1.) What does this story tells us? What happens in the story? How does it relates us? The Pirates of Silicon Valley is a film about Steve Jobs‚ the co-founder of Apple Computers and Bill Gates‚ the co-founder of Microsoft. This film historically traces the development of these two computer companies from the time these two gentlemen are college (the early to mid 1970’s) to approximately 3 months before Steve Jobs was fired by John Sculley‚ then CEO of Apple Computer in 1985. This
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The Pirates of Silicon Valley opens with the creation of the 1984 commercial for Apple Computer‚ which introduced the first Macintosh. Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle) is speaking with director Ridley Scott (J. G. Hertzler)‚ trying to convey his idea that "We’re creating a completely new consciousness." Scott‚ however‚ is more concerned at the moment with the technical aspects of the commercial. The film then flashes forward to 1997 as Jobs‚ who has returned to Apple‚ is announcing a new deal with Microsoft at
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Effects of offshore drilling Offshore drilling also known as Seaward boring is a topic that has brought controversy for a few decades‚ the drilling in United States coast has been detrimental in helping the economy and political stand in the country; however this process is extremely dangerous to the environment‚ individuals and animals‚ Case in point‚ the oil slick in the Gulf a couple of years prior significantly harmed nature and marine life Boring ashore is an immense extend in itself in addition
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Accounting 2 Professor Jackson Offshore Tax Havens Introduction: Offshore tax havens are a tax-avoiding loophole that sends money over seas where there is no or little tax. This has become the go to move of some of the top corporations of the United States as these companies are costing the U.S over one hundred fifty billion dollars of revenue each year. (1) Last year alone it was concluded that the top fifteen multinational companies held $776 billion dollars offshore in various subsidiaries that
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The Mauritian Offshore sector Two Nobel Prize winners namely Mr. James Edward Meade CB‚ FBA winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul‚ winner of the 2001 the Nobel Prize for Literature but one verdict: “Mauritius post-independence in 1968 had little hope and awaited a bleak future.” History or rather Mauritius‚ proved the dire prognostications famously wrong. Indeed‚ we had it on the highest possible authority which stated
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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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Offshore Oil Drilling 1 The Time Has Come For More Offshore Oil Drilling [pic] Figure 1 shows what a typical offshore oil rig looks like. http://jonesact.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/oilrig.jpg Bryce D. Cates EPD 155 Sec 3 “Research Project” April 15‚ 2010 Offshore Oil Drilling 2 To: Paul Ross From: Bryce D. Cates Date: April 15‚ 2010 Subject: Cover Memo What do we do to obtain oil to meet the needs of Americans without having
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Modern Day Pirates By KaustiC What is modern day piracy well According to the International Maritime Bureau the definition is “Piracy is the act of boarding any vessel with an intent to commit theft or any other crime‚ and with an intent or capacity to use force in furtherance of that act.” Why is modern day piracy different than the piracy we see in movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean you ask? Robert Louis Stevenson’s type of piracy or the commonly known piracy in the 16th & 17th
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Rozell Final Paper April 14‚ 2013 The Pirates of Colonial American Got Taken Down by Religion ------------------------------------------------- During the eighteenth century‚ piracy began ruling the waters surrounding the American colonies. For many people piracy adds an exciting thrill to maritime history with its adventure‚ romanticism‚ mysteriousness‚ and its alluring nature. However‚ piracy is just the practice of a pirate: these pirates conducted robbery or illegal violence at sea;
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After watching the movie Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl‚ the audience may realize that the film has a lot more depth than meets the eye. At first glance‚ the movie seems to be a typical pirate/hero story‚ but after closer inspection‚ the viewer can see that the story closely follows the classic hero’s journey‚ or the monomyth. Pirates of The Caribbean also has several characteristics of Romanticism strewn about in the movie. Starting off‚ the film does stray a bit from the
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