The Diamonds

Decade after decades, these classical embellishments have been recounting their versions, be it from Art Nouveau of Lalique, Edwardian or Georgian or Gemstones of Cartier and to the Harry Wiston diamonds. These classical jewelries are the adornments of our rich heritage with the glory of royalty and nobility. These jewelries give the chipped look even though plated or better formed and remain shining and new as Women have a special liking for the classic jewelry, this is because either they would

“Diamonds are forever” it is often said. “But lives are not”, says Martin Chungong Ayafor, Chairman of the Sierra Leone Panel of Experts, “We must spare people the ordeal of war, mutilations and death for the sake of conflict diamonds.” (United Nations 2). This is a very powerful quote from someone who has and is experiencing (Gerund) firsthand the gruesome terror of the conflict over diamonds in Africa. This war has started because of the greed for money and power in the abundant diamond industry

Statement: “The price of diamonds is too high.” The diamond cartel is the most successful and long-lasting cartel in history. The cartel created a scarcity for diamond and stabilized the prices at a high level. This essay will be discussing the validity of the statement with reference to the market of the diamond industry, history of the diamond cartel, how the price of diamonds is determined, and the implications thereof. “A cartel is a group of firms acting together…to limit output, raise prices

DeBeers’s Diamond Dilemma: A Case Study Introduction The DeBeers’s group of companies is a leading diamond exploration, mining, retail and trading company that was founded in 1888. The organization has its headquarters in Luxembourg and has mining agreements in close to 30 countries inclusive of the world’s leading diamond producers such as South Africa, Botswana, Canada and Namibia (Cadieux, 2005). The company enjoys one of the leading market shares in the natural diamond industry with a current

Diamonds are the universal symbol of love, devotion and commitment between couples. Diamonds bring joy and elation to most people but to others, they are a source of suffering. A blood diamond is a diamond that is mined in a war zone; more precisely in Africa. Due to blood diamonds, people have been held against their will and forced to work in mines with poor working conditions. The countries that are most affected with this issue are Sierra Leone, Angola, and Liberia. These places have used the

Diamonds: A Symbolism of Blood or Regality? Marilyn Monroe’s famous line “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” is glamorously known worldwide. It is true that diamonds is what every girl desires for. Diamonds signifies to consumer’s wealth and glamour and are generally associated to gift one another or symbolize romance, marriage, and purity. However, despite how appealing a diamond is, its worth could be someone’s life. This is known as blood diamond or conflict diamond. A blood diamond is a diamond

People Should Not Buy the Diamond “Blood diamond” reflects a dark and ferocious side of this gorgeous world that is full of vanity, cruelness and ambition. In Africa, Sierra Leone, there exist a lot of child soldiers that serve the RUF (Revolutionary United Front), and those people mine diamond from the warzone, and sell them into the official market. Therefore, the RUF gets the profits and uses it for illegal plans or terror attacks to threaten the country and the people. These behaviors and activities

day. Diamonds account for 94% of its exports. Sierra Leone gained the deserved reputation as "the most dangerous country on earth." Diamonds from these mines are called conflict diamonds, or blood diamonds. Blood diamonds were used to finance civil war. Several foreign journalists were killed here during the war. African tribal war over nothing is more common than war over diamonds. Diamonds are a commodity. African nations benefit much from the diamond industry. It is true that "blood diamonds" did

Executive summary Diamond Foods, Inc. was founded in 1912 and was publicly traded in 2005 as a distributor of potato chips, snack nuts, popcorn, shell nuts, and culinary nuts. Its brands include: Kettle Brand Chips, Emerald snack nuts, Pop Secret popcorn, and Diamond of California nuts (Gujarathi, 2015, p. 47). The company motto was always “bigger is better,” which was implemented by former CEO Michael Mendes (Mendes) to meet high performance expectations and keep up with the competition in the snack

Have you ever glanced at your ring finger and admired the beautiful diamond on it? Now have you ever wondered where that diamond came from or how many lives were affected just to get it? Those are the questions you should ask yourself the next time you visit your local jewelry store for a visit. People worldwide should make an effort to stop buying conflict diamonds. They are funding wars in Africa everyday. Workers working in the mining business are in a danger zone. Innocent men, women, and children