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    Pirates of the Caribbean is a fictional series based on a captain named Jack Sparrow. Sparrow isn’t your average captain, for he is a pirate and a troublesome one at that of course. The series setting goes back in history when the world was ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (EITC) and the Spanish Empire, as pirates raid the sea defining any laws that come their way. There is a total of four movies out with a new one to be released this year. Each movie portrays Jack Sparrow as a witty, selfish, cunning and adventurous captain. All the characteristics of a pirate, of course, which leads him into never ending troubles with the British Empire to the East India Trading Company. His only desire is to raid the seven seas in his boat the Black Pearl, but there always seems to be an obstacle in his path. The original film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) allowed film producers to relive the ancient history of pirates and the ruckus they caused for the British and Spanish Empires. With newly revised animations, the Pirates of the Caribbean series created a…

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    Archetypes in the Pirates of the Caribbean Series In the Pirates of the Caribbean series, there are many archetypical characters. Some of the archetypes represented are the good mother, a negative animal, shadow figure, and the trickster. The good mother is Tia Dalma, the bad animal is the Kraken, the shadow figure is Barbossa, and the trickster is Jack Sparrow. Tia Dalma would be the good mother in Pirates of the Caribbean. Tia Dalma is the person who Will Turner, Jack and Jack’s crew go to…

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    The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

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    Johnny Depp is one of the best American actors. He has the great ability of playing different characters and he does it extremely well. He has been recognized worldwide for his movies and also for several scandals in his life. He has appeared in more than 30 movies and has earned many appreciation and great awards for his good work. He as well has mentioned many times that he doesn’t like the idea of being famous because when you are famous it feels like living your live like a fugitive, because…

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    Johnny Depp Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood. He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one named 'The Kids'. However, it was when he married Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp) that he took up…

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    Walt Disney finally reveals the teaser trailer and poster for the highly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales. And the trailer did not even show a hint of Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp’s characters. The fifth installment of the franchise starts off with a Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales poster. Just hours before the actual trailer release in the two-hour finale of Fear The Walking Dead on AMC. But first, breaking down the teaser poster, it is clear…

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    The Baal Cycle and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies share many characteristics and both include combat and succession myths. Characters in both works can be compared and clearly shown to be in relation. Battles that Baal faces in The Baal Cycle can directly be compared to battles that Jack Sparrow find himself in. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between The Baal Cycle and The Pirates of the Caribbean movie series are obvious and deserve thorough examination. The…

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    When people think of pirates they think often think of the phrases; Avast! Walk the plank! Me hearty! and most famously Aargh! Truthfully though pirates did not often say any of these phrases, well except for maybe aargh, this is just how the media, and pop culture has portrayed pirates. Real pirates are nothing like what we see in most forms of media, that is except for the case of the game; Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. Black Flag very accurately depicts the lives of pirates during the…

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    Pirate Essay Number 2

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    Pirate Essay Number 2 Literature actually doesn’t do a service to history in our era and time. I’m saying this right now because there are many instances the lead to this conclusion of my argument. Some have to deal with different pirates from the old times and how they are portrayed in our time with books fantasizing their past into make belief and play pretend material. Others include authors putting a bit too much juice in their blender and making our beloved pirates sad as they are clueless…

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    Pirates: the take-all-leave-nothing swashbuckling badasses of the seven seas. Commonly recognized for their conquests of unsuspecting merchant ships, expensive ransoms, and their never ending pursuit of treasure, what pirates are most known for is flipping the bird to any and every rule that might impede their progress. While some may consider pirates a long gone band of drunken thieves, the end of the pirating age is nowhere in sight-- in fact, it is as alive as it has ever been. Consequently,…

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