Yvonne De Carlo

Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds are a great concern in Africa especially with the bloodshed they cause. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are jewels mined in Africa and sold by rebels to gain military force. This has been a tremendous problem during the different civil wars in some countries in Africa. However, they are now being used in Liberia at rates never seen before. These diamonds are usually mined in northern and western regions of Africa. In some areas, diamonds would be placed on…

Monopolies of the Past and Present The United States has had its fair share of history with businesses that are considered to be anticompetitive. These types of businesses are known as monopolies and their common characteristic boils down to creating a lack of competition in a market. This lack of competition is known for stifling innovation and usually results in high prices of the product or service. In an attempt to foster competition in the United States economy, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act…

The old saying is “Two months’ salary for an engagement ring.” Obviously with the divorce rate rising above 50-percent for marriage in the United States calling this an “old” saying is almost old itself. However, it still goes on, the buying of expensive diamonds without recognizing who may have been killed, exploited or maimed just to get you that diamond…Blood Diamonds uses violence, labour, environment and many more. It is mostly a process using labour. Menes in Africa and especially Congo…

Diamonds Are Forever. Or so the De Beers mining company would like to remind us. For a century, if you purchased a diamond, there was a 90% or higher chance that The De Beer mining company brought it to market—a true monopoly. The last three and a half decades have not been so kind to the firm, with market share crashing to a “mere” 35%. This company was founded by none other than Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes was archetypically imperialist. We are given a small glimpse of Mr. Rhodes’ brand of…

Spain was once a powerful empire between the 16th and 17th century, the empire expanded from central Europe to North and South America, the Philippines, and many Caribbean islands. That all came to a halt when England started controlling the seas. The War of Succession (1701-1714) to the Spanish Crown marked the end of the dynasty of the Habsburgs and the coming of the Bourbon. King Phillip was able to strengthen the monarchy and was able to unite varies region. Under the Bourbon ruling, the…

Enrique Iglesias was born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain. He is the youngest of three children and son of popular Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, and Isabel Preysler, a well-known Madrid socialite. Iglesias grew up in the spot light in Miami and began singing as a teenager. He released his self-titled debut album in 1995 and proved to be a huge success. By early 2012, Iglesias had sold more than 60 million records worldwide. Some of his most successful songs…

then, the Samba dominated the musical scenario, and it was produced by the low class population in the rodas de samba, which were groups of musicians who would informally gather in bars to play and compose. Bossa Nova produced international hits such as Garota de Ipanema by Tom Jobim, reinterpreted by Frank Sinatra as Girl from Ipanema. Mammi (1992) says that Bossa Nova represents the Rio de Janeiro middle class; it suggests the idea of a refined life without being…

controlled part of the Colombian government which lasted for so many years. For many people with a straight mind, saw Escobar as an animal instead of a human. A few of Pablo’s cruel behaviors were the assassinations of two presidential candidates, Luis Carlos Galan and Rodrigo Lara Bonilla. The people employed for the murders was mainly impoverished commonly from South Medellin. The procedure was to spy the main objective for a couple of days, and typically used motorbikes or vehicles to kill…

monarch made a huge impact in the modernization of the city because they focused on sanitizing the city and began many projects to do so. The sanitization projects consisted of improving gardens, fountains and the plazas. Therefore, the current king Carlos III was remembered as the “Best Mayor of Madrid”. This is important to mention since this began to modernize the city and started to attract more people. As Spain began to advance the urban lifestyle was growing. But in the 19th century in…

independently, decide autonomously and take personal initiatives, the concept of individualism has acquired a positive connotation. However, individualism is also linked with the tendency to withdraw from social life and turn in towards oneself. Alexis de Tocqueville described individualism as the cool and considered attitude which drives people to withdraw into a small, enclosed world consisting of their family and a few select friends, leaving the rest of society to its own devices. The most…