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    Software Piracy

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    Software pirates usually have no trouble "cracking" the program‚ which permanently removes the copy protection. After the invention of CD-ROM‚ which until lately was uncopyable‚ most software companies stopped placing copy protection in their programs. Instead‚ the companies are trying new methods of disc impression. 3M recently developed a new technology of disc impression which allows companies to imprint an image on the read side of a CD-ROM. This technology would not prevent pirates from copying

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    first article is retrieved from Bloomberg.com "Saudi Oil Tanker Owners in Negotiations with Pirates" where the Saudi Arabian supertanker hijacked off the coast of Somalia. The supertanker belongs to Saudi Arabia ’s state-owned shipping line‚ Vela International Marine Ltd. The negotiation is between the pirates that have captured the Sirius Star and the owners of the Saudi Arabian supertanker. The pirates have the advantage in the negotiation because they have the 25 crew with different nationalities

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    Is Music Piracy Stealing?

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    be found in one of today’s most popular movies‚ Pirates of the Caribbean. But over recent decades‚ the term piracy has evolved into one who infringes copyrighted material. Instead of that dirty one-eyed pirate with a wooden peg leg and cutlass sword‚ the pirate now can be anyone‚ any size‚ any age. Charles Moore wrote the essay‚ “Is Music Piracy Stealing?”‚ and tried to answer his own question. Moore started off by explaining that current day pirates simply do not care about copyright laws. He goes

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    was decline‚ there were other Empires who had become more and more successful in their establishment of colonies‚ such as the English in Barbados. Barbados becomes an important place in the history of the relations of the pirates in the Caribbean as it becomes a haven for the pirates. The Caribbean became a place where there is mass movement of European immigrants. Even though the major cities in the early 17th century were under Spanish power‚ there were more aggressive expansion powers in the peripheries

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    Treasure Island

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    them prisoner in order to harvest the ivory. Now compared to Treasure Island the types of evil actions are very similar‚ finding treasure and seeking revenge on the people who have crossed you. The pirates took advantage of Jim the honest sailors of the crew and the map that they had possessed. The pirates acted as a part of the crew and gave the impression that they would share the wealth they were searching for. “One more cheer for captain Smollet‚ cried long John” (pg. 74 Treasure Island). This

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    like he plays a game (132); and also has odd child-like syntax (pirate vernacular) in his dialogue: “I’m poor Ben Gunn‚ I am;” (133). By the late nineteenth century‚ Britain’s imperial dominance decline alongside attitudes towards adventure stories‚ as the mid-Victorian “hero” became the Late-Victorian “coward” (Grenby‚ 179). Stevenson’s criticism of imperialism relates to Ben Gunn as a pirate. As in literature and history‚ pirates should serve as: “Foreign competition in imperial acquisition” (M

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    Todd (Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance as the rather unorthodox barber) Ed Wood (Golden Globe-nominated performance as the worst director ever) Sleepy Hollow (Ichabod Crane)  BLOCKBUSTERS: Public Enemies (John Dillinger) The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy (Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated and SAG-winning performance as Jack Sparrow in the first of the three) Platoon (small role as a soldier)  THE REAL JOHNNY: Finding Neverland and maybe Benny & Joon... As complex as

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    Peewee

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    Write your own journal entry from the perspective of a member of Bradford’s colony. What do you think of these unruly pirates? What shocks you the most about these surly characters? How do the manners of the pirates differ from yours? Visit the Calvinism in New England Puritan Culture web site. This site will assist you in providing examples of Puritan culture. These unruly pirates were greedy crooks and all alcoholics. What shock me the most about these lowlife characters is that they have no moral

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    Blackbeard

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    matter‚ Blackbeard was still one of the most interesting‚ cunning‚ and feared pirates to ever sail the high seas. The most interesting thing about Blackbeard was the type of life he led. Edward Teach was supposedly born in Bristol‚ England about 1680. Konstam claims that his father was a maritime sailor‚ which was probably the reason Teach became interested in sailing the seas. The tales that his dad brought home of pirates who sailed the seas in search of adventure and treasure‚ what little boy would

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    This is mainly because of it’s lack of government and rules. “Ah‚ New Providence: a lair of of prostitutes and pirates. No laws‚ no morals. The pirate doesn’t dream he will die and go to heaven ; he dreams to return to New Providence” (Pg. 150). Pirates can do as they please and don’t have to face any repercussions. However‚ Anne fears New Providence on her way back as she wonders what has become of her husband James. Edward alludes

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