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 onboard a ship and folk superstitions that prevented them from wanting to become pirates. To study the relationship between women and piracy, the author examines two of the most well known female pirates in history: Anne Bonny and Mary Read. The best…
big trouble, and it was drugs. When Josh put the drugs in Billy’s bag he went up to Coach Green and said it smells like someone has drugs in here. Coach Green told everyone to head to the locker room and Coach Green had checked all their bags and he found the drugs in Billy’s bag. “ Billy why do you have drugs in your bag” said Coach Green. “ I swear I did not put those there, I don’t do drugs” Billy said truthfully. Coach Green had told Billy to leave and he did what he was told, and he left. …
Johnny worked as a pen salesman but then suddenly everything changed. Johnny was introduced to Nicolas Cage and Nicolas introduced Johnny to the world of fame. Nicolas advised Johnny to pursue an acting career. Johnny’s first rise to fame was when he starred in a lead role on the Fox television series 21 Jump Street which premiered in 1987. This series turned Depp into a popular teen idol and after this he has become extremely famous and has done many movies. He has received many awards such as…
capacity of 38,496 (PNC Park Overview, 2014). According to the Pirates, PNC Park combines the best features from historic ballparks with latest amenities and comforts for both players and fans. With its two-deck design, the furthest seat from the field is only 88 feet away (PNC Park Overview, 2014). The Pirates sell tickets through several different locations. The have a box office that is open daily at the ballpark and also opened before all home games. Tickets can also be purchased online…
and friendly at the early days of his career after Montreal it made his cautious he began to defend himself. When Roberto made his major-league debut on April 18, 1955 he was listed as Bob on the Pirates roster because Roberto sounded too foreign. Using his quick hands and strong arms, he could handle pitches thrown in any location, Roberto Clemente also swung an imposing 36-ounce bat. “He played every game like his life depended on it,” said his Pirates teammate Willie Stargell (Roberto…
One of Musical Theatre’s most loved productions, Pirates of Penzance, has delighted and enthralled audiences all around the world since its first production in 1879. In Opera Australia’s 2006 performance of this Gilbert and Sullivan classic they showed that even after a century, this production was timeless, a true testament to the genius of her creators. Pirates of Penzance is about a young man named Frederic (David Hobson) who has been wrongly apprenticed to a band of pirates, led by the…
at intervals minutes of the announcement, Anonymous declared #OpMegaUpload, and brought down the homepages of the motion picture Association of America, the Recording business Association of America, Universal Music, the US Copyright Service, the U.S.A. Department of Justice, and also the FBI. OperationPirateBay (2012) After the Swedish government disabled varied torrent sites (including The Pirate Bay) in September, Anonymous called it a criminal offense against freedom to data and disabled a…
Johnny Depp is one of the most sought-after actors of this day. The Pirates of the Caribbean star may be getting older, but he's not out of the spotlight just yet. Even though Depp has spent a significant portion of his life in the public eye, there are still some things that very few people know about him. Here, we present 15 things you probably didn't know about Johnny Depp. Check out part one below, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon! Number Fifteen: He Moved a Lot as a Child. More…
character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. The film's enormous success has opened several doors for his career and included an Oscar nomination. He appeared as the central character in the Stephen King-based movie, Secret Window (2004); as the kind-hearted novelist James Barrie in the factually-based Descubriendo el país de nunca jamás (2004), where he co-starred with Kate Winslet; and Rochester in the British film, El decadente…
Movies are a great way to learn about leadership. And not many movies can compete with the Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) when it comes to learning leadership. Let’s take a look at how leadership is demonstrated in each of the characters, based on the work of Komives, Lucas, and McMahon (2013): in Table 8.2: Examples of Common Roles in Groups (Komives et al., 2013, 323-324). These roles are as follows: “Information Seeker, Opinion Seeker, Opinion Giver, Summarizer, Clarifier, Gatekeeper,…