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Pirates in World History: A Critical Podcast Review

Essay Instructions:

Please see files attached, You will have to watch an episode of the podcat provided and then follow the instructions.

 

Length: 1,600-1,800 words                                       Value: 25%

 

Main Source: The Pirate History Podcast, Episode 36: Gentlemen and Soundrels Part 1, available at https://www(dot)stitcher(dot)com/podcast/matt-albers/the-pirate-history-podcast/e/50925009?autoplay=true

 

Assignment Instructions: 

A major online magazine has asked you to review an episode of the Pirate History Podcast.  With over 250,000 listeners, the PHP is very successful, and the magazine wants to introduce it to their readers.   

 

They’ve hired you as a historical consultant to produce a 1,600-1,800 word critical review of Episode 36, which attempts to explain why William Dampier became a buccaneer.  The episode covers the time period between June, 1674, when Dampier arrived in Jamaica, to August, 1678, when Dampier returned to England.  He would come back to the Caribbean to participate in more buccaneering raids – these are covered in a later episode of the Pirate Podcast.   

 

In your report, you are required to summarize the most important aspects of Dampier’s story as presented by the narrator, and then answer the following questions:

 

  1. According to the podcast, why did William Dampier become a buccaneer?
  2. Does the podcast offer a convincing explanation of why Dampier became a buccaneer?  Why or why not?

-          For this question, discuss the following:

  • Is there enough context provided in the podcast about Dampier’s background and experience in Jamaica and with the log cutters?
  • Is there any information missing on Dampier that should have been included?  Explain.  (Use material from the readings by Preston and Baer to answer this question).
  1. What kinds of sources are used in Episode 36?  Are they legitimate and useful sources?  Are there any additional sources that should have been used?  (Look at the sources used by Preston and Baer to answer this question).
  2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the podcast as a source for understanding the causes of buccaneering in the Caribbean?  Is it a useful podcast for a general audience?  Why or why not?

 

Sources:

The following sources are required for this assignment (no other sources are permitted):

 

-          The Pirate History Podcast, Episode 36: Gentlemen and Soundrels Part 1, available at http://piratehistorypodcast(dot)com/?p=649

-          Diana Preston, A Pirate of Exquisite Mind – Excerpts.

-          Joel H. Baer, “William Dampier.” – Excerpts.

-          The course textbook: Angus Konstam, Pirates: The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day (Lyon Press, 2011), pp.113-121.  This section provides information about Jamaican and the log cutters of Campeche.   

-          Your lecture notes (you can cite these using titles and dates).

 

General Guidelines for the essay:

 

Submitting your essay:

You must submit a hard copy of your essays in class on or before the due date, and upload your essay electronically to the Dropbox for HI127 on My Learning Space.  The Dropbox is linked to turnitin.com, which checks for plagiarism.  Essays submitted on Oct. 28 are final copies, and will be graded and returned with detailed comments. You cannot resubmit your essay on the second due date.  Essays submitted on Oct. 30 will be graded and returned, but without detailed comments.  You are responsible for submitting late essays in hard copy to my mailbox on the 4th floor of the DAWB or in class.

 

Format:

  1. Introduction:  You are required to begin the essay with a one-paragraph introduction presenting your overall assessment of Episode 36.
  2. Body: The body of the essay must present your answers to questions 1-4, using all the required sources.
  3. Conclusion: You must include a one-paragraph conclusion summarize your overall assessment of the podcast.
  4. Footnotes/Endnotes: Facts that are common knowledge do not need to be cited.  Assume you are writing for another student in History 127 who has read the texts and attended classes.  Where you use arguments, interpretations, or specific details from a particular source, then the source must be properly cited.

 

You may use either Chicago or APA style for your citations.  Please consult the appropriate information sheet on the HI127 My Learning Space site.

 

  1. Quotations: The occasional use of quotations to introduce an author’s ideas can be useful, but frequently student essays rely far too heavily on quotations.  In essays of this length, quotations should be used sparingly, if at all.

 

  1. Plagiarism: Anytime an author’s sentences or phrases are copied directly, the borrowed words must be placed in quotation marks, and a footnote citing the source must be provided.  Any attempt to pass off another writer’s writing as your own is plagiarism.  Students are warned that essays that are copied directly in their entirety or in part from another source are plagiarized, and will receive a failing grade.

 

Spacing: Please double-space your essay.  Times New Roman 12pt font is preferable.

 

Title Page: Please include a separate title page with the assignment title, your name and student number, and the submission date.

 

  • Late penalties: Late papers will be subject to the following penalties: 2% between the end of class (12:50) and midnight on Oct. 30 and 3% per day thereafter, including weekends.

 

Dropbox: You must submit your written work in electronic form to the Dropbox in My Learning Space.  This MUST be done on or before the essay’s due date (Oct. 28 or Oct. 30 depending on which you choose).  Essays not submitted in both hard copy and electronically by the deadline will be considered late.  No grades will be recorded unless essays are submitted to the Dropbox.  All essays submitted to the Dropbox will be passed through turnitin.com to check for plagiarism.  No essays will be accepted after midnight on December 4, 2019. 

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PIRATES IN WORLD HISTORY: A CRITICAL PODCAST REVIEW
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Introduction
The Pirate History Podcast, Episode 36: Gentlemen and Soundrels Part 1 by Matt Albers details how Dampier came to be a pirate. It starts by describing how he came to Jamaica and the ordeals he survived on the journey. It follows a short backstory of his life and why he had taken to go to Jamaica. Once in Jamaica, the podcast describes his adventures and how he eventually set out to become a pirate.
1 Why William Dampier became a buccaneer
Several reasons led to William Dampier to becoming a buccaneer. First, he was chosen by his fellow privateers to accompany them to sail out and look for the lost ships in the hope of recovering treasure in them. he was chosen for his naval experience, and the privateers group believed he had experience of naval war should the need for one arise. The group was made up of inexperienced sailors, and they needed someone with knowledge of the seas. The vast experience of naval war and navigator skills were important to the group of privateers who wanted to become pirates.
Secondly, Dampier had lost all his investment in logging wood. He had very few options for survival, especially as a wood logger. The hurricane had destroyed their investments and if he was confronted by the possibility of having to indenture himself again for a year to earn enough money to try his luck elsewhere. He dreaded indenturing himself, and he chose to take to the seas with the other would-be pirates to try their luck with them rather than returning to Port Royal to probably indenture himself to make a living.
2 Why the podcast offers a convincing explanation of why Dampier became a buccaneer
The podcast gives a convincing reason as to why Dampier had to become a buccaneer. There are several reasons to support this. First, the podcast tries to describe his past and his life. he is depicted as a man who had suffered while in Jamaica working for Heylar. The podcast also describes how Dampier had indentured himself earlier under William Whaley, who worked for Heylar, and he quit only after six weeks. He realized that life in servitude was not easy and he could possibly not manage. To compound his problem, there weren’t many choices either if he had to return to Port Royal. He had been there before, and opportunities other than those of indenturing self were not easy to come by. Thus, by painting this grim picture of Dampier’s background, the podcast helps to show that the options that Dampier had when the Terminos Lagoon expedition was destroyed by the hurricane helps explain why Dampier became a pirate. Therefore, there is sufficient information narrated in the podcast of Dampier that likely led him to become a Buccaneer. This detailed background builds up as to why the young Dampier might not have had many choices but to become a Buccaneer to survive.
The information left out on Dampier that should have been included
There is information that Albers as left out. Firstly, Diana and Preston's account of the same expeditions and adventures of Dampier in the same region and at the same period are more detailed. Diana and Preston have included more information on nearly any subject. ...
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