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    A Hero's Journey

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    and the group of men who were sitting with Patrick follow him out of the tavern and down the docks until they arrive at a gigantic ship. The sides of the hull were lined with cannons so powerful they could punch a hole in a ten inch thick stone wall. The ship's deck was hidden under a wall of ropes and barrels full of exotic fruits. Emma followed the pirates onto the ship the weak smell of salt and seaweed slowly traveled up her nose. The princess watched with awe as the sails which looked like…

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    waiting skipper. “I don’t believe it, is that what I think they are?” “What?” The Captain responded nonchalantly like it was a simple new matter of routine. “Ships, Sir,” responded the First Mate now turning away from the binoculars he was peering through. Annoyed, the Captain responded to the perceived flippancy, “of course there are ships! Be more specific?” The first mate gestured for the captain to take the binoculars. The bewildered captain of the Mary O’Finn then took his turn to peer…

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    side, when all the hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sour look or two at choking. No, a merry life and a short one, shall be my motto." These are the conditions that led to the continuance of piracy and mutiny aboard merchant and slave ships. They were not scared of the execution they faced; thus, pirates laughed at death and lived a short and joyous life... Conclusion: Piracy had many effects on the Bahamas. It brought British attention to the Bahama Islands, leading to Woodes…

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    TPP stands for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This represents a trade agreement between countries regarding economic policies. This partnership can help bring new economic growth to the United States and to the Asia-Pacific region. There are currently twelve countries that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership they are; Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, United States, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mexico Canada, and Japan. I believe that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will influence…

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    “The Bold New Camry”. In this ad, a man, possibly a European or American leans a car which is on a cargo ship. The car is red in color. He is holding a taco in his hand and smiling at it. The man is wearing a torn suit and pant. He looks skinny and tired. The man is facing sideways to the camera. In the background, an old ship is burning producing a black fume. There are a lot of cargo container behind him which are mostly red in color as well. Some of them are on…

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    Bottom trawling is a high-efficiency fishing technique in global coastal fisheries [1], but with negative effects on marine benthos [2]. Bottom trawling affects seabed environments by dragging a net on the seabed and suspending sediments [3]. In addition, this fishing activity threatens marine benthic biodiversity and destroys the structures of benthic ecosystems [4]. Fishers have been concerned with these impacts for 600 years [5]. Over the past half century, the impacts of bottom trawling have…

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    In the eighteenth century, reputation and power were some of the most important issues facing society, particularly the two ends of the spectrum: the upper-class and the criminals. Pursuing greater social status led many high class individuals and families to neglect basic human necessities such as love and comfort for the appearance of perfection and the gains of a influential or wealthy reputation. Much like the pirates, reputation was the key to everything that the higher classed individuals…

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    tells of his story of a ship wreck in the freezing Antarctic seas. Lewis had recently graduated from college and was pursuing his dream of being a scientific observer. He received his first job from a fishing company in South Africa who would be fishing south of the island, South Georgia. While out at seas, the boat experiences several mechanical problems during a storm and the crew has to abandon ship. Seventeen crewmembers perished before being rescued by another fishing ship close by, the…

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    David Farragut

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    It was officially Farragut’s first fight at sea, though he did not witness any casualties on his ship during the capture of the Alert, the first ship captured by the US during the War. Arguably, Farragut’s first real fight came on February 13, 1814 in Valparaiso. David Porter was in the process of commanding his ship on a cruise around Cape Horn and made a stop in Valparaiso, before a planned sail to the Galapagos Islands. While there, the crew of the Essex…

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    Pirates Codes And Codes

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    them. Several of the codes were consistent throughout several pirate ships. Things like every man has a vote in every affair regarding the ship or no woman shall be allowed amongst them; these were two of the many rules set upon pirate ships. They had more codes and rules, but these two…

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