I need to write more and possibly clarify my paragraphs to excentuate my main idea.
I think this exersice was very helpful in that I was able to see where I was going and what I need to fix.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Paper as it goes
Do me a favor and take a few seconds to write down five things that come to your mind when you think of piracy. Now look at your list, do you have anything about software piracy or bootlegged copies of movies and music? Did you have anything about rogues swinging on ropes, with a patch over one eye, a parrot on their shoulder, and yelling “Arrrr” while threatening you with a rusty cutlass? How about Johnny Depp?
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
Modern pirates roam the waters of busy trading routes under the disguise of simple and poor fishing boats. They look for anyone who may be sailing a little to close to shore, although they do not limit themselves to these. Although pirates attack any type of ship, including a cruise liner in 2005, they also look for features that could help them gain access to the ship. Ships with little distance between deck and the waterline, called freeboard, offer an easy climb for pirates. Ships without their deck lights on are prime targets, without any lights, pirates can slip through the shadows without detection.
To get on board a ship, pirates use different tactics. Poor pirates usually sneak aboard ships anchored at port. Unseen they climb up the gangway or scramble up the sides of the ship. These types of pirates just use this opportunity to take what ever has not been locked down by the ship’s crew. Many ships have lost buckets of paint and coils of rope due to these thefts. “They will typically be armed with knives” states an article about modern piracy written in 2007, “and although not looking to fight they will attack if they think they are under threat and cannot escape”.
Richer, more organized, pirates used a variety of
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
Modern pirates roam the waters of busy trading routes under the disguise of simple and poor fishing boats. They look for anyone who may be sailing a little to close to shore, although they do not limit themselves to these. Although pirates attack any type of ship, including a cruise liner in 2005, they also look for features that could help them gain access to the ship. Ships with little distance between deck and the waterline, called freeboard, offer an easy climb for pirates. Ships without their deck lights on are prime targets, without any lights, pirates can slip through the shadows without detection.
To get on board a ship, pirates use different tactics. Poor pirates usually sneak aboard ships anchored at port. Unseen they climb up the gangway or scramble up the sides of the ship. These types of pirates just use this opportunity to take what ever has not been locked down by the ship’s crew. Many ships have lost buckets of paint and coils of rope due to these thefts. “They will typically be armed with knives” states an article about modern piracy written in 2007, “and although not looking to fight they will attack if they think they are under threat and cannot escape”.
Richer, more organized, pirates used a variety of
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
progress report
Well...
I revised my intro. I hope its good.
I need to see where I am going with this and I need to get started.
I need to start tonight when I get home.
I spent a part of my classtime today trying to translate a comment on my last post. I think it was in spanish and I think it may be helpfull
I revised my intro. I hope its good.
I need to see where I am going with this and I need to get started.
I need to start tonight when I get home.
I spent a part of my classtime today trying to translate a comment on my last post. I think it was in spanish and I think it may be helpfull
Working 2
Do me a favor and take a few seconds to write down five things that come to your mind when you think of piracy. Now look at your list, do you have anything about software piracy or bootlegged copies of movies and music? Did you have anything about rogues swinging on ropes, with a patch over one eye, a parrot on their shoulder, and yelling “Arrrr” while threatening you with a rusty cutlass? How about Johnny Depp?
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
As said before, modern pirates are not anything like the pirate who roamed the seas in yesteryear. Romantic stories of exciting men forcing their way through daring adventures and impossible escapes
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
As said before, modern pirates are not anything like the pirate who roamed the seas in yesteryear. Romantic stories of exciting men forcing their way through daring adventures and impossible escapes
Monday, November 26, 2007
Working on it
Do me a favor and take a few seconds to write down five things that comes to your mind when you think of piracy. Now look at your list, do you have anything about software piracy or bootlegged copies of movies and music? Did you have anything like rogues swinging on ropes, with a patch over one eye, a parrot on their shoulder, and yelling “Arrrr” while threatening you with a rusty cutlass? How about Johnny Depp?
I wonder, did you have anything about speedboats, machine guns, granade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships, many times crewed by men in disbelief to the current exsistance of pirates, and steal anything, ranging from a bucket of paint to the ship itself. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predessesors, Blackbeard and Kidd.
I wonder, did you have anything about speedboats, machine guns, granade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships, many times crewed by men in disbelief to the current exsistance of pirates, and steal anything, ranging from a bucket of paint to the ship itself. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predessesors, Blackbeard and Kidd.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sorry
Sorry about the format of the outline below. I understand that it must be hard to read, and I know it is in the wrong format, but blogger messed up the format and I don't know how to fix it, nor do I want to,. Instead, I will color code the different layors for your understand-ment.
Look its an Outline!
I. Piracy
A. Ancient Piracy
1. Who they were
a. Fishermen
b. Professionals
c. Criminals
2. Weapons
a. Blades
b. Guns
c. Ships
3. Prizes and Strategies
a. Ships sought after
b. ways to get on ship
c. what happened to captured crew
4. Loot
a. Ships stolen
b. ships robbed
c. Ransom
B. Modern Piracy
1. Who they were
a. Fishermen
b. Professionals
c. Criminals
2. Weapons
a. Blades
b. Guns
c. Ships
3. Prizes and Strategies
a. Ships sought after
b. ways to get on ship
c. what happened to captured crew
4. Loot
a. Ships stolen
b. ships robbed
c. Ransom
II. Defense
A. On ship Defense
1. Hoses
2. Education of Sailors
B. Government Intervention
1. Who’s responsible
2. Where pirates are hunted
A. Ancient Piracy
1. Who they were
a. Fishermen
b. Professionals
c. Criminals
2. Weapons
a. Blades
b. Guns
c. Ships
3. Prizes and Strategies
a. Ships sought after
b. ways to get on ship
c. what happened to captured crew
4. Loot
a. Ships stolen
b. ships robbed
c. Ransom
B. Modern Piracy
1. Who they were
a. Fishermen
b. Professionals
c. Criminals
2. Weapons
a. Blades
b. Guns
c. Ships
3. Prizes and Strategies
a. Ships sought after
b. ways to get on ship
c. what happened to captured crew
4. Loot
a. Ships stolen
b. ships robbed
c. Ransom
II. Defense
A. On ship Defense
1. Hoses
2. Education of Sailors
B. Government Intervention
1. Who’s responsible
2. Where pirates are hunted
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Annotated Bibliography
Many people don't believe that pirates exsist today, but the media men beg to differ. People stealing, "Pirating", music and videos from the internet and not paying for them. Yes these people are real, but what about thier action's name sake? Surely the pirates from the movies are extinct, or if they aren't, we would have heard about them. That is why my question for this reasearch paper is ... I am writing this paper for ..., so that they can realise that there is still the threat of piracy out there and it doesn't live inside our computers.
In this paper I am going to talk about where these modern pirates come from and what drove them into piracy. I will also discuss the use of technology and modern weapons in piracy. Finally I will tell of possible ways to defend against the modern pirates. Within the paper, I will compare and contrast modern pirates with thier forefathers, as well as add several stories told to me by a history professor who has second hand stories of modern pirates.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SECTOR, CHARLOTTE. Danger Adrift: Modern-Day Pirates Threaten More Than the High Seas. 14 November 2005. 5 November 2007.
In this article, the author clearly states that these new modern pirates are not those of the Johnny Depp fashion. In fact, they are more dangerous than their ancesters. Now modern pirates are equiped with rocket propelled granades and machine guns. Modern pirates are attacking ships from all classes. This article starts off with a Carnival Ship Cruiseliner. The article, however, does state that pirate attacks have gone down in recent years, but the attacks have become more fatal.
Coughlan, Sean. Rise of modern-day pirates. 6 July 2006. 5 November 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5146582.stm.
In this article, it is again clearly stated that modern pirates are not like those of the movies. These pirates started off as little gangs trying to get some money, but now they are becoming a large, organized problem. These pirates come nowhere close to the romanticized swashbucklers of the past. Although these pirates did the same things as past pirates; rape, murder, theft, and kidnapping. There is debate, however, that modern pirates are a form of terrorism and whether or not it should be fought.
Dolby, Ieuan. Modern Day Pirates. 2007. 5 November 2007.
This article specifies the wide range of who a pirate can be. In it, the author claims that a pirate can be a poor fisherman with a machete and maybe a pistol, hopefully looking for anything that can come in use such as a bucket of paint, or, if they're lucky, a watch stolen from somebody. The other side of modern piracy is a group of highly trained professionals in camo gear, armed with machine guns and granade launchers, and ready to kill at any given moment. These groups, of course, are after something bigger than a can of paint, they are after the cargo. This article goes on to tell about the tactics pirates use to find and board ships, and about techniques ships use to defend themselves.
In this paper I am going to talk about where these modern pirates come from and what drove them into piracy. I will also discuss the use of technology and modern weapons in piracy. Finally I will tell of possible ways to defend against the modern pirates. Within the paper, I will compare and contrast modern pirates with thier forefathers, as well as add several stories told to me by a history professor who has second hand stories of modern pirates.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SECTOR, CHARLOTTE. Danger Adrift: Modern-Day Pirates Threaten More Than the High Seas. 14 November 2005. 5 November 2007
In this article, the author clearly states that these new modern pirates are not those of the Johnny Depp fashion. In fact, they are more dangerous than their ancesters. Now modern pirates are equiped with rocket propelled granades and machine guns. Modern pirates are attacking ships from all classes. This article starts off with a Carnival Ship Cruiseliner. The article, however, does state that pirate attacks have gone down in recent years, but the attacks have become more fatal.
Coughlan, Sean. Rise of modern-day pirates. 6 July 2006. 5 November 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5146582.stm.
In this article, it is again clearly stated that modern pirates are not like those of the movies. These pirates started off as little gangs trying to get some money, but now they are becoming a large, organized problem. These pirates come nowhere close to the romanticized swashbucklers of the past. Although these pirates did the same things as past pirates; rape, murder, theft, and kidnapping. There is debate, however, that modern pirates are a form of terrorism and whether or not it should be fought.
Dolby, Ieuan. Modern Day Pirates. 2007. 5 November 2007
This article specifies the wide range of who a pirate can be. In it, the author claims that a pirate can be a poor fisherman with a machete and maybe a pistol, hopefully looking for anything that can come in use such as a bucket of paint, or, if they're lucky, a watch stolen from somebody. The other side of modern piracy is a group of highly trained professionals in camo gear, armed with machine guns and granade launchers, and ready to kill at any given moment. These groups, of course, are after something bigger than a can of paint, they are after the cargo. This article goes on to tell about the tactics pirates use to find and board ships, and about techniques ships use to defend themselves.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Here are the sources that took me about a half hour to log on to AOL and get from an e-mail that my ma sent me, so there.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Many people don't believe that pirates exsist today, but the media men beg to differ. People stealing, "Pirating", music and videos from the internet and not paying for them. Yes these people are real, but what about thier action's name sake? Surely the pirates from the movies are extinct, or if they aren't, we would have heard about them. That is why my question for this reasearch paper is ... I am writing this paper for ..., so that they can realise that there is still the threat of piracy out there and it doesn't live inside our computers.
In this paper I am going to talk about where these modern pirates come from and what drove them into piracy. I will also discuss the use of technology and modern weapons in piracy. Finally I will tell of possible ways to defend against the modern pirates. Within the paper, I will compare and contrast modern pirates with thier forefathers, as well as add several stories told to me by a history professor who has second hand stories of modern pirates.
this should be fun.
In this paper I am going to talk about where these modern pirates come from and what drove them into piracy. I will also discuss the use of technology and modern weapons in piracy. Finally I will tell of possible ways to defend against the modern pirates. Within the paper, I will compare and contrast modern pirates with thier forefathers, as well as add several stories told to me by a history professor who has second hand stories of modern pirates.
this should be fun.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Topics on Piracy
I'm thinking about changing my topic, because I feel that the one I have now is too big for me and I wouldn't be able to give it justice.
So I am thinking about changing it to Modern Piracy. I know that Dr. Johnson has some stories that I could use so I'll set up a meeting with him. Also, I found some articles:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1280886.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060706-modern-pirates.html
http://www.rand.org/commentary/040101JIR.html
So I am thinking about changing it to Modern Piracy. I know that Dr. Johnson has some stories that I could use so I'll set up a meeting with him. Also, I found some articles:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1280886.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060706-modern-pirates.html
http://www.rand.org/commentary/040101JIR.html
Friday, November 2, 2007
In a planet far, far away...
Well, this is a difficult thing.
Supposedly I am supposed to have read one of my sources for my research paper. But I have a problem. I only got my resources from the library today, so I haven't read any of them yet. I don't even know if they're worth using. Of Course I would read them this weekend...
...Oh wait, I can't
(you'll like this story)
Today (Friday) and Tomorrow (Saturday), I am helping to run, organize, and control a girl scout lock in. This Lockin is being attended by over 100 girls, each night, and all these girls are going through rotations and meals and activites and all kinds of good fun. There will be little sleep and even less patience. I admit that these lockins are usually the high light of my year (isn't that sad?) but due to the promise of lack of sleep as well as my dislike of being near too many people for too long (hense my extreme dislike of parties)(the reason for this may be that I have a little Asbergers in me, and my mind "overloads" and I just need to get away sometimes) I fully predict myself to be very crabby, short tempered, and extremely tired. I suppose myself to take the time to disappear from the publics view, with intention of reading one of my sources, and instead of getting the work done, I will find myself having read about ten pages and not taking in a single word. In which case I will give up and fall asleep and have a very annoying dream where I am reading a very good book that will have a very bad ending (like the one in Stone Wolf, which I beseach you to never read).
Well I suppose that is the end of my story, I'll tell you how true it is the next time I become consious. Good bye, and sorry for the spelling errors
CJ
Supposedly I am supposed to have read one of my sources for my research paper. But I have a problem. I only got my resources from the library today, so I haven't read any of them yet. I don't even know if they're worth using. Of Course I would read them this weekend...
...Oh wait, I can't
(you'll like this story)
Today (Friday) and Tomorrow (Saturday), I am helping to run, organize, and control a girl scout lock in. This Lockin is being attended by over 100 girls, each night, and all these girls are going through rotations and meals and activites and all kinds of good fun. There will be little sleep and even less patience. I admit that these lockins are usually the high light of my year (isn't that sad?) but due to the promise of lack of sleep as well as my dislike of being near too many people for too long (hense my extreme dislike of parties)(the reason for this may be that I have a little Asbergers in me, and my mind "overloads" and I just need to get away sometimes) I fully predict myself to be very crabby, short tempered, and extremely tired. I suppose myself to take the time to disappear from the publics view, with intention of reading one of my sources, and instead of getting the work done, I will find myself having read about ten pages and not taking in a single word. In which case I will give up and fall asleep and have a very annoying dream where I am reading a very good book that will have a very bad ending (like the one in Stone Wolf, which I beseach you to never read).
Well I suppose that is the end of my story, I'll tell you how true it is the next time I become consious. Good bye, and sorry for the spelling errors
CJ
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