Gold

//**Jesse Krantz**// GOLD (Au) 79 Transition Metal Place 196.967th Street, Chemistry U.S P.O Box: 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 4s2, 3d10, 4p6, 5s2, 4d10, 5p6, 6s2, 5d9

I have been discovered over thousands of years ago around 4,000B.C. I have been used for jewelry as well over the years, originating in Sumer in 3,000B.C. I have contributed to economies worldwide and have shaped the world to make it what it is today. I have symbolized power, wealth, and gods over the years. Although I am very old, I am still in my prime (exceeding $1,000 an ounce). I am very diverse and can be used in chemistry, industry, food, medicine, and of course jewelry.
 * Background and history**

I personally have been used as gold coin from the ancient Romans and was distributed for a while until I was lost somewhere in Africa. George Harrison, while digging up stones to build a house, discovers me and some other gold in South Africa, since then that has been the source of nearly 40% of all gold ever mined. I was then used as a tooth filing, but was removed and sold by the man’s family when he died. Now I have been bought by a wealthy man and then resold at a much lower rate. I was then melted and I was made into a gold-coated wrist band. While I was waiting to be sold I was with many other types of jewelry in the store. I have not sold and it has been many years, I now know that I want to be used for medical purposes to help cure Rheumatoid arthritis.
 * Experience**

As stated previously, I can work in many diverse fields and can be used for many important things, but I would like to be used in the medical field. I want to help society and do good in the world. I might be helping many by being in circuits and chemistry experiments, or even giving some pleasure to some while I am in food, but not enough gold particles go into this field. I feel that if I go into this field I can make a change in the mentality of many of my golden buddies and hopefully make a big impact on our use in the medical field in the future.
 * What I want to do**

I am a very good conductor of electricity, since I am a metal of course. I am very malleable as well, so when I am used for jewelry (since I am shiny and lustrous) I am mixed into an alloy so I do not bend. I am a very pure metal, which is why I am used in religion very often. Also, I am good at making my owners feel important and powerful, which is why I am used for metals and crowns opposed to stronger metals like steel. I can also be used to make glass due to my pigmentation, a slight ruby color. All in all, I can be used in many other fields, which I gladly will, but I would very much like to help in the medical field on Rheumatoid arthritis.
 * Talents**

Me and my golden peers are known for representing wealth, power, and importance throughout time. We are valuable to humans due to our color, plethora of uses, and lustrousness. As long as people have founded gold, we have been used for crowns, money, and jewelry all to represent fanciness and wealth. Not only are we valuable in the symbolic sense, but now in the modern world of electronics we are becoming more and more useful to humans and we will continue to until the end of time.
 * Honors**

I am a great candidate for the position or many others that were mentioned. For more information you may contact some close associates of mine... Silver (Ag)- We worked together in the jewelry industry. Copper (Cu)- I have covered copper in the jewelry business a few times. Calcium (Ca)- I filled in for him in the dental field a few times. Fluorine (F)- We met a few times in the dental field when I was filling in for some calcium.
 * References**

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2337022/gold_for_arthritis_does_it_work.html http://geology.com/minerals/gold/uses-of-gold.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper
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