Privateers The word "privateer" conjures a romantic image in the minds of most Americans. Tales of battle and bounty pervade the folklore of privateering‚ which has become a cherished‚ if often overlooked part of our shared heritage. Legends were forged during the battle for American independence‚ and these men were understandably glorified as part of the formation of our national identity. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of these men were common opportunists‚ if noteworthy
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Tom Hank’s new movie‚ Captain Phillips‚ can easily be summed up in one word‚ intense. Yet‚ the intensity of the film still couldn’t avoid shaky camera shots and extremely lengthy scenes. The true story of the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship is a story that most of us remember vividly. Tom Hanks‚ who was born to play Captain Phillips‚ brings this terrifying story to life. The movie starts out with an uptight Captain Phillips obsessing over emergency drills and making sure
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Persuasive Speech from Captain Hook Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ I have‚ may it please the court and jury‚ a few words to say. In the first place‚ I do not deny anything that the court has against me. Of course‚ I am here to make an appeal to the court to acknowledge that I did not have any intention to kill Peter Pan. I didn’t mean to severely injure him by any means‚ but you must understand that he tried to attack me and take someone I dearly cared for. I therefore urge you to listen
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1625: Earliest documented attack by Barbary pirates on American merchant ships. 1678: Algerian pirates seize 14 ships from American colonies. September 1783: Algerian pirates attack American ships on their way back from peace talks with Britain. Americans assume that Britain is paying the Pirates to attack them. October 1784: The Betsy‚ a 300-ton ship from Boston‚ is attacked 100 miles from Africa’s western coast‚ in the Atlantic. The ship’s sailors are captured‚ chained and carted off to slave
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Amaya Davis October 28th‚ 2014 Deterrence‚ rational‚ choice‚ and the environment Armed Robbers in Action Reading Wright and Decker’s theories gave me a very insightful understanding of how armed robbery work‚ act‚ think and respond. Wright talks about how the criminal uses the money from the robbery because they needed for important reasons and not just materialistic things. “I don’t think there is any one factor that precipitates the commission of a crime…. I think it’s just the conditions
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The Danish toy manufacturer Lego has been under fire in 2012 for creating a new toy line for girls‚ with some groups calling the line feminist of sexist. As much of the toy industry has been struggling‚ Lego‚ which mostly appealed to boys with colored blocks‚ pirate ships and buildings‚ decided to expand the line to appeal to young girls as well. The transition worked but not with backlash of groups like the Spark Movement which aims to end “sexualization” of women and girls in the media With
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Victoria Olinger Coach Mears English 9‚ Period 5 8 March 2012 “Blackbeard” Blackbeard wasn’t always known as Blackbeard. In fact‚ he was born by the name of Edward Teach (Sifikis). There is some speculation about his last name as there is always some sort of suspicion about the lives of historical figures‚ whether it is something as small as a last name in his case or something bigger all together. Most historians use “Teach” because it is the spelling that their most credible source‚ Captain
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Many pirate books popularize the belief that pirates wear eyepatches and make people walk the plank. While some of these beliefs are true‚ many are not what real pirates do. Pirate novels romanticized the idea of pirates by making them seem that pirate booty is always gold and jewels‚ making people walk the plank and that there were no women pirates. Firstly‚ pirate booty is not always gold and jewels. Sometimes‚ pirates don’t even bury their loot. While their earnings can be riches and gold‚ most
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Competency Goal 2 Functional Area 4: Physical I promote physical activities in my classroom daily. We do music and movement different songs like Pirate Ship‚ Bear Hunt and the Dancing Machine. All provide a wide range of movement to promote physical health. During outdoor play children are given opportunities ‚ to play with balls‚ climbing up and down the stairs to the slide‚ hopping‚ skipping‚ jumping and balancing on a rail. Children need opportunities to develop their body strength. Pulling
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Anshi Mehta-Pirate’s Code Clang! bow! bang! As ships go to war‚ a stormy day as waves crash upon the ship and the ships ride against the water. Rain pounding against the men as they get drenched in rain. “Fire the cannons!” said the captain. A long combat later‚ hundreds killed they finally won. The ship raided their opponents ship and stole what they had left. As for the ones that were not killed they took the weak ones and made them toil‚ and took the strong ones and made them become apart of
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