Piracy in Somalia

The Somali Civil War has been ongoing since 1991. From famine, to a large drop in the economy, to the lack of education being provided, the country is facing many challenges. Conferences are held, and speeches are given to try and get Somalia and the Somali people out of crisis. Many speeches are given at these conferences, but there are two that can be analyzed and compared on their use of ethos, logos, and pathos. David Cameron and Herman Van Rompuy play two very different roles in the Somali…

World Free of Poverty Possible? A world free of poverty is like a perfect dream come true, but is this dream actually possible for us, I would have to say no to that. I believe that as human beings regardless what country we live in, we have given our individual governments enough power that they now have brainwashed us to think all of the important issues we need to fix require lots of time, money and effort which makes it inconvenient for us all. I also, believe that the issue of poverty is…

Authors Main Arguments John Appleby argues that a few women during the 16th and 17th Centuries participated in committing piracy at sea. During that time, piracy was male dominated and any accounts of female participation was small. The author states that it is difficult to find recorded history surrounding females aboard ships because of how unconventional it was for women to take part. He argues that it is not female physical capability that restricts them, but it is instead the environment…

ladies have actual proof of their seafaring existence, which creates a problem when trying to examine female pirates. Thus, to get a better understanding of the notorious women, two sources have been compared. They are J.C Appleby’s Women and English Piracy, 1450-1720: Partners and Victims of Crime, and Marcus Redicker’s Bandits at Sea: A Pirates Reader. By reading these papers, one author has been established to be better at describing the subject through their arguments, and their evidence to…

Roughly 300 hundred years ago Anne Bonny navigated along the Caribbean, capturing precious treasure, targeting low lives, and stealing ships with Jack Rackham and Mary Read ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). Anne lived during the 18th century, and had a long and arduous life full of danger, risk, and excitement ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). From the day Anne was brought into this world till the day she took her last breath, she worked hard, and was an extraordinary female. Anne Bonny is…

four western aide workers and more than a dozen Somali’s. (Article, Fall of Mogadishu Leaves US Policy in Ruins, The Guardian 2006). This incident greatly affected the presence of aid workers in Somalia and has resulted in the African Union amending its policy on sending western aid workers into Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing attacks at the African Union base in Mogadishu. In addition to other failed state factors, the threat of violent acts of power, either by direct…

becoming the notoriously dangerous seamen that will hold their victims at gunpoint for a large ransom working for the war lords that are continually fighting for power and land. Somalia now famous for its piracy antics and dangerous waters were once known for its growing fishing industry and its diverse marine life. Somalia has been crippled by lawlessness, poverty, unemployment and hunger due to the constant conflict since 1991 when the last functioning government was in power, now different…

entered Mexican waters, where U.S. law enforcement is forbidden,” (Washington Post 9). Also, the pirates here have gone past the point of simple robbery or piracy, and have ventured into…

Everyone is aware that there are still pirates out there, and they can be just as violent as pirates from many years ago. But what you may not know is that most modern day pirates hail from Somalia, a country on the North-east coast of Africa. Somalia was not always like this, this is the product of a large state collapse that left many of it’s citizens left with no choice. It all started with the assassination of the country's second president, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, who was killed by his…

most famous privateer. In the 16th century, he attacked Spanish treasure ships returning from the New World, sharing his profits with Queen Elizabeth I, who honoured him for his services.” ("Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! ... A brief history of piracy”, Para. 5) Drake rewrote history in its definition of a pirate. His work promoted England as a major competitor in the world market because any enemy of England could potentially be hit and face bane. Thievery-- a profitable occupation--…