1066 A.D.‚ the Vikings raided cities and towns all over Europe. In that time period‚ many Scandinavians left their homelands‚ to seek their fortune elsewhere‚ and joined them. The Vikings were famous for traveling massive distances. Not only did they raid and plunder‚ but they also traded with people from many other countries. The Scandinavian warriors known as Vikings or Norsemen (“Northmen”)‚ began by raiding coastal sites. Undefended monasteries‚ in the coast of Europe were
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poverty‚ and he had many siblings‚ but was not particularly close with any of them (Jack London Biography). At age 13‚ he quit school‚ borrowed money for a boat‚ and began harvesting oysters in the Pacific Ocean. By the age of 15‚ Jack was a successful business man‚ and known around the docks as “The King of the Oyster Pirates” (Stern 700). He later reflected on this difficult time by stating‚ “Life is not a matter of holding good cards‚ but sometimes‚ playing a poor hand well” (Jack London Quotes). He
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The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives
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Ibn Fadlan has become known as one of the world most important historians although he did not start out that way. In 921 he was chosen by the Caliph of Baghdad‚ to be part of the embassy to the King of the Bulgars. He chronicled the journey and all that he observed during his time there. He must have felt very important and very proud to have been chosen for such an important mission for his country. No one really remembers him for his mission. It is his journal that has kept him alive for history
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all affect the movie industry in various ways. The most common type is known as "Optical Disc Piracy‚" which is a major threat to the movie industry. "Pirate optical discs‚ which include Laser Discs (LD)‚ Video Compact Discs (VCD) and Digital Versatile Discs (DVD)‚ are inexpensive to manufacture and easy to distribute. In 2000‚ over 20 million pirate optical discs were seized‚ and by comparison‚ 4.5 million videos were seized worldwide in the same period" (Anti-Piracy). Most of this bootleg movies
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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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Software Piracy Many people these days are guilty of being ‘software pirates’. They justify their actions by claiming they are stealing from the huge corporate company’s that are just out there to make a buck and don’t care about their customers. This viewpoint‚ however‚ overlooks the real fact that it is such actions that what is actually hurting customers and those who are law abiding citizens. “Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted software. This can be
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the brim with expensive goods and were taken to trading ports all over the Indian Ocean. The treasure fleet was also accountable for reopening trading routes between eastern Asia and Africa. Due to prowling pirates in the Malaccan Strait‚ Zheng He was forced to take action and the pirate raids were cut back‚ therefore making the trade routes secure for the first time in years. Feuds between Siam and Malacca were also alleviated because of Chinese involvement. The voyages of the treasure fleet were
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On her mother’s side‚ there was immigration from Austria‚ Ireland‚ Scotland‚ and England. One interesting character from this line was a relative of my grandmothers’s great-great-grandfather‚ who happened to be a Scottish Captain turned pirate‚ named William Kidd. He had been very notorious for the time and had been executed after a trial at the request of the English Parliament. Many other interesting stories can be found on my grandmother’s father’s side. It is here that the Roosevelt
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The response of the Romans was hampered by the absence of the Roman legions‚ which were already engaged in fighting a revolt in Spain and the Third Mithridatic War. Furthermore‚ the Romans considered the rebellion more a policing matter rather than a war. Rome dispatched militia under the command of praetor Gaius Claudius Glaberus‚ which besieged the slaves on the mountain‚ hoping that starvation would force the slaves to surrender. They were surprised when Spartacus had ropes made from vines‚ climbed
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