An exploration of maritime piracy and what can be done to combat these crimes today.
Analytical Essay # 148440 |
2,596 words (
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APA | 2011
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The paper provides the background and history of maritime piracy and discusses the various political, economic and terrorist incentives behind modern piracy. The paper then addresses the obstacles to effective criminal enforcement of anti-piracy and argues that there must be a new formulation of international law and insurance regulations. The paper further argues that U.S. and international forces may have to occupy some of the coastal communities in Africa to root out the pirates directly from the coastal communities that harbor them.
Outline:
Background and History of Maritime Piracy
Incentives for Piracy
Legal and Economic Issues of Anti-Piracy Measures and Law Enforcement
Recommendations and Conclusion
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"Perhaps even more significantly, in terms of its effect on deterring the arming of commercial vessels, is the economic reality in the realm of insurance against loss at sea (Langewiesche, 2004). Various commercial enterprises do offer protective services for commercial vessels navigating dangerous waters. However, the cost of protecting a typical commercial voyage in this manner is approximately $100, 000 per trip. Meanwhile, the actual risk of piracy is still comparatively small in relation to the large numbers of commercial voyages undertaken."
Tags:trade, vessels, crews, insurance, terrorism
An argument against Canada's anti-crime bill.
Persuasive Essay # 141846 |
1,750 words (
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This paper critically analyzes the anti-crime bill, a proposed bill that offers tougher sentencing for crime and which eliminates conditional sentences. The paper also looks at three key issues regarding the bill as it seeks to address crime in Canada. The paper also looks at two theoretical explanations as to why this bill may or may not address crime in Canada. In essence, this paper looks at what we know about crime and offers theoretical explanations to support the position of this writer that the anti-crime bill is not a good one insofar as it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those who are burdened by socio-economic problems or who have been propelled towards crime because of environmental problems such as social disorganization. The paper argues that the anti-crime bill is very ineffective because it emphasizes punishment without emphasizing the resolution of the factors that drive crime in the first place; it may also be said that the anti-crime bill will increase incarceration costs - which is problematic because there are already tens of thousands of individuals in Canadian prisons at the present time.
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"This paper will critically analyze the anti-crime bill, a proposed bill that offers tougher sentencing for crime and which eliminates conditional sentences. The paper also looks at three key issues regarding the bill as it seeks to address crime in Canada. The next several pages also looks at two theoretical explanations as to why this bill may or may not address crime in Canada. In essence, this paper will look at what we know about crime and offer theoretical explanations to support the position of this writer that the anti-crime bill is not a good one insofar as it will..."
Tags:classical, positive, anti, crime
Argues that "The Sun Also Rises" has anti-Semetic elements.
Book Review # 33698 |
1,650 words (
approx. 6.6 pages ) |
7 sources |
2002
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This essay argues that Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is anti-Semitic in terms of its treatment of the character Robert Cohn. Cohn is painted in a negative light and none of the characters like him. Cohn is the anti-hero, yet he has Jewishness intentionally imposed upon him. In this respect, "The Sun Also Rises" involves anti-Semitism.
Tags:anti-semitism, literature
A discussion on the way that the punk subculture re-emerged in recent years in response to the rise of the far right in Switzerland and as part of the international anti-fascist and anti-globalization movements.
Research Paper # 105823 |
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APA | 2008
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The paper focuses on the evolution of punk and its mutation into the more politically charged anarcho-punk movement and explores the violent side of the extreme left - both as an international force and in particular in Switzerland. The paper then discusses the Bern-based Antifa Switzerland group and explores the motivations of the Black Bloc anarchists. The paper highlights the use of violence in the anti-fascist movement and the connection between today's violent anarcho-punks with the ideals of the original punk movement. Several photographs are included with the paper.
Outline:
Introduction
Punk's First Wave
Punk Arrives in Switzerland
Switzerland, Anarcho-Punk, and Post-war Politics in the 21st Century
Conclusion
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"The media, however, interpreted the punks' image, music, and reckless behavior as a real threat to the status quo. This culminated in December of 1976 when the Sex Pistols and members of the Bromley Contingent appeared on the Bill Grundy television show in England. At the time of this momentous event, punk was still in its early stages. The public-at-large had little way of knowing about punk at the time. What they saw was a group of extravagantly dressed young people, visibly intoxicated, who took relish in using offensive words and insulting the host of the program in a manner that went way beyond the accepted morals of the time. The Bill Grundy episode would spiral the fledgling youth subculture into the wider cultural spotlight. At that point, punk was no longer a tiny subculture, but a mass media spectacle that would shock the conservative British public and inspire similar-minded youth all over the world."
Tags:punk, anti-fascist, movement, violent
An argument against the philosophy of Anti-Individualism.
Argumentative Essay # 141910 |
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The paper critically discusses Anti-Individualism and then presents an argument against this epistomology. The paper explains that Anti-Individualism is based on a series of assumptions about the nature of learning and the learner including a relationship between the learner and the material being learned. The paper relates that it supposes at least 2 "orders" of learning including perceptual and self-knowledge.
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"Anti-Individualism is philosophy of knowledge that focuses on the nature of knowledge and the relationship between that knowledge and the learner. As described by Tyler Burge, Anti-Individualism emphasizes "basic self-knowledge" or knowledge, which is "self-verifying in an obvious way" (Burge 649). According to Burge there is a distinction between "knowledge of one's thoughts" and the "individuation of one's thoughts" (Burge, 650). Since an individual's thoughts about a physical object are dependent upon that person's relationship with that object this would mean that a person's..."
Tags:knowledge, anti, individualism, burge
An analysis of the effects of the Anti-Globalization Movement.
Essay # 90025 |
2,700 words (
approx. 10.8 pages ) |
11 sources |
2006
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This paper discusses how in terms of ideologies, actions, and goals that exist, or should exist in order for the anti-globalization movement to develop into a successful global social movement, there is general agreement that there must be a greater emphasis on social and political issues such as gender equality, and economic issues such as product music and entertainment product copyright protection. The paper further discusses that these are only two of a multitude of important issues that need to be addressed, but they reflect the anti-globalization movement's fundamental goal of protecting the social, political, and economic rights of individuals, groups, and societies as globalization expands. For example, globalization has presented many challenges and opportunities for the transnational women's movement.
Tags:anti, globalization, issues, analysis
A review of the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists of the constitutional congress.
Essay # 88984 |
1,350 words (
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2006
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This paper summarizes the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists of the constitutional congress. It suggests some ongoing problems in American public life which demonstrate the main issues which drove that debate, far from being resolved during the constitution's ratification, continue to resonate in current events. This paper discusses the Ratification Debate and the major issues which drove the debate between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists: Distribution of power, protection of rights, limitations of institutions and the ongoing Relevance.
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"In the last few days of September in 1787, the Confederation Congress met to debate and construct a new Constitution of the United States. The document they wrote and sent for ratification to the thirteen states that made up the newly-formed country was intended to replace the Articles of Confederation that had ordered the nation since its inception. The nation was reaching a crisis point, as the experiment had been going poorly. Surprisingly, perhaps, the problem was not one of the many possible economic problems that new nations are likely to experience when reconstructing after a long and difficult war. As Gordon Wood (1969) argues, the general economy was running well and people felt comfortable and even prosperous (p. 395). Rather, the concerns that brought the nation's leading politicians together were primarily political. "
Tags:anti, federalists, constitutional, debate
This paper discusses collective behavior and looks at anti-war demonstrations in this regard.
Essay # 84103 |
1,575 words (
approx. 6.3 pages ) |
7 sources |
2005
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The following assignment is for a third year sociology course. The topic discussed is collective social behaviour. The collective social behavior examined in this assignment is anti-war demonstrations. The writer uses social contagion theory and emergent norm theory in order to examine the nature of anti-war demonstrations.
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"Collective behavior is a very broad area of study. For example, in Collective Behavior Erich Goode states, 'Rumors and legends, fads, and collective protest- these and other social phenomena make up the subject matter of the field of collective Behavior'. Collective behavior is the relatively spontaneous, unstructured, extra institutional behavior of a fairly large number of individuals. The fact that collective behavior is such a diverse area of study means that many activities can be used to examine it. For this paper, demonstrations against the war in Iraq or anti-war demonstrations as they are commonly called will be used to examine many of the theories about collective behavior."
Tags:collective, behaviour, anti, war
A look at problems facing the Latin American music industry and recommendations for addressing these problems.
Business Plan # 54393 |
5,644 words (
approx. 22.6 pages ) |
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APA | 2004
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This paper considers three different aspects of the technology and political marketplace that have negatively affected Latin American music sales and, in particular, the effect that pirated music is having on the industry. The paper then looks at the future of Latin American popular music and the Latin American recording industry and presents solutions and recommendations to rebuild, improve, and expand the Latin American industry.
The Future of Latin American Popular Music
The Future of The Latin American Recording Industry
Reconstructing the Industry
Music Delivery
Anti Piracy Efforts
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"However, in the music industry, the creation of the internet and the capabilities to deliver individual songs digitally and globally has changed that perspective as well. The creation of a global economy and improved communication systems has facilitated the worldwide dissemination of mass culture. Specifically, trends in Latin America are now becoming part of the Latino population in the central and North American regions. Hence, the market for Latin American music, and the path toward improving the profitability of the Latin American music industry should also consider the North American markets a part of their potential customer base."
Tags:artists, producers, revenue, investment, distributing, piracy, recording, commercial
A look at the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and some of the controversy surrounding it.
Research Paper # 56179 |
3,067 words (
approx. 12.3 pages ) |
24 sources |
MLA | 2005
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This paper looks at this law enacted by President Clinton in 1998 in support of the treaty signed at the World Intellectual Property Organization at Geneva in 1996. The paper explains who is affected by the act, who is exempted, and the law's objective. The paper also examines the case of eBay and how it has been affected by the law as well as how other Internet businesses are managing to circumvent the Act's provisions.
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"Some of the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are as follows: It is considered a crime to circumvent the copyright or anti-piracy measures that are built into all commercial software of today. The fact that software can be illegally copied and distributed by a set of people who can actually crack the codes that protect this software is also dealt with. Those persons who manufacture or sell or copy and distribute these codes will be severely punished. However, in certain cases, like for example, when software has to be assessed or tested for the extent of security offered by the codes, or to conduct encryption research, cracking the code is legally allowed. Likewise, certain sets of people are allowed to circumvent copyright and anti-piracy laws. These people may be academicians, or be in charge of a free library, or run an educational institution. (The Digital Millennium Copyright Act) "
Tags:entertainment, software, industry, service, providers, provide, information, anti-piracy