Mrs. Bowman,
My sister, my mom, Ian Anderson, Rylie Bourne, Dakota Conrad, and Erika Kuenstler all tried to comment on my blog, yet they were not able to nor were they successful. I am lost on what to do. I'm sorry. I hath failed thou.

Logan

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Gold has been used by the countries of the world   as a national currency. Countries have used it and sold enough of it that there is an ever changing price for gold in the economy. As of right now at 10:20 A.M. on September 25, 2011, the price for one ounce of gold is $1656.10. the price of gold has been increasing over the past couple years though because of the rise of oil prices and the rarity of finding it free in nature.

Gold has been known for at least 5500 years. Over these years, it has grown in popularity immensely. Gold gets its name from both the Sanskrit word jval and the Anglo-Saxon word gold. Both of these mean gold as in the color. The elemental symbol of Au comes from the Latin word aurum which means gold also.

              Gold can be found, very rarely, free in nature, but when it is found, it is usually paired with other metals such as silver, quartz, and copper.

Gold is also the world’s most malleable and ductile metal. It is also extremely conductive of electricity. If one ounce of gold was hammered by a blacksmith, it would be able to be spread out to be five meters on each side. Gold leafing has been very popular ever since the ancient Greek ages. Gold leafing is the process of hammering out the gold until it is extremely thin. After it has reached its maximum thinness, it can be bent and pasted to ceilings to create beautiful art work. Some gold leaves have been known to be as thin as 0.000127 millimeters. That is 400 times more thin than a human hair!!

Gold’s most meaningful form is in jewelry and currency. Gold jewelry has become the world’s most popular jewelry. It also shows a status of wealth to some people.

Gold can be used for many other things other than just jewelry and world currency. Gold is a good conductor of heat and electricity and does not tarnish when it is exposed to the air, so it can be used to make electrical connectors and printed circuit boards. Gold is also a good reflector of infrared radiation and can be used to help shield spacecraft and skyscrapers from the sun's heat. Gold coated mirrors can be used to make telescopes that are sensitive to infrared light. A radioactive isotope of gold, gold-198 is used for treating cancer. Gold sodium thiosulfate is used as a treatment for arthritis. Because Gold is such a malleable and ductile element, it is very useful for a very wide variety of tools, gifts, and useful products. Gold is one of the world’s most prized, useful, beautiful, and sought after elements.