2012 Rhetorical Analysis: “You are being lied to about pirates” In Johann Hari’s article “You are being lied to about pirates” (published Monday January 5‚ 2009 by the Independent) he uncovers for his audience/readers the truth behind piracy and how it is reflected in the ways that the government “tries” to inform the public. The article shows that his audience is the people he recognizes to be the real villains in destroying the pirate “organization” as well as the uneducated readers on the topic
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years; however‚ it has taken new depth of mayhem in the modern age. The piracy in Somalia is a problem in the international shipping industry and imposes damage to ships and theft of cargo along the Horn of Africa. It causes water pollution off the Somali coast‚ considerable loss of life‚ and deteriorates the effectiveness of the shipping industry. Because of the international outcry‚ friendly forces have deployed specialized military elements and naval vessels to combat and ultimately negate piracy
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central government‚ they are ignoring the existence of laws and rules. Therefore‚ the situation in Somalia is very chaos and insecurity. The most impressive incident happened in the world is piracy off the coast of Somalia. Since the second phase of Somali Civil War in the early 21st century‚ it has been a great threat to international shipping services. Piracy disturbed the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses. According to Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP)‚ shipping companies costing
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the problems. East Africa would be a focus zone on this subject; Containing Somalia‚ Ethiopia‚ Kenya‚ and Uganda. All these countries have a common attribute: They are locked in a state of conflict and have been so for almost a decade straight. Somali‚ Uganda‚ and Kenya: all coming into the American public’s view more recently. A virtual hot spot for how war often starts in Africa‚ but also rarely ends.
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as far back as 2200 B.C. when nomads roamed the region. Early on this area was home to many ethnic groups such as Egyptians‚ Afar‚ Bantu‚ and Somali people.
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of nautical events that were initiated by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates detained the cargo ship 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl‚ Somalia‚ which is where they were alleged to have resided. After the U.S. Navy rescued Phillips on April 12‚ 2009‚ the hijacking was resolved. It was the first successful pirate seizure of a ship since the 19th century. It was learned that it was the sixth vessel in a week to be attacked by pirates who had previously extorted ransoms in the a lot
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navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even those of its oppressors). Iran’s
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The Academy Award for Best Picture is considered the most important award of the ceremony. While there are those who think that the other nominees should win the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture‚ Captain Phillips is a fantastic and well made movie based on a true story. The Academy Awards Ceremony of today is far from what it was when it first began. The first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (“History of the
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rights are routinely violated. Year after year it is ranked as one of the poorest‚ most violent countries‚ plagued by warring militias‚ bandits‚ warlords and pirates. The collapse of the humanitarian situation owing to the Horn of Africa food crisis has further aggravated the human rights crisis and resulted in massive displacement of Somalis from the Southern regions into TFG-controlled territories and across the borders into Ethiopia and Kenya. The vulnerability of the displaced has raised acute
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people see pirates as swashbuckling and rum drinking bums. But over the years pirates have become a large threat to international waters‚ especially off the coast of Somalia. These new very dangerous pirates have devised ways to hijack cargo ships and take its entire crew and products hostage. They then use these products and crewmembers to their advantage and demand ransoms of a high dollar trade. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown in large numbers in the last half decade. The pirates are regularly
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