Powderhorn Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Over the past few months, my desk has become littered with books on piracy. Margarette Lincoln's British Pirates and Society, 1680 - 1730 I found to be the most useful, and most recent - referring back to many of the earlier books that I had either already bought or were recommended to me. After reading multiple articles, chapters, and whole books, I felt it was appropriate to write a paper on the subject matter between semesters. I tend to prefer PDFs for sharing of my work for proper footnotes and formatting, so please forgive me for having to go via Google Drive. That said, I present: Stateless Men: An Examination of Historical Piracy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson09 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 First look = I am impressed. Where are the "introduction / conclusion"? If you keep it academic, add it. It helps readers also (like bibliography...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 I loathe the "introduction, three supporting paragraphs, conclusion" format. I like a paper that introduces itself, and succinctly ends. Since I was doing this for my own pleasure, and since I'm far enough in my own academic endeavors, I'm allowed to break/ignore certain conventions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson09 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) next task, translate it into French/Spanish/Russian....!!!! Still, I am in favour of paragrahps. Not all readers are english-mother-tongue speakers. Give them a hand. - definition, origin, ships, location, motivation and so... It´s a great essay and if you open it to the publiy, you "speak" to the audience. And the audience is limited. "Break" in text helps. Edited August 28, 2016 by Wilson09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 More importantly, can we use your essay as an academic reference? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Very pleased that Powderhorn did this. It is a complex subject and demands a lot of cross reference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Glad this is well received. Wilson, I think on closer reading you will find all your questions answered in the text. However, I do not have an academic grasp of any other language to translate it. Should someone with the ability desire to do so, they are welcome to. Skully, yes, but bear in mind it is not peer reviewed or formally published. If you desire to, however, shoot me a PM and I'll send you the version with an actual author's name. Hethwill, I'm very glad that we tackled the same topic, and yet had very different approaches, and very different information in our respective pieces. I don't feel either of us were stepping on the other's toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skully Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Skully, yes, but bear in mind it is not peer reviewed or formally published. If you desire to, however, shoot me a PM and I'll send you the version with an actual author's name.Its mostly for reference here on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nice overview. Quick scan suggests you might want to double-check some numbers: 45% + 10% + 5% + 3% + 2% + 55% = 120% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 I double-checked Cordingly & his citation, and I'm thinking there is overlap in the sloop & ship categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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