Diamonds as an investment

by May 2015, it was declared Ebola-free. Although the memory of civil war had caused them to focus on creating the antibodies and focusing on reconciling the nation with the military, they were blindsided by disease. Luckily, now they know that “investment n public health infrastructure is as important as trying to prevent civil…

English, who in turn separated the living areas of white colonists from the indigenous people. The British occupied the Cape of Good Hope and, “the discovery of gold in 1886 at Witwatersrand in South Africa, as well as diamonds at Kimberley, created a massive influx of British investment into South Africa” (O’Reilly 30). In the period between 1840-1899, Boer [farmer] Republics were established in Orange Free State, the Transvaal and in Natal. This resulted in the First Anglo-Boer War in 1880,…

natural resources such as iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold and hydropower, but it is the poorest country in Africa. Its shaky economy heavily depends on assistance from foreign countries. The two civil wars and other factors have also destroyed much of Liberia’s economy. Many foreign and local businesses left the country during the civil wars and took capital and expertise with them. The instability in the government also continues to slow substantial investments and disrupts economic growth.…

This essay will look at the evidence for and against the afore mentioned statement, that institutions are the fundamental determinant in economic developement. To answer the question i will begin by looking at the case of North korea and south Korea, two countries that were once very similar in terms of development but now have very different economies. Also the essay will look at the effect that european colonialisation had on the institutions that formed in respective colonised countries,…

Introduction London already hosted for three times for the Olympics Games event and London is the city that hosted the most Summer Olympics. The London Olympics Stadium is located at a diamond shaped island. The design of the London Olympics Stadiums need to design against some basic needs of the large games stadium such as long term, limited land and develop the architectural language of venue design. Because, sustainability is one of a favorite development method in nowadays and as one would…

“Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals.” -Ralph Bunche This quotation could be applied to the Congo and Tanzania after independence; and specifically to Patrice Lumumba and Julius Nyerere, who both had noble ideals and goals and stood up for them. Despite their intentions; it did not work exactly as they wanted, and the Congo was used as a pawn in the Cold War while African Socialism in Tanzania deteriorated. When the Congo gained independence in 1960, the MNC…

institutions, Public Companies, NGO’s, INGO’s, all kind of sectors are widely using and are depending upon the Porter’s strategic theories. The popular and most widely applied research of Porter includes Porter’s Five Forces, Value Chain and National Diamond and Industry Innovation Clusters. The influential five forces theory consists of the following points: • Five Forces (1979) 1. The Threat of new entrants: Let’s take an example of a new ABC software company that has been established in a…

History - Over time, mankind has evolved from just another species into the dominating organism on the planet. Of his many feats, bridges stand out as one of the best and awe-inspiring. The George Washington Bridge is a testament to both the simple and complex nature of the bridges design. In the 1930's, America saw some of its most famous bridges being built, and the George Washington Bridge was one of them. The bridge was an astounding 4,760 feet long, with a clear span of 3,500 feet,…

Phyllis Aberdeen was a political figure that advocated for the fight against the equal rights amendment and gave a speech where she talked about how women wanted to stay at home and take care of the family and not go out and work. In the speech and content of the speech she used ethos and pathos to convey women across the United States to vote against the ERA. She also used repetition of key phrases to help impact the people listening to her. In the late 1960s and early 1970s women were often…

Human rights are one of the basic rights that people are born with regardless of their gender, race, religion, nationality, and social status. Nowadays, people take human rights as granted; however, history shows that human rights are earned instead of given. Many bloody and costly conflicts occurred in the past were actually caused by discriminations against race, religion and sex. Without being too sensitive about contentious topics, one has to admit the fact that Africans suffered the most…