s why diamond wedding ring represent for the endless love. This is a reason why diamond always become a “hot topic” in the market all over the world.
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“blood Diamond”. Discuss how the issue of poverty‚ using specific references‚ is fundamental to not only the conflict diamond trade but to life in the country of Sierra Leone” Due to the high population growth in Sierra Leone‚ poverty remains widespread throughout the entire country. According to the human development index‚ Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ which is why the diamond trade is such a large issue. Sierra Leone is among the largest producers of diamonds‚ thus
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CIM 2010 Cultural (Industry) Management Analysis of the Diamond Industry Becky Gong Culture‚ Creativity and Management 1. Why Interested? A diamond is forever. No one will be unfamiliar with this classical advertising verbal. Diamonds have symbolized love and eternity for centuries‚ which can still be constantly found in some of the world’s oldest pieces of jewelry. They were surrounding by myths and legends and once regarded as the “Tears of the
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"it was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times" by Charles Dickens in his‚ "A Tale of Two Cities"‚ represents a scenario that can be perceived as either positive or negative at the same time. Throughout history there have been many events considered the worst of times by some and the best of times by others. This can be seen throughout history in times when some people suffer while other prosper. How could the best of times be at the same time the worst of times? People who suffer‚ usually
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