The Golden Age of Piracy and the War of Spanish Succession A small merchant ship is following its regular routine as it sails through the vast ocean when suddenly the sailor on top of the lookout exclaims “Black flag!”. Suddenly‚ the tiny ship is filled with commotion as everyone scrambles to get to their stations in preparation for the inevitable pirate attack. The men grab weapons and man their cannons in preparation for a battle with blood thirsty pirates. The year is 1715; this marks the beginning
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It has been a while since I’ve last wrote to you. Do you remember me? Well it’s Tess. Anyway‚ I have some… well unfortunate news for you‚ The North Star ship has sunk just recently. Turns out that a three-eyed fish made it sink. I heard this from a friend of mine and I’d like to share it with you. I would had sent you a map from where they sunk but um.. our cartographer is sick. So here’s the story... One afternoon‚ a three eyed fish came upon the ship. The crew on deck were being taught how to
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3‚ pp. 113-120. Braisted‚ William. The United States Navy in the Pacific‚ 1909-1922 (Austin: University of Texas Press‚ 1971). Dingman‚ Roger. Power in the Pacific : the origins of naval arms limitation‚ 1914-1922 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1976). Holcombe‚ Arthur. “The Future of the Washington Conference Treaties‚” The American Political Science Review‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 3 (Jun 1932)‚ pp. 439-451. Love‚ Robert. History of the U.S. Navy (Harrisburg: Stackpole‚ 1992). Love‚ Robert. The Chiefs
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the 1797 mutinies in the British fleet at Spithead‚ Admiral Lord St. Vincent established the practice in the Royal Navy of raising and lowering the colors--the ensign and jack--at a formal ceremony with the band and guard of the day paraded. The practice was taken up by the U.S. Navy from an early date and first codified in the 1843 Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Navy. At first‚ the time of morning colors was based on the time of sunset; if the sun set before 6:00 p.m.‚ morning colors
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In an interview with Commander David Stroud‚ a Chaplain in the Navy‚ he gives a perspective on one way to complete the chaplain training. “I was a chaplain candidate‚ which is a program we have for seminary students. Basically‚ while you are in seminary‚ you go through chaplain indoctrination (learning to wear the
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FRATERNIZATION Key references: Article 134‚ UCMJ; U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS 1165 (applies to both Navy and Marine Corps); OPNAVINST 5370.2C (applies only to Navy); Marine Corps Manual 1100.4 (applies only to MC). Background: The U.S. Navy has historically relied upon custom and tradition to define the bounds of acceptable personal relationships among its members and unduly familiar relationships between officers and enlisted members have traditionally been contrary to Naval custom‚ because they
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Chontella Comprehensive Exam Jan‚ 2011 Research Methods Describe questionnaires‚ interviews‚ observational methods and case studies. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? a. Compare and contrast qualitative research and quantitative research. b. What are the goals‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of descriptive‚ correlational‚ and experimental designs? A questionnaire is a technique that used for collecting data in a survey. It is a series of questions to which
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As a child you would have heard tales about ships and seamen‚ pirates and shipwrecks. As you grew older you would have learned that ships are the lifeline of trade among countries. Everything from food to machinery comes by way of sea in huge ships piloted by sea captains. But what you may not know is that the captains are responsible for guiding the ship until they reach a port. Bringing the ship into the harbor and anchoring it is a task taken up by a different captain: one who belongs to a specific
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Bullying‚ humiliation and exclusion are all part of the British culture. How does this assertion sit with our duty to produce trained soldiers for the front line by running hard‚ relevant and fair training? First‚ it is essential to understand that the larger British cultural psychology exerts its oppression through mostly subtle forms of psychological warfare. Repression of emotions‚ fastidiousness‚ fixation on decorum and protocol‚ and elite classism are all fixtures of the British school system
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The seventh habit in Stepen Covey’s book is synergy. I did not know what synergy was before I read this book. The only place I have heard of synergy was occasionally by Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock and I always assumed it was a strange corporate buzzword. After reading the book I have learned a lot about how this process can greatly improve teamwork and relationships. Covey (1998) does a great job summarizing this habit in the book‚ “Simply defined‚ it means that the whole is greater than the sum of
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