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When the expedition team traveled to the old Croatan capital, they found some interesting pieces of evidence that could play an important part in finding the truth on the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists. One of the things they found was a 10-carat ring with a lion crest on it,…

Sierra leone is a very poor country but it has a large amount of diamonds and these diamond should have brought wealth to the country and its people. Instead these diamond were used to fuel a war starting in 1991 to 2001.The people during the blood diamond civil war in sierra leone were used as slave by the R.U.F to mine diamonds and were put through very poor living conditions. This is similar to Wiesel 's experiences in the holocaust in night because he was put into a work camp and was also…

The diamond industry employs 38,000 people, directly in Southern Africa, the main industrial location for diamonds). This employment provides shelter, food and clean water for people working in the mines. In South Africa, a rough 28,000 people are employed for cutting, mining, valuing, polishing, jewelry manufacturing, and retail. These few job opportunities open doors for workers to live under a roof, to get their kids educated, to obtain appropriate health care and much more. "We know that…

advantage of? Or did the colonists just get tired of their new world? Several clues have been discovered in the search of the lost colony. In 1998, archaeologists from East Carolina University stumbled upon a unique find from early British America, a 10-carat gold signet ring engraved with a lion or a horse. Again in 2009, a small piece of slate and a lead pencil was discovered, said to have once been used as a writing tablet, perhaps in a schoolhouse. In the same year, part of the hilt of an…

would describe Rose Mary as very selfish. One example of Rose Mary’s selfish acts occurs when Brian and Jeannette find the diamond ring on the edge of their property. After the kids suggested to get it appraised, we find out that it is a genuine two-carat diamond. Rose Mary says that they will not sell it for money and instead, she will keep it. Jeannette explains that the ring could get them food, in which Rose Mary responds “that’s true…but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times…

CHAPTER 2: THE COMPANY 2.1 History of the company Established in 1984, Alta Moda was a wholesale textile business, which was run as a partnership, owned and managed by a group of businessman based in Indonesia and Singapore. At that time, the business was primarily focused on importing budget fabrics because of the economy condition in Indonesia. As the Indonesian economy grows, the demand for high quality fabrics increased simultaneously, which later being responded by their business partner…

Siaka Stevens' oppressive rule between 1968 to 1985 created a strong grievance which is argued to be the root cause of the rebel war in Sierra Leone (1). The All People's Congress used violence through the Internal Security Unit or poor youths who were given drugs and false promises of employment to suppress political opposition which formed a one-party dictatorship between the years 1978 to 1992 (1). This resulted in an increasing army of jobless, disillusioned group of young adults addicted to…

exceptional works of art on display was fascinating. It is an astounding collection of ornaments, ranging from shimmering bowls carved out of crystal and agate, to jeweled gold figurines to the Dresden Green, the world‘s largest and finest natural 41 carat green diamond. August II purchased it at the 1742 Easter Fair in Leipzig for the immense amount of 400,000 Thalers! The Historic Green Vault recreates the grand halls of Augustus, with rooms devoted to specific materials such as ivory and…

of the men are thugs, not all of the women are single moms, and not everyone wears their pants down below their hip bones and plays their hip-hop at ear-deafening levels.”(Washington Post) This is shown in numerous short stories in the book Five-Carat Soul by James…

Shattering Truths of The Glass Castle: An Analytical Essay No one’s parents are normal; everyone has baggage in some form or another. Maybe they are overbearing helicopter parents, or maybe they consider their careers to be of the utmost importance, sacrificing quality time with children for work. Maybe they are intensely academics-focused tiger parents, or maybe, like Jeannette Walls describes in her bestselling memoir The Glass Castle, they border on destruction with their free-spirited…