...Female Pirates Kristina A. Paxton (Shaarda) Excelsior College Women have been held to have particular power over the sea. There is an ancient superstition that women are not good for ships. The contradiction between woman as sea power and woman as a sea jinx is hard to understand. Women pirates however rarely brought bad luck to a ship, they were actually very good luck, and their loss to a ship often brought an end to that ships sailing days. The women that sailed the seas came from all walks of life; there were royals such as Queen Teuta of Illyria who sailed in the 200’s B.C., as well as the Irish seafaring clanswoman, Grace O’Malley, who was practically royalty in that culture in the 1500’s. There were also illegitimate daughters of maids and merchants such as Anne Bonny and Mary Read who sailed the Caribbean in the 1600’s, and finally a Chinese prostitute who controlled one of the most powerful pirate fleets the world has ever seen in the 1800’s. Female pirates were once again seen on the seas recently when a woman pirate named Sister Ping (Ching Chui Ping) smuggled Chinese immigrants to the United States and England was caught and imprisoned in 1990. The Pirate code forbade women from being on board a pirate ship, so women typically dressed and carried themselves as a man in order to become a pirate. These women pirates were truly exceptional in their determination and strength of character to seek their fortune in what was not only a dangerous way of life, but...
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...If you enjoy books that involve old western lingo and sets back in the 1700s, this book will catch your interest. The title of this book is called Calico Bush; a book that was published in 1931 and received a Newbery Honor award. The author of this book is Rachel Field. She has many novels that received rewards but Calico Bush is the one that is the most liked by readers. This novel will be about a young woman named Marguerite. Marguerite is a French woman who lives in Le Havre. She and her grandparents plan to move to the New World. The boat ride to the Americas takes a toll on them. As they arrive Marguerite's grandfather dies due to a sickness. They then go to a town where the grandmother dies as well. Left with no parents Marguerite gets taken in...
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...Georgia O’Keeffe: Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses- Analysis, Comparison and Contrast Short Biography of Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe was born on the 15th of November, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. She got married to Alfred Stieglitz, a photographer who gave Georgia her first gallery show, in 1916. She moved to New Mexico after his death, thus most of her works were based on inspiration from the environment and natural landscape there. “O'Keeffe was one of the greatest American artists of the twentieth century. She took to making art at a young age and went to study at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1900s. Later, while living in New York, she studied with such artists as William Merritt Chase as a member of the Art Students League.” (Bio. (Biography.com)). O’Keeffe’s most famous works include Black Iris (1926), Oriental Poppies (1928), Black Cross, New Mexico (1929), and Cow's Skull with Calico Roses (1931), the work which this report shall focus on. She passed away on the 6th of March, 1986, at 98 years of age. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses: the Focus of this Report Figure 1: Georgia O'Keeffe. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses. 1931. Figure 1: Georgia O'Keeffe. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses. 1931. Introduction to the Artwork This painting is called Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses, and was painted by the artist Georgia O’Keeffe. It was completed in 1931 in New Mexico, where Georgia was inspired to paint it. This painting...
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...No one knows what happened to Anne’s first child. Some think she even abandoned her child on the island. After a few months, Anne returned to Calico’s ship but with s new crewmate, Mary Read. It did not take long for Anne and Mary to become friends. Some sailors even claimed they were in a romantic relationship. On October 1720, Captain Barnet an ex-pirate, who now is a part of the British army attacked Rackham’s ship called “Revenge”. Calico crew was at a disadvantage because the ship was anchored and most of his crew was drunk. They were celebrating that night because they captured a Spanish commercial. There was not much of a fight because only Mary and Anne resisted but were overpowered. Calico’s crew was taken to Port Royal, a coastal town located in Jamaica. The trial made a big impression after Mary’s and Anne’s background was revealed. Anne and Mary were both women who escaped from traditional restrictions and in their own way, fought for equality between men and women. Everyone was found guilty for the crime of piracy. The sentence was death by hanging. However, Anne and Bonny were spared, after claiming to be...
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...Computer Consulting - Technical Calico Computer Consulting This business plan can be edited directly with Business Plan Pro software. * * 1.0 Executive Summary * 2.0 Company Summary * 3.0 Services * 4.0 Market Analysis Summary * 5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary * 6.0 Management Summary * 7.0 Financial Plan * Appendix Executive Summary Calico Computer Consulting is in the process of being formed as a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Doug Burham. This plan is written as a guide for starting and managing this new business and will also serve as the basis for a separate, detailed marketing plan. Following is a summary of the main points of this plan. * The objectives of CCC are to generate a profit, grow at a challenging and manageable rate, and to be a good citizen. * The mission of CCC is to provide fast and reliable technical assistance to small office computer users. * The keys to success for CCC are marketing and networking, responsiveness and quality, and generating repeat customers. * The initial primary service offered will be hourly technical aid, although retainer contracts and projects will be considered in the future growth. * The local market for this business, while not new, is wide open for new and expanding consulting firms. * An initial financial analysis of the viability of this venture shows outstanding promise and results. Several sources note...
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...In the words of Dr. Seuss, “Fiction is my addiction!” Fiction has been my addiction this summer. I was required to read two books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and Calico Joe by John Grisham. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a book essentially a book about what it means to be human. The book is about a family’s life in poverty and their struggle to get out of it. Calico Joe is about an aspiring, young baseball player who is breaking all the records. Then a tragic incident happens causing his baseball dreams to be ruined. When reading these books you learn the true meaning of “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” At first glance, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith seemed very intimidating. The mere size of the book made me think it...
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...myself. I opened my closet door and saw a young girl. Her red hair in pigtails with two blue bows tied at the top. The bows matched her blue dress. She had frilly socks with dress shoes on and she smiled it me. It was at that moment her appearance changed. She was soaked like she had went swimming in her clothes or got caught out in the rain. Tears ran down her face. One of her pigtails was undone and a bow was missing, along with one of her shoes. She mouthed “help me” then disappeared. Maybe it was a child that drowned. I opened my laptop up and went to google. “Girl drowns in Ohio” I typed hoping that would be enough to find out more information about her. One link pops up, I click it and skim through the page. “Local girl, Elise Calico, age 7, disappears from party in 1990. No witnesses report seeing her leave the area. Rescue crew searched a nearby lake hoping to find...
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...Calco Capital and Associate Calico Capital and its associates are independent advisors focusing on corporate finance, financial advisory, business architecture and business processes. Our association includes Financial Services Board registered individuals, a registered Sponsor to a number of companies listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, a Designated Advisor on AltX, and highly experienced business architects. We focus on the Telecommunications, Agricultural, Mining and Logistics industries, but have a wealth of business experience and business networks at our disposal to offer to our clients. We venture beyond traditional corporate finance to offer advice on many aspects of business strategy and operations, and work through the implementation process to create, unlock and enhance value. We have distinguished ourselves as providers of innovative, value-maximising solutions in an environment of productive, long-term relationships. Our clients include: • • • • • • • The City of Johannesburg The Eastern Cape Pineapple Industry Department of Agriculture Landbank Development Bank of Southern Africa Various Johannesburg Stock Exchange and some London Stock Exchange Listed Companies Numerous Privately Owned Companies We have funded businesses with Funding partners like: • • • • • • • • World Bank International Finance Corporation African Development Bank Development Bank of South Africa Industrial Development Corporation Eastern Cape Development Corporation Landbank...
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...Calico Dance officer Application.....♥ Name: Ines Murillo Grade classification: 12th (senior) What Dance officer positions are you auditioning for and why? I am auditioning for Senior Lieutenant, because I fell like these past three years have taught me so much as a dancer and feel like I’ve grown so much as a person as well. I look up to the Dance officers from this past year and wish to help and influence my team mates just as much as they did to me. Please list all clubs, organizations, and/or activities you are involved in at CHS. I am a calico, and a member of FCCLA (Family, Career and community leaders of America). List any other activities outside of school that requires involvement? I am currently studying Cosmetology at Navarro College. And will hopefully with God’s help will be licensed by the end of this year. Do you work? No I do not work. No time. List all of your dance/fine arts experience. When I was younger I attended DCI (Dance Connection Inc.) for 3 years, And during the summer of 2012 I worked at the Navarro college as a dance teacher for their Camp called “KIDS COLLEGE”. List any conference(s) you have had with the director since you have been a member of calicos. Me and my mother had a conference with Mrs. Tidwell during the summer because my dad surprised my family with tickets to go to Disney World for my little brothers fourth birthday, for four days on the days of line camp. I don’t live with my dad and he isn’t aware of the things I had...
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...|National Insurance No. | | | | | |Are you applying for this position on a job share basis? YES NO | | | |Some positions with Calico are exempt from this Act as they involve varying degrees of contact with vulnerable adults. You are, therefore, required to | |declare whether or not you have any convictions, criminal charges,...
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...and all the way to Asia. The Industrial Revolution affected the textile industry in India in multiple ways. One reason for why India’s textile industry went from being the world’s only major exporter of woven textiles, to a textile industry which was practically out of business was because of the Calico Act. Rondo Cameron, an American professor of Economic History, stated that the Calico Act which banned the import of cotton fabric from India into Britain, “stimulated a domestic cotton textile industry based on imported raw cotton, which eventually became the cradle of the so-called Industrial Revolution” (158). In other words, Britain created the Calico Act as an attempt to expand and improve their own textile industry, as well as to protect British manufactures by banning the import of textiles from India. Further on, the British government did not only enforce the Calico Act, but as they had already conquered India, they were in the position of being able to enter and dominate India’s textile industry which was India’s number one contributor to their economy. Hence, Britain’s domination over India, they were able to make India the market of the British textile products. The Calico Act, the inability of the Indian weavers of meeting the new British factory standards and the British conquest of India led to the withering of the Indian textile industry. As stated by McNeil and McNeil in their book, “before the British textile invasion, weavers around the world had produced...
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...Cats are the and fuzziest friends can have because they keep company when you very sick.They love to play with anything they find,they also eat anything they find as well. Cats can be big or small depending on rather they are wild or tame. You can teach cats how to do tricks. They are lazy depending on their environments. Cats can make a hundred creepy and cool sounds in your house or in nature. When cats chase their prey they keep their heads up. Cats can get tapeworms from eating mice because are rodents and rodents are wild not tamed.The average cat sleeps 16-18 hours per day. Cats knead with their paws when they are happy, they also purr as well. Calico cats are always female because male calico cats are very rare because one in one...
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...The Shubunkin goldfish have been developed from mutations in telescope eye goldfish (Demekins) back in 1900 in Japan. Diet: Omnivore. In the wild, they feed on a wide range of food including plants, small crustaceans, insects, and detritus. In captivity, they will accept most aquarium food including pellets, flakes, and live prey such as worms. Additional information: The Shubunkin, also known as the “Poor Mans Koi” or Chu-wen-chin in China is a type of single-tailed goldfish with calico colors: a combination of orange, white, black, red, and blue markings. They are good swimmers, relatively hardy and adaptable, so they are an excellent for a novice fishkeeper. In the wild, goldfish are native of Asia where they became popular during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). At this time it was popular to keep carp in ponds. Some of these carp displayed yellowish orange colour rather than silver coloration. So they began to breed the yellowish orange variety instead of the silver variety and created what we call today the Common goldfish. The Shubunkin goldfish have been developed from mutations in telescope eye goldfish (Demekins) back in 1900 in...
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...Prof SB Salter 6815 Quiz 2 1. Which of the following is NOT a key assumption of cost-volume-profit? A. Costs may be fixed, variable, mixed or step. B. Production and sales are equal. C. Changes in total cost are strictly due to changes in activity. D. Total costs and revenues can be depicted with a straight line. 2. If production does not equal sales, A. it must adjust the CVP formulas for that fact if it wishes to use CVP. B. it cannot use CVP, as an assumption is violated. C. a CVP analysis will always indicate a breakeven point that cannot be reached. D. the conclusions it draws from a CVP analysis will not be as sound as they would be if production equaled sales. 3. Profit is indicated on a cost-volume-profit graph by A. the profit line. B. the horizontal difference between the revenue line and the cost line. C. the vertical difference between the revenue line and the cost line. D. the horizontal distance from the breakeven point. 4. What component of the profit equation should be set equal to zero to find the breakeven point? A. Total sales revenue B. Total variable costs C. Total fixed costs D. Profit 5. The break-even point is A. the point where zero contribution margin is earned. B. the point where zero profit is earned. C. the point where selling price just equals variable cost. D. equal to sales revenue less fixed costs. 6. The profit equation is A. Unit price Q - Unit variable costs Q - Total fixed costs = Profit B. Unit price...
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...attire for women. The tear dress is believed to be the style of dress from the Trail of Tears era, when most women no longer had access to scissors because most of their personal and household belongings were taken away. Therefore, the material was torn from big pieces of fabric. Tear dresses are created from a calico print material, with a pattern of diamonds on the yoke area and around the skirt. Some Cherokee seamstresses have became more creative as to using designs of triangles, circles, and even the traditional seven-sided star of the Cherokee. The dresses had 3/4 length sleeves; it also had a skirt length of mid-calf. Another feature is the button down top. The sleeves are sometimes worn full-length. Little girl's’ dresses are usually buttoned up in the back. Today the tear dress has been modified to be worn floor length, except for Stomp Dance shell shakers, usually wear calf-length tear dresses because of the shell shackles. The ribbon shirt is the more common outfit for men. The ribbon shirt is also made from calico fabric, with ribbon designs on the front and back. The sleeves are made similar to the tear dress. The traditional turban, also made from calico, is still worn by some men. These outfits have remained in their culture for years and still to this day remain. The Cherokee are a unique group of Indians. They hold traditions close to themselves and continue to practice these traditions still to this day. They dance to specific songs, they have specific...
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