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Unsettling Facts About Modern Pirates
‘Modern-day pirates no longer fly jolly rogers or force their victims to walk the plank, but they are no less dangerous. Modern pirates are a real threat to sea vessels operating all over the world and can even result in the death of victims at sea. And although they no longer fly jolly rogers or force their victims to…
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Where and Why Do Modern Pirate Attacks Happen?
‘According to Brandon Prins a professor of international relations at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, the major hotspots for piracy in Africa are the Gulf of Guinea and the Gulf of Aden. In Southeast Asia, those hotspots are the Sulu and Celebes seas as well as the Malacca Strait and Bangladesh. Notable, however, is…
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Global sea piracy ticks upward, and the coronavirus may make it worse
‘Modern sea piracy often involves pirates in small fast boats approaching and boarding larger, slower-moving ships to rob them of cargo – such as car parts, oil, crew valuables, communication equipment – or to seize the ship and crew for ransom. Beginning in 2008, the greater Gulf of Aden area off the coast of East Africa…
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But not all pirates are bad
Tiffi enjoys learning all of this but she has tears in her eyes. Kimmy asks her why she’s crying. “But not all pirates are bad,” says Tiffi. “What about Robin Hood? He wasn’t a bad pirate, was he?” Barnacle Bill has a smile on his face as he tells her that not all pirates are bad. Then he shares the story of Robin Hood…
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Tiffi co-authors the Mayflower story
One day we see Elsa googling to get an idea for her next story. She decides to check out the National days for September 2021. As she scrolls down she opens some of the links but nothing catches her interest …. until she comes across Mayflower Day. When she clicks on the hyperlink and begins to read the content she sees…
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History of the Mayflower
Tiffi is so excited to be helping Elsa with a new story idea. Not much is going on in the game and she hasn’t received many text messages from the game players. As Elsa watches the video online, Tiffi begins to do some googling. ‘Pilgrims Before the Mayflower - In 1608, a congregation of disgruntled English Protestants…
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The Mayflower Journey
Tiffi continues her googling. ‘First, the Separatists returned to London to get organized. A prominent merchant agreed to advance the money for their journey. The Virginia Company gave them permission to establish a settlement, or “plantation,” on the East Coast between 38 and 41 degrees north latitude (roughly between the…
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How the Mayflower Compact Laid a Foundation for American Democracy
Tiffi finds many great articles and videos and so does Elsa. Let’s see what Elsa has found. ‘On the morning of November 11, 1620, when the Mayflower dropped its anchor off the coast of Cape Cod, the group of English Separatists later known as the Pilgrims fell to their knees and blessed God for bringing them safely across…
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The Rules of the Mayflower Compact
‘While they intended to form a government for their new colony, the Pilgrims and others aboard the Mayflower were not declaring their independence: The Mayflower Compact (though the Pilgrims never called it that) began with a clear statement of loyalty to King James of England, along with a commitment to God and to…
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Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America?
‘While it’s popularly thought that the Pilgrims fled England in search of religious freedom, the separatists’ quest had ended more than a decade before they boarded the Mayflower. After departing England in 1608, the Pilgrims found sanctuary in the Dutch city of Leiden, where they were free to worship and enjoyed “much…
