Piracy

of media, that is except for the case of the game; Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. Black Flag very accurately depicts the lives of pirates during the golden age of piracy. Black Flag a game about Edward Kenway, a pirate who becomes an assassin, joins the pirate republic and fights alongside famous pirates from the golden age of piracy The famous pirates that were depicted in the game were very accurately portrayed from what is known…

The word “pirate” still conjures the image of a rugged British man with an eye patch, a parrot and a unpleasant accent. Yet the world’s most successful pirate was Chinese, and a woman. While female pirates weren’t uncommon off the coast of Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries, one woman stood above them all. Known as the “Pirate Queen of the China Sea’s and Madame Ming”, Ching Shih was one of the prettiest and most dangerous pirates in history. She was a well-known female pirate in late Qing…

In the 1710’s also known as the “golden age of piracy” One of the most notorious of pirates was Edward Teach better known as “Blackbeard”. Edward Teach was from Bristol, England this town produced many pirates. At the time privateering was legalized. British government allowed private ships to attack enemy ships. When the war ended Edward Teach lost his livelihood. In 1717 he stole a ship for himself and his crew. The name of his ship was the ”Queen Anne’s Revenge”. Blackbeard put 40 cannons on…

Intellectually based on the scenario that was provided Steve unlawfully committed an “act of deviance” when he illegally engaged in “piracy and software material copyright” (Pirate ). Steve’s act of deviance demonstrates the unacceptable behavior that violates the rules and norms of a society. Throughout life, Steve deviant behavior was considered to be a norm of society that can be explained at a Pre-conventional, conventional and Post-conventional level in Lawrence Kohlberg Moral…

very brutal at sea, many of these infamous women had admirable qualities. An example of such fearless women were Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Since women were not allowed on pirate ships at the time, Anne and Mary disguised themselves as boys to join piracy and seek adventure. They became known as “The Terrible Twosome.” They were more fearless than their male pirates because they would be the first ones to board a ship during an attack.…

He would torture the majority of his prisoner after looting, and sometimes crew members just for a laugh. Charles was born an English seaman on an unknown date in 1680 in England. Another thing he also never shared was his early life. Although, his piracy began in 1716 and he mainly explored the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Sometime between 1701 and 1714, he secretly arrived in Port Royal, Jamaica during the Spanish Succession, a major European conflict. Suddenly, a Spanish fleet…

edition of Captain Charles Johnson’s account General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates, who is now known to be Black Caesar is referred to as an anonymous “Negro” (Leigh). This text dates back to the Golden Age of Piracy with lasted from the late 1650s to 1725, depending on the source and geography. This makes Captain Charles Johnson a primary source. Though “Captain Charles Johnson” is thought to be a nom…

Not exactly the most illustrious or morally right way to begin his life as an adventurer. After conflicts with Spanish ships in the area Drake began a career in piracy, attacking Spanish settlements in the Caribbean from around 1570-1573 (“Francis Drake, Sir” Historic). After illegally pirating for several years, Drake received a privateering license from Queen Elizabeth I, legitimizing his career for he was now…

As we grow, we hear epic tails of money, debauchery, and all around fun that comes with sailing the high seas. With tails of Captain Hook and Blackbeard we catch glimpses of what it was like during that time. Though what happens when it comes time to separate fact from fiction? Through “Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates” by David Cordingly, it becomes clear that life on the high seas wasn’t a magical as we were lead to believe. There are so many ideas…

Pirates of the Caribbean is a fictional series based on a captain named Jack Sparrow. Sparrow isn’t your average captain, for he is a pirate and a troublesome one at that of course. The series setting goes back in history when the world was ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (EITC) and the Spanish Empire, as pirates raid the sea defining any laws that come their way. There is a total of four movies out with a new one to be released this year. Each movie portrays Jack…