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I. Diamonds are crystals made of a chemical called carbon. They are the hardest known natural material in the world, and one of the most valuable. In the Greek language, the word diamond means indestructible. It is possible to create diamonds with carbon and by applying extreme heat and pressure. Diamonds are measured in carats; one carat is two-hundred milligrams. Diamonds are better conductors then any other metal in the world, four times better than copper. Time, money, and extreme heat and…

“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and a man’s worst enemy.” With this extension on Marilyn Monroe’s lyrics, diamonds being a man’s worst enemy can be proven to be accurate. In particular, De Beers Diamonds, a diamond industry, is an enemy to the market, being that it is among the top monopoly industries to date. De Beers is a monopoly due to having the ability to manage supply and demand, being able to control over the distribution of diamonds, and having control over the price of their…

Diamonds Foods is an American packaged food company specializing in marketing nuts. Their brands offered are Pop-Secret, Emerald, and the Kettle Brand. The demand to keep up with the snack food industry eventually caused pressure in the organization that lead to bad accounting practices. “The costs of walnuts were falsified to boost earning and meets estimates of Wall Street” (SEC, 2014). “The increase of walnuts in 2010 also lead to pressure of paying growers more without decreasing the net…

In the case of Sierra Leone, the war was prolonged primarily by greed with regards to the diamond resource (mis)management. After a “golden era” of democracy and good governance in 1961 with Sir Milton Margai as first Prime Minister, the politics of mismanagement started in 1964 when his brother Albert took over power (Iro, 2009; Hirsch, 2001). He regarded the state as an instrument for personal power and this way of thinking prevailed in Sierra Leone, dominating the mind-set of the political…

Malcom Forbes once said, "Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs". Although this statement is true, it does not mean that all diamonds are alike. Individuals find diamonds in different shades, with different levels of clarity and more. Thanks to advances in diamond cutting technology, individuals now have access to different styles as well. A good example of this is the sunshine cut diamond, one where the cut was designed in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. Before…

perfect proposal. Is it a man getting down on one knee and presenting a sparkling diamond ring to his now fiancee? While there is nothing wrong with a grand romantic gesture like a proposal, there are a few issues revolving diamond engagement rings. It has become a tradition for female brides-to-be to flaunt them, but how did this originate and why do we still do it today? Because they serve no real meaningful purpose, diamond engagement rings should not continue to be used in proposals.…

from diamonds to jadeite and everything in between, how do you recognize whether to pick a diamond from a colored gem? Usually you walk in with several ideas, while trying to leave without having buyer’s remorse. It can be like walking into a fancy restaurant unable to decide between Lobster and Steak. The key to this tricky conundrum is research; figuring out how to determine the ideal gem for you. The easiest way to do this is by examining the durability, phenomena, and cut of both diamonds…

Product Pandora jewelry offers a variety of charms and bracelet products. The products are divided into five categories, namely jewellery, Charms, Bracelets, Rings, and Earrings, and Necklaces and Pendants. The materials used are clearly specified in 14k gold, sterling silver, glass, enamel, and Pave to build buyer's confidence. As for Pandora, although jewellery for occasions like valentine's day can also be found, there are more special design and combination products that can be used for…

viewer watched the De Beers diamond ads continuously by the founder Cecil Rhodes and the (CSO) persuading and scamming men to make purchases to express their love. The De Beers diamonds created a visual image for advertising as an appeal for a metaphor of how a diamond gives value as a lifetime commitment to a potential or future wife by paying over value market price for an engagement ring. During this time the De Beers diamond cartel had smuggled millions of illegal diamonds into the market.…

raw materials like cotton and diamonds. However, with these connections, Kalambayi is disconnected from the Western world due to neocolonialism thus causing disconnections that people from the Western world have not considered. Because Belgium colonized Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) there is still neocolonialism within Kalambayi after they gained independence from them. Around the 1950’s, the Belgians introduced…