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- 3081: Has The De Beer Diamond Lost I
- ... And while the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department." -Andrew Carnegie Since the 1930’s when Sir Ernest Oppenheimer established the Central Selling Organisation, De Beers Consolidated Mines have controlled the selling and marketing of approximately 80% of the world’s rough diamond production (Capon, 1998). However, in 1996, Australian company, Argyle, stunned the world by announcing that they would no longer market diamonds through De Beers C.S.O. Many economists predicted that Argyle wouldn’t be able to compete against the mammoth De Beers. Yet in the year to December 31, Argyle recorded a profit of $142.5 million, an increase ...
- 3082: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), sometimes referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive fatal neuromuscular disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons, among the largest of all nerve cells, reach from the brain to the spinal ... language. "A" means no or negative. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment--"No muscle nourishment." When a muscle has no nourishment, it "Atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral" identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that nourish the muscles are located. As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening ("Sclerosis") in the region. Over 5,000 Americans are diagnosed with ... research team identified a defective SOD1 gene on Chromo-sone 21 as responsible for many cases of familial ALS. Further study indicated structural defects in the SOD (super oxide dismutase) enzyme which reduces the enzyme's ability to protect against free radical damage to motor neurons. In January 1996, a team of researchers reported that their studies suggest that the SOD1 gene mutations may enhance the ability of the SOD ...
- 3083: Abortion
- ... pregnancies end in abortion. In my opinion this is no different than committing 1.6 million crimes and getting away with it. A fetus is alive and the mother has no right to judge it’s future by having an abortion. The mother’s right to choose to have an abortion is like giving your soul to the devil who can do what ever he pleases to do with it. An abortion of an unborn baby who has a heart beat when only three weeks old is not only cruel but also a crime. People, who commit murders, commit crimes that are no different than mother’s who choose to end their baby’s life and have an abortion. Why is it fair that murders have to serve long sentences in prison and mothers get no punishment at all? Sure they’ ...
- 3084: Australia
- ... to gain your confidence and investment. Sun Cosmetics, Inc., the parent company, was founded in 1955 and has been a publicly held company since 1973. It was incorporated in the State of Massachusetts. Any U.S. legal conflicts fall under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts state court system. It's annual North American sales of sunscreen products are in excess of $20 billion. Sun Cosmetics created Oceana's development team for the express purpose of penetrating Australia's regional markets. Its members were selected based on their cultural appreciation and adaptability, their research expertise, and their discerning abilities with both primary and ...
- 3085: The Scarlet Letter: Theocracy and Guilt and Punishment
- The Scarlet Letter: Theocracy and Guilt and Punishment Nathaniel Hawthorne’s venerated psychological novel, The Scarlet Letter, is about the life a woman who is punished by a theocratic society. She is persecuted because she rebelled against the rules of this society. One major concept Hawthorne ... shown in Dimmesdale and how he punishes himself for his sin of adultery because society tells him that this is an evil and unacceptable act. It is also presented in the appearance of the town’s people and the town itself. The town’s people all wore very plain clothing, showing the virtue of humbleness that is often glorified in the bible, and the town is centered around the church building and the jail showing the emphasis on ...
- 3086: Are UFOs Real?
- ... some small hermetically sealed coffins, and wanted information about how to preserve bodies that had been exposed to the elements for a few days, without contaminating the tissue (Korff, 114). Small, hermetically sealed coffins wouldn't be needed unless they were afraid of whatever was inside getting out. Glenn Dennis drove out to the base hospital later that evening where he saw large pieces of wreckage with strange engravings on one ... crash, they were stopped by military personnel, who had cordoned off the area. Acting on the call from Sheriff Wilcox, Intelligence Officer Major Jesse Marcel was sent by Col. William Blanchard, to investigate Mac Brazel's story. Marcel and Senior Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) Agent Captain Sheridan Cavitt followed a rancher off-road to his place. They spent the night there and Marcel inspected a large piece of debris that Brazel ... Scattered in the debris were small bits of metal that Marcel held a cigarette lighter to, to see if it would burn. 'I lit the cigarette lighter to some of this stuff and it didn't burn', he said. (Korff, 106) Along with the metal, Marcel described weightless I-beam-like structures that were 3/8" x 1/4", none of them would neither bend nor break. Some of these ...
- 3087: Macbeth - Kingship
- With detailed reference to the characters of Macbeth, Duncan, Malcolm and Edward in the play ‘Macbeth’, analyse William Shakespeare’s ideas and attributes towards kingship and assess what you think the audiences reaction to the play would be at the time. Shakespeare’s ideas towards kingship can be seen throughout the play. He shows that a king should be chosen by divine right and shows the attributes of what a good king should be. The play ‘Macbeth’ is ... when news of their victory comes through, with thanks to the two leaders of the army Macbeth and Banquo. On their travel home Macbeth and Banquo stumble upon some old hags, and they predict Macbeth’s future to him. This startles Macbeth and his hunger for power grows so much that he and his wife plot to murder the well-respected King Duncan. Under Macbeth’s reign, Scotland becomes a ...
- 3088: Abortion: Life or Death Who Chooses?
- ... not all the wishful thinking of those advocating repeal of abortion laws, can alter this. Those of us who would seek to protect the human who is still to small to cry aloud for it's own protection, have been accused of having a 19th Century approach to life in the last third of the 20th Century. But who in reality is using arguments of a bygone Century? It is an ... man and a women, will be able to look at the fetus and tell me whether it is a baby boy or a girl. No, a fetus is not just another part of a women's body like an appendix or appendage. These appendages, these perfectly formed tiny feel belong to a 10 week developed baby, not to his or her mother. The fetus is distinct and different and has it's own heart beat. Do you know that the fetus' heart started beating just 18 days after a new life was created, beating before the mother even knew she was pregnant? By 3 months of ...
- 3089: Shpere
- Burrito's are a great food that is very tasty. Sometimes burritos are made of the exact same ingredients but taste totally different. Sometimes burritos from food chains are different from location to location. Good burritos are ... psychologist to a mathematician. They called in Norman Johnson to lead the team he was a psychologist who had dealt with many, many disasters in his years. He comes in and comforts eyewitnesses who can't deal with the sight and helps victims and family members deal with the loss of friends and family. Norman was called one day and told that their was an emergency and that they wanted him ... as will meet many hard problems and take risks. They battle with the giant squid near the begging of rising action. That was a case when something was heading toward the habitat and the couldn't tell what it was this thing was flying at the habitat when it stopped and seemed to disappear. The next encounter wasn't as easily escaped the thing reached up through an open hatch ...
- 3090: Go Ask Alice
- Go ask Alice 1. Alice, the writer of the diary. She's 15 years old when the story begins. Her real name is not known. Mom, her mother, and Dad, her father, a university professor. Alex(andria), her sister. Tim, her brother. Gran, her grandmother, and Gramps ... meet at her new school. Jan, Marcie, drug-users at her new school. Richie, Ted, pushers. Bill, Joe, Lane, Jacky, drug-users. Chris, a girl with whome Alice goes to San Francisco. Mario Mellani, Alice's employer in San Francisco. Sheila, Chris's employer in San Francisco. Doris, a drug-user with whom Alice lives in Coos Bay, Oregon. Joel Reems, a student that Alice hoops to marry. Babby, Tom, young people that Alice meets in the ...
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