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The Good of the Bad

A pirate marooned The word t orture has the capability to spark fear into the eyes of many. It is the action of inflicting extreme pain on another as punishment for the purpose of gaining something out of it. Pirates are the masters at coming up with various methods of torture in order to cause fear in their victims or to acquire information from their victims. The several techniques of torture they used varied in levels of efficiency. Pirates used a copious amount of methods for torturing and punishing their victims throughout history, but each method had different effects.   Throughout the many written books on pirate, a large quantity of them describe the evils the pirates have done via the use of torture and punishments. For example, in the book Under the Black Flag it states,” ‘Low cut off the said Master’s lips and broiled them before his face, and afterwards murdered the whole crew being thirty two persons’.” (Cordingly 130). To give background knowledge, Governor
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Pirate Myths

In today's culture, nearly everyone knows of pirates. These infamous robbers, known for their eye patches and fierce love of treasure and gold, have become common characters and themes for TV shows and movies, including "Pirates of the Caribbean". However, in these films and shows, pirates are often depicted in extremely historically inaccurate ways, leading to widespread public misconceptions and judgments about pirates. In most cases, pirates are represented as violent sailors who travel the seas in search of secret buried treasure while robbing other ships they meet on the way. They are shown as bloodthirsty savages who will go as far as murder to get the riches they are searching for. To further this image of pirates as harsh and brutal, they are often depicted as wearing dirty, ragged clothes, carrying multiple swords and knives, missing one or more limbs, and always having a mean, scornful look on their face. Over time, these representations have come together to
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