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Curses have been terrifying humans for centuries. Death, injury, financial ruin, and other misfortunes have plagued “victims” of curses. However, there is one curse that has centuries of bloodshed and misfortune behind it: The curse of the Hope Diamond. Despite the fear of the superstitious and skeptics alike, the Hope Diamond is not cursed, and was not the cause of the unfortunate events that befell its owners. Most people agree that the Hope Diamond was plucked from an idol in a mine in India.…

DAMAS – A PR SUCCESS STORY OR FAILURE? 1. Introduction – What is Damas? Damas Jewellers, or popularly known as Damas, is one of Middle East’s leading jewellery and wristwatch makers and retailers that have got an international reputation as well. The headquarters of this company is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the business started in the year 1907. As of today there are around three hundred (300) outlets in the GCC region. In 2012, Damas became a part of the Mannai Corporation and is…

Scenario 3 – Food Insecurity & Political Instability Leading to Diversification Failure This scenario builds on the following two uncertainties: • Widespread food crisis/food insecurity. • Political Instability leading to failed diversification efforts. The scenario end-state is characterised by a mix of 1)Unfavourable climatic conditions such as lower rainfall leading to a higher level of desertification. A weaker currency at the same time will adversely affect the amount of food being…

A few things are needed for bare survival nowadays, those being: food, water, and shelter. The most important out of those three is arguably water. Unlike food you can only last without water for ninety hours, whereas you can go without food for weeks at a time. The reason the human body cannot last without water is simply because the body composition of a human is 70% water. As essential water is, many forget how blessed they are just to have water and end up taking it all for granted. Many…

was well known that they loved each other. Eli has been saving up for an engagement ring for six months, Maddie has always said that she didn’t want a big ring, Eli knew that. So when it came time to get a ring Eli chose a simple white gold, half carat diamond ring and the rest of the saved up money was going towards the wedding. One night years ago before Eli and Maddie started dating, they stayed up late talking about their futures, if either of them wanted to get married at some point, how…

"My life changed completely when I was twelve, the summer the heavy rains came"(53)... Lindo, one of the characters in Amy Tan’s fictional novel, The Joy Luck Club experience many dramatic changes at a very young age. The novel is about the relationships of four Chinese American mother-daughter pairs. Each chapter of the book holds stories told by the individual characters, narrating both their past life in China and their present life in America. Lindo is born in China. Her parents hired a…

Center for Disease Control (CDC). A total number of 15, 389 children of elementary to middle school age participated and 7,268 parents of children with asthma reported symptoms that their children have through the Child Asthma Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT), Asthma…

The world has a surplus of food, but still people are starving. Supposedly, this surplus is not enough to fed 795 million people in the world who are undernourished. This is the issue of Malnutrition and World Hunger, which creates social disturbance, and economic instability in the developing countries, resulting poverty inclines. World hunger is a chronic problem in most of the developing countries. Hunger is not only a physical circumstance; it is an exhaust on the economic growth, and a…

We had planned on a longer stay but we I had realized that I was with child and we decided that we should return to America. When we got back on January 6th, 2027 I immediately got an appointment with my doctor to figure out how far along I was in the pregnancy. Doctor Cullen said that I was about a week and half long in my pregnancy. Then he gave me a list of food and excises to do and eat so that the baby would grow healthy. So after the appointment I went home and told Toby about what the…

Throughout this exhibition, I have created one specific theme—to take you through the technique of gilding and the material of gilt bronze. Gilding or Ormolu is a “decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to a solid surface such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.” In this case, the exhibition will revolve around gilt bronze Asian artwork. Let us take a tour through multiple pieces and learn about the gilding technique, and how the material has held up…