Republic author Colin Woodard was invited to consult on the game. As a homage to the former book, the game's subtitles rendered each noun with capital letters. McDevitt stated the game's primary history resources were A General History of the Pyrates (1724) and The Republic of Pirates (2008). He considered beginning the story with Edward as a boy during William Kidd and Henry Morgan's era of piracy, but decided he felt skeptical as to whether Assassin's Creed II convincingly portrayed a similar span of time, and so opted to simply focus on the Blackbeard era towards the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Writer Darby McDevitt began writing the game soon after completing Assassin's Creed: Revelations, after being suggested to do a game expanding the "Kenway family saga", instead of Connor's life story as they did with Ezio Auditore. Ubisoft's Montreal-based team, in conjunction with 7 other studios from Singapore, Sofia, Annecy, Kiev, Quebec City, Bucharest and Montpellier – accompanied by a band of developers of Far Cry 3 – contributed to the completion of the game, with each studio focusing on different elements. The pair also explained that because the game was so radically different from its predecessor and that the scope and open-world gameplay was so different from the previous game, they opted for the project to be a numbered sequel as opposed to a spin-off that followed in the footsteps of the last numbered game, Assassin's Creed III. Ismail also stressed that they aimed towards a more historically accurate take on the era, including staying away from the stereotypical image associated with pirates, such as parrots, Krakens, and plank-walking. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag producer Martin Schelling and Mission Director Ashraf Ismail both stated that they began the project in the summer of 2011, with a pirate game as their focus.
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The researchers involved thought that the distress likely came from societal programming about men's role in families and relationships - even if the men themselves were deeply feminist. A study published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in 2013, for example, found that heterosexual men sometimes feel subconscious distress when their female partners succeed, even if they consciously believe that they're cool with it. This kind of bitterness isn't just about the specific details of your own day-to-day life, though it is also often related to gender roles and embedded inequality. “As a result, the person may hold a grudge towards the perceived offender and may find it hard to forgive or let go of the harm that was caused.” This might look like a refusal to forgive them for crashing your car, or never adjusting to their decision to go vegan. “Resentment is often caused when someone feels slighted or harmed by another person in their life, and they do not feel that the person has apologized or made amends in a manner that is satisfactory to them,” psychologist Charmain Jackman Ph.D. Resenting somebody isn't as simple as disliking them, or finding them annoying it's actually about the repetition of underlying issues that have never been truly resolved. Though it might seem as straightforward as "I am always mad at you because you never remember to take out the trash," the way resentment works in relationships is pretty complicated. Paralympic Events: Swimming (30 Aug-8 Sept) To do this, however, the eye-catching stingray-style structure has had to be flanked by two unsightly temporary stands that unfortunately diminish the Centre's architectural excellence. Labelled the unofficial "gateway" to the Games due to its position, the Centre has a 2,500-seat permanent faculty, but will be able to house 17,500 spectators during the Games. Complications with the elaborate roof design and the complex heating system meant that the initial £73m budget for the Aquatics Centre - the fifth and final permanent venue to be completed - skyrocketed to £268m. Underneath this staggering edifice are a 50m competition pool, 25m competition diving pool and a 50m warm-up pool. Designed by Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid, the Centre's most striking feature is its state-of-the-art sweeping 160m long roof, which is made from steel and glass on the outside and 37,000 individual strips of treated hardwood within, and has a longer single span than the roof at Heathrow's Terminal 5. Located in the south of the Olympic Park, the iconic wave-shaped Aquatics Centre, which hosts the Paralympic Swimming, will be the first thing most spectators see when they arrive at the Olympic Park via Stratford Station because it stands alongside the vast bridge to the north of the Park which acts as the main entrance. Paralympic Events: Athletics (31 Aug-9 Sept) Spectators reach the "island" site from five bridges that cross the stadium's surrounding waterways, which at night time will reflect the 14 triangular stanchions of floodlights that shine down upon the interior. During the Games, there will be 25,000 permanent seats in the lower tier, and a temporary lightweight steel and concrete upper tier will boast a further 55,000 seats. In short, although perhaps not as visually appealing as the "Bird's Nest" in Beijing, the whole vast structure is testament to London 2012's sustainability and environmental aspirations. Located in the south of the Olympic Park and made from a quarter of the steel used to build its equivalent for Beijing 2008, the £537m Olympic Stadium also features low-carbon concrete made from industrial waste, while the top ring was built using surplus gas pipes. The centre-point of the Paralympic Games - and the beating heart of the whole of London 2012 - is the imperious 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, billed as the most sustainable major sports arena ever built, which will host all Paralympic Athletics events as well as the opening (29th August) and closing (9th September) ceremonies. |
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