Diamond

How the diamond as a system impacts the global competitiveness in a country? Every business functions within a playing field. In the mid-1980s, Professor Michael Porter developed a framework to assess the competitiveness of regions, states and nations. This framework called “the Diamond model”. The diamond is a model for classifying multiple dimensions of micro-economic competitiveness in nations, states, or other locations, and be aware of how they interact. The Diamond model involves four…

Composed of Quartz, Mica, Feldspar, and other strong minerals, it’s only natural the product is so sturdy. In fact, quartz and feldspar are tougher than steel. The only natural stones scientifically proven to be harder than granite includes rubies, diamonds, and sapphires—none of which most people can afford to construct kitchen countertops from. A Versatile Construction Granite has been used for building purposes…

not concentrate wealth in the hands of Lebanese diamond traders. Chua’s reference to free markets in regard to this case study is incorrect. The Lebanese dominated by monopoly franchises and had restricted access to property rights and credit. This is not a free market system. Competition and equality before the law is the essence of capitalist market directed commerce. (Adam Smiths book) The book review will look at the case study of the diamond traders in Sierra Leone paying attention to…

My idea for this assignment is to use the “Architectural Origami” technique to show the relationship between the 2D & 3D patterns that appeared on the corner between two walls at the stairs way close to the first floor. The “Architectural Origami” technique is a technique that uses cutting and folding of a piece of paper to create the Architectural forms. The basic pattern that I used in this assignment are cuboid and cube. For the 3D patterns, I used a 22’’*30’’ Bristol board to make a…

The prices vary from $7.25 - $26.91 between the irradiated and non-irradiated uncut gems (Gemval). When blue gems are cut and are added to necklaces, rings, or earrings (usually associated with diamonds) their prices vary from $100 - $7,000 (Google Shop). The prices determine how big the gem is, what shade of blue it is, and how lustrous it is. The blue topaz has remained at an affordable price considering all the different hues of blue (Branstrator)…

Marilyn Monroe once sang, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” This lyric about girls and their diamonds makes sense for obvious reasons. Diamonds are shiny, make women feel like princesses, and are a symbol of “love”. However, diamonds have an intimidating competitor, chocolate. No matter how big the “rock” is, some women would prefer delicious, melt in your mouth, chocolate. Their wise decision could potentially have some great upsides to it. For instance, dark chocolate has numerous health…

Gold has been mined for centuries, dating back to the times of Ancient Egypt. Back then, the mined gold because it was beautiful and also imperishable. They’d make jewelry, cups, and decorate tombs with it. The way people mined it in ancient times was by using a process called “sluicing”. They would make wood troughs with riffles set in the bottom to create a zone to allow gold to drop through. The box is then placed in a stream to channel water flow. Today, the method of sluicing is still…

The Purification of a Gem (Topic 2) A rough, dull gemstone is put inside a scorching, blazing furnace, which breaks down its flesh, melting and refining its impurities. Through this excruciating process, a strong and beautiful gem is born to serve a variety of meaningful purposes--from becoming a gift for someone we cherish to being used as a healing stone. There is no better expression for the turbulent time of childhood and adolescence that have made me who I am today. The past twenty years…

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…

Introduction Quartz is one of the most plentiful minerals on earth, and it is found in various igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Clear Quartz is composed of pure silicon dioxide, and has nearly smooth sides with naturally faceted points at one or both ends. Clear Quartz is also known by the name Ice Crystal, which was derived from the Greek word “krystallos,” which means “icy cold.” (1) Greek philosopher’s believed that this crystal was water frozen so hard that it could never thaw.…