...Piracy in the Caribbean The Golden Age of piracy- Piracy in the Caribbean began in the 16th century and later ended in the 1830’s. The golden age of piracy occurred from the 1650’s to the 1730’s. During this period, shipments of valuable cargo from Europe increased. Many men and women turned to piracy to live the life of freedom and to benefit off of the riches gained by leading a pirate's life. Many pirates recruited crew members from ships they captured. Very few reluctantly joined a pirate's crew, especially if they worked for little or no pay on a merchant or cargo ship. Despite the anarchy portrayed by pirates, there were rules to be obeyed. For instance, crew members could not steal from one another and women could not come aboard a pirate ship. Pirates had to follow every rule or else they faced punishment. Violators faced marooning, walking the plank, or being hanged for breaking the rules. Famous Pirates- Edward Teach “Blackbeard” (English) - He commanded four ships and had a pirate army of 300 at the height of his career, and defeated the famous warship, HMS “Scarborough” in sea-battle. He was known for barreling into battle clutching two swords, with several knives and pistols at the ready. He captured over forty merchant ships in the Caribbean, and without flinching killed many prisoners. Though he had many unofficial wives, he was “officially” married to a 16 year old girl - whom legend has it he offered as a gift to his crew after she tried to reform him. After...
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...who attacks and steals from a ship at sea.” This infers that for as long as there have been ships and boats of the like there have been other ships stealing, pillaging, and burning honest workers. The first recorded pirate was Anicetus who rebelled against the Roman Empire in 69 AD. And since the fall of the Roman Empire didn’t occur until the 400’s it’s safe to say he wasn’t all that successful at rebelling. Ever since then the reports of pirates began to raise. Up until the Golden Age of Piracy during the late 1600’s to the early 1700’s pirates were getting more and more bold and common. Today, pirates work on a different medium. Digital pirates steal anything that...
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...Golden Age of Piracy Throughout history, piracy involves a criminal union seeking financial gain by stealing anything of value from a ship, including cash, personal possessions, cargo, the ship and its crew. Well into the 16th century, the Indian Ocean was a rich and tempting target for pirates operating out of English colonies, especially targeting high-value luxury goods like silk from Asia and Calico. The vast and ineffectively governed maritime domain was an area that terrorists and pirates actively sought to exploit, in search for achieving their land-based goals. The beginning of the Golden Age of Piracy could be acquired to as early as 1650, when European countries resumed development of their colonial empires due to the end of the Wars of Religion. This involved a considerable amount of seaborne trade, fueling the age for piracy. Permissive political environments due to under-funded law enforcement and favorable geography1 for looting contributed to the rise of piracy....
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...The evolution of pirates from their villainous golden age status to their near legendary standing in eyes today is derived from numerous revisions of the piratical phenotype that have arisen throughout the past three hundred years in both literature and popular culture alike. The development of a love struck pirate, however is unquestionably the most important evolution to the pirate phenotype, undoubtedly responsible for transforming figures who, in their day were regarded as the scum of the earth, to revered legends today. Captain Blood, the 1928 pirate novel by Rafael Sabatini, exhibits this monumental change, in a simple but elegant fashion. Nearly 200 years removed from the golden age of piracy, Sebastian brings us a hero in Captain Blood...
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...The book Under The Black Flag by David Cordingly gives to us a general overview of the historical facts of piracy, as well as the misconceptions and where those notions arose from. This essay will focus on the overview of what a pirate is, who a pirate is, where pirates are located, when pirates occur, and why pirates become pirates, based on the information that Cordingly gives us. To discuss the subject of pirates, one must first answer the question, “what is a pirate?” In this text, many different types of people who would not have been identified by themselves or by their contemporaries as pirates, fall under the overarching term “pirate” through the usage of the term in the title. Cordingly says, “A pirate was, and is, someone who...
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...The idea of golden age pirates being “savages” and prioritizing loot over everything is a big misconception. Some historians say, in 1715, that evidence leads to belief that the republic created by pirates of the golden age, and indian ocean, was better managed and maintained than the monarchy in Great Britain. Given that islands like New Providence were smaller than some of the British city-states, the taxation and commerce that pirates put into effect yielded fantastic results for the inhabitants as well as their government; whereas the social class scale in Great Britain and British North America was tipped all the way up on one end, giving no chance of a proper lifestyle to those of the lower class. While countries like Great Britain, Jamaica, and Spain were pouring funds into a large naval armada, New Providence Island was thriving as its own independent civilization. Henry Avery, who sparked the pirate regime on New Providence Island, molded the foundation to the land of free men in the Caribbean....
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...be, the fall of piracy, and how pirates lived. The book starts with the execution of a pirate named William Fly. The reason for his execution was cause of piracy, obviously, but what he says before he is executed really sets the tone for the book. In a summary Fly says that that ship captains should treat their sailors better with better wages and treatment. Chapter two goes into the experiences of the sailors aboard merchant and naval vessels. A lot of the unfair treatments that the sailors went through is discussed in this chapter and shows why they rose up to live a pirate’s life. Chapter three discusses the sailors that were treated unfairly deciding now to fight back. They would get other sailors to join their cause and take over vessels. They would also discuss the social backgrounds of many types of people that would join the pirates cause. Chapter four goes into detail about how the structure of a pirate ship would be created. From...
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...If I had to choose just one of the ethical theories presented in the reading to base all of my ethical decision making on, it would probably have to be Kantianism (Quinn, 2011). Although many ethical theories may sound appealing in one aspect or another, Kantianism is very appealing because it offers a logical reasoning behind all decisions. While examining the known ethical theories, it is somewhat easy to temporarily “try it on” in a sense, by imagining how you may react in a certain situation while following that theory instead of your own. For example, subjective relativism is probably the easiest alternative to try out. This is because it is very easy to internally rationalize what is actually right or wrong. As the name of the theory implies, this is subjective to each person, and therein lies the problem. When a person takes an action that harms another, it may not seem bad to that person because no harm has come to them. However, to the other person that action is bad because it did cause harm to them. Therefore, when the same action is viewed by multiple persons, the moral alignment of that action will not likely be viewed as the same by each person. Going back to Kantianism, it seems to have the most appeal because it very closely resembles the divine command theory. A major difference, however, is that the divine command theory may state that it is wrong to steal because it says so in the Bible; whereas Kantianism suggests a logical approach to the situation. By...
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...Compasses, Forks &c in each of their hands: Culprit enters the Circle; the Violin plays a merry Jig; and he must run for about ten minutes, while each man runs his instruments into his Posteriors”(Under the Banner of King Death": The Social World of Anglo-American Pirates, 1716 to 1726, Marcus Rediker p.216). Rediker’s thesis also supports the nature of true piracy. He explains that commonly, sailors were beaten and mistreated. Often, the captain’s procedures lead to the dictation of the ship which granted immense power and authority beyond crew members abroad the ship. This statement contradicts Misson’s views on the equality of sea men since the circumstances provided, opposed the rights of each member. Furthermore, Rediker mainly focuses on the importance toward the position of captain at sea. He mentions...
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...trial sending a guilty man to the gallows? Death as a victory of law or a demise of democracy at sea? The trial of William Kidd is an important and controversial topic of discussion for historians and students studying piracy. Whether or not William Kidd’s trial was manufactured to tarnish Kidd’s name and make an example of him is an important part of piratical history. The story of Kidd’s trial illustrates how the world of western piracy came to an end and how government handled piratical activities. Rediker describes pirates as uncivilized beings, drunks, thieves, madmen, and even almost unhuman like. In chapter eight, he wrote “the pirates were full of madness and rage” yet later in the passage Rediker later contradicts himself and also continued to state how humorous and knowledgeable the pirates were. These pirates were seen as outlaws, interrupting intercolonial trade, and a threat against principles of property, individuals, society, and nations. Many mariners were accused of piracy which is a crime against property by theft or destruction, causing Great Britain to take action. In 1699, Great Britain created the English Acts of Piracy. This began the trials for pirates throughout the English dominium. After, came the Proclamation for Suppressing Piracy in 1717 followed by another proclamation in 1718. This gave pirates amnesty and rewards for turning themselves and turning a leaf. This also increased the naval forces in Great Britain and was open to the public. The pirates...
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...to flee Bart decided to engage the Swallow in battle. In the first and only broadside attack Black Bart was killed by his throat being torn out by grapeshot. Obeying his long standing order his crew threw his body into the ocean. The crew quickly lost heart and soon surrendered, 152 pirates were arrested and were brought to cape coast castle to be tried(Thought Co). Black Bart is considered the most successful pirate of the golden age for this accomplishments in destroying about 400 ships and amassing a fortune by the times standards. The death of Black Bart had ended the golden age of pirates, while there were pirates around after his death none had quite matched the pirates of the golden age. Black Bart was remembered by the world as a very bold man willing to take on most ships no matter their size, very ruthless in his plundering of ships, and very contradictory. Bart was remember by his crew for his rules put into place to prevent the plundering of his treasure, his decisiveness in battle, and his iconic outfit he wore. The mark left on piracy by Black Bart was considered the most successful pirate of the time, considered invincible by most and even looked up to as a hero by some(Pirate Shipwrecks). ...
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...romantic relationship. On October 1720, Captain Barnet an ex-pirate, who now is a part of the British army attacked Rackham’s ship called “Revenge”. Calico crew was at a disadvantage because the ship was anchored and most of his crew was drunk. They were celebrating that night because they captured a Spanish commercial. There was not much of a fight because only Mary and Anne resisted but were overpowered. Calico’s crew was taken to Port Royal, a coastal town located in Jamaica. The trial made a big impression after Mary’s and Anne’s background was revealed. Anne and Mary were both women who escaped from traditional restrictions and in their own way, fought for equality between men and women. Everyone was found guilty for the crime of piracy. The sentence was death by hanging. However, Anne and Bonny were spared, after claiming to be...
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...Reference Material on Ethics Books and Book Chapters Baase, S. (1997) A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues in Computing, Prentice Hall. Berleur, J. and Bruunstein, K. (Eds.) (1996) Ethics of Computing: Codes, Spaces for Discussion and Law, Chapman & Hall: London. Berleur, J. and Whitehouse, D. (Eds.) (1997) An Ethical Global Information Society: Cuture and Democracy Revisited (Proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.2/9.5 Corfu International Conference) Chapman & Hall: London. Berleur, J., Duquenoy, P. and Whitehouse, D. (Eds) (1999) Ethics and the Governance of the Internet, IFIP-SIG 9.2.2 (IFIP Framework for the Ethics of Computing), IFIP Press: Laxenburg, Austria Bowman, J.S. and Menzel, D.C. (1998) Teaching Ethics and Values in Public Administration Programs: Innovations, Strategies and Issues, SUNY Press: Albany. Cappel, J.J. and Kappelman, L. (1997) The Year 2000 Problem: An Ethical Perspective, in: Kappelman, L., (Ed.), Year 2000 Problem: Strategies and Solutions from the Fortune 100, International Thomson Computer Press, Boston, 158-163. Floridi, L. (1999) Philosophy and Computing, London: Routledge. Johnson, D.G. and Nissenbaum, H. (1995) Computers, Ethics and Social Values, Prentice Hall. Kallman, E.A. and Grillo, J.P. (1996) Ethical Decision Making and Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases, McGraw Hill. Kaplan, B., Farzanfar, R. and Friedman R.H. (1999) Research and Ethical Issues Arising from Ethnographic Interviews of Patients’...
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...Sir Francis Drake, born in Devonshire, England, was a British privateer (a pirate working for the government). No birth records exist for Drake but historians believe he was born anywhere between the years 1540-1544 and died of dysentery in 1596. Sir Francis was the oldest of 12 sons born to Edmund Drake, tenant farmer, and Mary Drake (Benson 4). Not only was Drake a British privateer but he was also an explorer, slave trader, and politician of the Elizabethan era. He was involved in piracy and, in his early years, the slave trade. In 1581 he was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth I for carrying out the second circumnavigation of the world. Drake was very well-known and respected among fellow Englishmen and was feared by the Spanish....
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...Executive Summary Netflix is the world’s leading online streaming media company. By entering licensing agreements with major film studios, Netflix is able to distribute movies and TV shows online for a low monthly price. The 57 million streaming members in 50 countries can watch as much as they want from the content library, as long as they have an internet connected screen. Since 2007 they have pioneered delivery of TV shows and movies on a newly developed ecosystem that enables consumers to enjoy TV shows and movies directly on their TVs, computers and mobile devices. The company has three reportable segments: domestic streaming, international streaming and domestic DVD. The domestic and international streaming segments derive revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting solely of streaming content. In the United States, members can receive DVDs delivered quickly to their homes, which is an additional 5.7 million users and 32% of net income even though it is on rapid decline. The domestic streaming content membership is 39 million members versus the international which is 18 million. In today’s market, there are several risk factors that Netflix faces and needs to handle to be competitive in the future. Some of these risks are the high licensing costs for the content they host, high reliability on other sources for streaming to customers devices and the need to constantly improve and innovate their corporate strategies (Netflix, 2013). Netflix...
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