Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The Plank!!

ARRRRRRRRR!!! Now that was a myth most people thought pirates say this but that was not true not all pirates would say that. There were some pirates that were educated in some way like for example Stede Bonnet. He was known as the Gentleman Pirate because of his background he was a moderately wealthy man who turned his life into being a pirate. Stede Bonnet soon in his life as a pirate ended up being partners with BlackBeard. BlackBeard saw how well mannered this pirate was and liked him and wanted to be his partner even though Bonnet has no sea experience since he has never traveled on sea as much he was only used for his learning that was pretty much it. That is why Blackbeard liked him was for his brain.

That was well interesting myth that was said in the reading because not a lot of people would believe that there was some smart pirates because they just do and do not think whats so ever. Another myth that was told about was that pirates usually had parrots and they did have parrots but it was never told on how they got their parrots.

It was said in the reading that most pirates got their parrots by seamen at markets and it was not only parrots it was also other types of exotic birds that were unknown. A myth that was founded in the reading was that pirates valued the work of slaves. In most things people seen or heard nobody would have expected that pirates valued the work of slaves. Most people would think that pirates would have new recruits do the work or they just do it themselves or they just do not do it. Pirates either valued slaves for their work on the ship or to be sold at markets.

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