A curious child asked his mother: “Mommy‚ why are some of your hairs turning grey?” The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you‚ dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!” The child replied innocently: “Now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.” :mrgreen: Wrong email address: A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next
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Film review: Captain Philips “Captain Philips‚ can you hear me‚ Captain Philips can you hear me?” The walkie talkie sounded in the midst of pirates‚ as Captain Philips reached to take the walkie talkie…… This is from an awesome called Captain Philips. Captain Philips was released on October 26th 2013‚ the director is Paul Greengrass‚ and major actor is Tom hanks as Captain Richard Philips. This film is rated 8.1 on imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/)‚ 8.3 on rotten tomato (http://www
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Lena Bui Mrs. Thompson Human Anatomy 5th block 02/16/2014 Jolly Roger Do you ever wonder what the skull on the pirate flag mean and why they would choose to have that kind of flag? Throughout the 17th century and well into the 18th century‚ the common symbol hoiseted by a pirate ship was a simple red flag. That red flag symbolized that it had been dipped in blood – and that blood would be shed if the ship under attack did not surrender immediately. From the red flag it seems that individual
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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 centuries fell
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MARITIME PIRACY Unlike most of the other organized crime problems discussed in this report‚ maritime piracy is not a trafficking issue. No contraband is moved‚ no illicit market serviced. Rather‚ it is a violent‚ acquisitive crime.1 It is transnational because a ship is considered the sovereign territory of the nation whose flag she flies.2 It is organized because commandeering a ship at sea requires considerable planning and some specialized expertise. The following chapter focuses on just one
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History of the Internet Piracy Debate Executive and Legislative Branch Actions T he Internet has become a central part of the American economy‚ delivering innovative products while eliminating the need for inefficient middlemen. However‚ the free flow of information facilitated by the Internet has also created problems with copyright and trademark infringement. The problem is significant; as much as 6 percent of the U.S. gross national product is generated by industries supported by intellectual
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INTRODUCTION IMO was formed in 1948 with after acknowledgement of the need to improve safety at sea through development of international regulations. IMO is a permanent international body and an agency of the United Nations‚ which in brief‚ regulates the shipping industry. IMO promotes maritime safety through development of international regulations which are to be followed by all shipping nations. IMO plays a key role in ensuring that lives at sea are not put at risk and that the marine environment
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the privateer and the pirate of the 17th and 18th century. With Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world in 1492 and its un tapped wealth‚ a race would begin to see which nation could control this new-found power in the world. This new era of piracy in the Caribbean would begin in 1604 and with the ending of the Anglo-Spanish War that would cause a great significance and cause a shift in power on the open seas. With European expansion in the Caribbean and trading routes opening the nations
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Internet Piracy has become a worldwide phenomenon. In the U.S. alone more than 100 songs are downloaded every minute. With this growing problem‚ 3 main groups suffer. The recording artist suffers financially‚ the RIAA (The Recording Association of America) also suffers financially and finally the downloader suffers if caught. This catch 22 tool has been a thorn in the side of technology since its introduction in 1999. Since then‚ downloading- or peer-2-peer sharing- has become one of the worst acts
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A High Wind in Jamaica is set in The Caribbean during the mid-1800’s. The book is about a group of children living on a pirate ship‚ and gives insight into the world that children live in. Over the course of the book‚ the children do many bad things‚ without feeling any guilt: Emily murders a man; Rachael drops a marlin spike from the mast almost killing Emily‚ and Emily condemns the captain and crew that she had come to love to death or deportation without seeming to care at all. At the beginning
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