...Long Live Jack Sparrow My favorite actor is Johnny Depp. Personally, I haven’t watched too many of his movies but I’ve watched enough to know what an astonishing actor he is. From playing a man with scissors instead of hands, to being a rowdy pirate, to owning a chocolate factory, I believe he’s one of the greatest actors in filmmaking history. The best character he ever portray in a movie in my opinion is Jack Sparrow form the pirates of Caribbean’s. What is it exactly that makes Jack Sparrow so intriguing? For starters it’s Sparrow’s flamboyance and playfulness that made him so popular. Also it helps Johnny Depp's acting skills charmed me. One thing for sure Jack Sparrow is one of the most popular and beloved fictional characters in years. Kids’ love him, adults find him funny, women, well, let’s say he probably doesn’t go unnoticed even if it is quite clear, I think, that he is not the biggest fan of taking a shower every day! He is surely a charmer and most of all a persona that you simply can’t forget just as easily. Jack Sparrow might not be as family-friendly as Indiana Jones was and definitely not as politically correct and as fearless as a guy like Superman. Jack Sparrow is simply a larger than life charmer even in his most wicked moment and he has quite a few of them during his adventures while treasure hunting on the mythical sea. Jack Sparrow was a legendary pirate of the Seven Seas, and the irreverent trickster of the Caribbean. A captain...
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...Judith Pulido October 11, 2011 C/LT 320I T/R 3:30-4:45 The Trickster and Captain Jack Sparrow The trickster is a mythical figure, which brings about a boon of healing and rebirth. Trickster is able to heal a crowd by laughter. He is able to do so by using his unrestrained imagination of telling the truth and saying things as is. He always finds a way out of social constraints and is able to spread his healing all over. In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow illustrates this by finding a way out of social constraint, telling the truth, and ultimately saving everyone by being the fool he is. Although many things may get in the way of retrieving his freedom, Captain Sparrow is always able to find a way out of constraining social constructs. When he first arrives in Port Royal a toll collector stops him. Successfully he is able to get through by bribing his way out by offering three “shillings” but being a pirate as he is, he steals the toll collector’s bag and acquires more money than he gave. He is also able to find a hole to escape when Commodore Norrington and the British Navy catch him after saving Miss Elizabeth Swann. When he is handcuffed he uses them and Elizabeth to escape. Also, because he knows that the British Navy does not trust him, he skillfully tricks them. With the help of William Turner he steals the Commodore’s ship with a few tricks up his sleeve. He pretends to steal one ship to gain another...
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...Film Music in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Name Professor Institution Course Date Introduction The movie ‘the curse of the Black Pearl’ is a fiction film that was produced in 2003. This movie saw the establishment of jack sparrow the principal character in the movie. This movie took the historical setting of colonialism and explained the adventure of rescue (MacDonald 56). The film talks about a quest where jack sparrow wants to form an act of revenge to a rival captain who had left him for dead. Jerry Bruckheimer produced the film, and the film director was Verbinski Gore. The two have worked consistently and made sure that the movie has been a success in the world. The movie curse of the black pearl had two music composers who were Hans Zimmer, who was the producer and Klaus Badelt, who was the composer. In this document, we are going to look at only two personalities that include the writer and the director in the play. These people are Verbinski Gore and Klaus. Klaus was of the German nationality and composer of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He was born in 1968 in Frankfurt. He was an original music composer. His first works were in the film industry back at is original home ground. His work received admirable attention, and soon he became a super rising star. He contributed to some of the major Hollywood movies. His first work was when he made the movie ‘time...
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...Verbinski (1–3), Rob Marshall (4), and Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg (5). The series was scripted by Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott (1–4), and Jeff Nathanson (5), with the stories following the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) . The films take place in a fictional historical setting; a world ruled largely by an amalgam of alternative, evil versions of the British Empire and the East India Company, with the pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers. The films started with their first release on the big screen in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. After the first film's success, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works. The franchise's second film, subtitled Dead Man's Chest , was released three years later in 2006; the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. The third film in the series, subtitled At World's End, was released in 2007. Disney released a fourth film, subtitled On Stranger Tides, on May 20, 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D. It succeeded in grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the eighth film in history to achieve this. So far, the film franchise has grossed $3.72 billion worldwide; it is the sixth highest-grossing film series of all-time; and it was the first franchise that has more than one film that has reached $1 billion worldwide. A fifth film is currently in development and is set for a release on July 10, 2015. ...
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...Huynh Thieu Dinh (Felix) Eng4U Mr. Burton October 31th, 2013 Hamlet Act 1 Scene 5: Pirate of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl Hamlet is a story take place around the 14th to 15th century in the land of Denmark. The ghost scene from act 1 scene 5 is a crucial scene since it is the beginning of Hamlet’s plot for revenge. It is also one of Shakespeare “signature” scenes because most of his plays always include a supernatural figure manipulates and affects the plot. Then how could anything make the scene any better than it is now? The answer is changes the scene to an adaptation of the movie “Pirate of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl”. The adaptation would change the setting, costumes and makeups, dialogue, lighting, and figure placement. Setting: In the adaptation, I want to add in an ominous atmosphere for the setting of the scene because it would fit the supernatural event. First the time setting is at a starless night along with a crescent moon. Hamlet runs through a dark forest toward the ghost voice beyond the luminous light. Then, Hamlet reaches a sea shore covered in thick layers of mists. The dark forest, luminous light and misty sea shore are the factors that contribute to the mysterious setting. The reason I create this part of the setting is to enhance the meeting between Hamlet and the ghost. When Hamlet reaches the seashore, the voice stops and he then sees a ghost ship floats into a cave. Again, the cave also acts as a factor generates the haunting...
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...0 TREASURE ISLAND By Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher’s Notes This eBook is designed, edited and published by PDFBooksWorld and can be accessed & downloaded for personal reading by registered members of PDFBooksWorld at http://www.pdfbooksworld.com. Though the text, illustrations and images used in this book are out of copyright, this unique PDF formatted edition is copyrighted. Readers of this book can share and link to pages of our website through blogs and social networks, however the PDF files downloaded from our website shall not be stored or transmitted in any form for commercial purpose. Disclaimer: This edition is an electronic version of a public domain book, which was originally written many decades ago. Hence contents found in this eBook may not be relevant to the contemporary scenarios. This book shall be read for informative and educational purpose only. This eBook is provided ‘AS-IS’ with no other warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. 1 Contents Treasure Island ............................................................................ 1 Contents .................................................................................... 2 PART ONE ................................................................................... 3 The Old Buccaneer ....................................................................... 3 The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral...
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...A Dead Man's Path" is a short story about a bright and ambitious headmaster named Obi who soon finds that his ignorance over the ancestry of his people can bring about the worst of fates. Tradition is the main theme of this story, as the purpose of the ancient path is discovered and the reactions from Obi and the villagers define the importance of tradition to everyone involved. As events progress, Obi ignores the culture that his own ancestors once followed, soon finding that the passion of a person's beliefs can overcome all obstacles- whether the headmaster wants that or not. It is because of these factors that "A Dead Man's Path" best illustrates the importance of respecting and remembering traditions that may seem odd and old-fashioned, but have lived long in the hearts of the people who follow them. The story takes place in Africa, and Obi, the main character, had just received news that he would be running a school that had been in dire need of help within the region. Obi is a bright young individual, and both he and his wife act as representatives to a more modern way of viewing the world. Chinua Achebe further shows this fact very early in the story, on the third paragraph: "'We shall do our best,' she (Obi's wife) replied. 'We shall have such beautiful gardens and everything will be just modern anddelightful.'" (Achebe 476). They are energetic and spirited, especially Obi, who is ambitious enough to want to see that his new school will be the best that he can make it...
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...defiance and free speaking. Their stories, “Self-Reliance” and “Resistance to Civil Government” throughly depicted the transcendental themes of self-reliance and civil disobedience. Along with the two works, the movie Dead Poets Society also has related themes. It is through the main character, Neil Perry’s, nonconformity to his father’s wishes and the teaching of free-thought by his teacher, Mr. Keating, that Dead Poets Society falls in line with the themes of transcendentalism. It is through the...
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...she is dead? Every person, despite his or her conditions and disabilities, has the power to motivate people and helps change the society. It applies to a wide range of people with different stories. Even in fiction stories, the authors bring this message in their writing. A drowned man affects a village and changes it forever by his arrival. “The Most Handsome Drowned Man in the World” authored by Gabriel Garcia Marque communicates through the use of characterization, symbols, and allusion that an individual has the power to inspire people to change their lives. People can be inspired by others is developed through the use of the village’s dynamic characterization. To begin,...
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...Intro to Literature In Chinua Achebe’s short story “Dead Men’s Path” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use,” the reader explores the lives of two individuals whose misguided actions and noble intentions cause grief amongst those around them. While Achebe’s story focuses on modernization and moving forward, Walker’s story is about holding on to the past. Through the authors’ use of conflict, character analysis, and point of view, I was able to recognize the deeper meanings in both stories. The stories do more than just entertain; they reminded us that our heritage is with us everyday and that we shouldn’t change who we are in order to impress others. Achebe’s story is about Michael Obi, a “young and energetic man” who is appointed the headmaster of a village school. He hopes that his ideas and “passion for modern methods” will help turn the school into a place of beauty. After Obi finds a path running across the school compound he quickly works to block it, hoping to impress the inspector. Although Obi’s intentions appear good he ends up making matters worse as conflict arises between the school and the outside village. Another story dealing with noble intentions is Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”. When Mama’s oldest daughter Dee returns home for a visit, Mama is somewhat disheartened after finding out that Dee has changed her name. After the family eats dinner together the author’s use of conflict starts to emerge. As Dee comes across some old quilts she...
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...on finding a dead girl’s body. The main character in the text is a woman who works as a cashier at a supermarket. She lives alone because she is divorced and because her two sons moved out. Her German shepherd Ollie is her sole companion. Ollie is the only one who is really interested in her and he follows her everywhere, no matter what. We do not hear anything about what she is doing in her spare time, not before we learn that she one day hears about a case with a girl who has disappeared. She follows the case closely and discusses it with everyone in her surroundings. She becomes extremely obsessed in following the case, and after hearing a man named James Wade confessing that he had buried the girl, she becomes obsessed with the thought of her finding the missing body. The narrator is telling the story in third person, whose view on the story is not shown to us, which makes us get our own opinion about the main character. It is an omniscient narrator, which is seen by the fact that the narrator does not only know about the main characters actions, but also about her thoughts and emotions. We learn that the narrator knows about her thoughts and emotions on page 1 line 11: “She didn’t tell anyone what she was doing – she wasn’t stupid. The first time was the hardest because she felt foolish.” We get an impression of how she felt and also about what she is afraid others might think about her. The obsession of finding the dead girl’s body which...
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...and was completed in 2014. It stands 6 feet tall and 4 feet long. When I first looked at the painting “Duke and Stoney,” I noticed that there were three subjects in the painting, a man, a dog, and an armadillo lying dead on the ground. I saw that the man was holding a rife in his right hand and that his shirt was unbuttoned, allowing you to see that he has a tattoo on his chest as well as above his rectangular belt buckle. The tattoo on his chest is of a skull with two pistols pointing upwards and the one above his belt states the word “HELL.” The man is wearing baggy jeans that have a hole on the right knee and he has a knife in a pouch hanging off his belt. The man is wearing a cowboy hat and a smile. In the background there are many shadows and one of them forms the silhouette of a face. Roberts, the artist, uses soft line to add the shadows in the background of the painting making them blend in as if they aren’t even there in the first place. By doing so you can see the shadow of another person in the room with the man. The artist used the technique of impasto to texturize the man’s scruffy beard and the roughness of his torn jeans. There is repetition of the ripples going down his right leg. The artist used implied line from the pointing of the man’s boot, the armadillo’s tail, the bent knee, and the direction...
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...every spare minute she has got on finding a dead girl’s body.The main character in the text is a woman who works as a cashier at a supermarket. She livesalone because she is divorced and because her two sons moved out. Her German shepherd Ollie isher sole companion. Ollie is the only one who is really interested in her and he follows hereverywhere, no matter what.We do not hear anything about what she is doing in her spare time, not before we learn thatshe one day hears about a case with a girl who has disappeared. She follows the case closely anddiscusses it with everyone in her surroundings. She becomes extremely obsessed in following thecase, and after hearing a man named James Wade confessing that he had buried the girl, shebecomes obsessed with the thought of her finding the missing body.The narrator is telling the story in third person, whose view on the story is not shown to us,which makes us get our own opinion about the main character. It is an omniscient narrator, which isseen by the fact that the narrator does not only know about the main characters actions, but alsoabout her thoughts and emotions. We learn that the narrator knows about her thoughts and emotionson page 1 line 11: “She didn’t tell anyone what she was doing - she wasn’t stupid. The first timewas the hardest because she felt foolish.” We get an impression of how she felt and also about whatshe is afraid others might think about her.The obsession of finding the dead girl’s body which is shown by the main character...
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...Christianity Vs Islamic Encounters There have always been tension between the religious believes of Islam and Christianity, and during the time of the Crusades tension was an understatement. The main goal was to take control of the sacred land, Jerusalem. These two religions had different interpretation on what to believe in. They believed that their beliefs were correct and the other was just an interpretation of their’s that was changed slightly. Both of these religions revolve around god, their are just smaller aspects that are different between the two. The Muslims were the first group to gain control of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. They took the sacred land of Jerusalem from the Franks who were so frightened by the Muslim army that they surrendered the city over for 30,000 dinar ransom for the poor. “Balian ibn Brazan offered 30,000 dinar as a ransom for the poor, which was accepted, and the city surrendered… the Muslim flags were hoisted over the walls of Jerusalem…(Heritage Reader, 173). As the Muslims raided through their new cit the Franks moaned and groaned, while the Muslims sang cried Allah akbar in much joy. The Muslims gained control over Jerusalem during the Muslim conquest. The Roman Catholics of Europe and their leader Pope Urban II, wanted to regain the land that had been taken from the Franks. The Roman Catholics believed that the Muslims had tarnished the holy land of Jerusalem with their Islamic beliefs. “They have either destroyed the churches...
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...My mother and I had recently moved into a new house, it was bigger and cheaper than our old house because of the location, it was in the middle of nowhere, the name was "Chapel street". The road had no path and the road was so narrow that there were accidents almost every week, I'm 19 now so the creepy name and darkness didn't bother me, I was in a much bigger house now and that is all I cared about. There weren't any street lights outside my house, or anywhere on the road, so I never used to go outside, I didn't want to get hit by a car or anything. Fast forward the story a few months, we're happily living in our new home and I had recently started a new job, I worked in the town centre in a relatively new business, so everyone was young, around 18-25. I introduced myself and told them I am new...
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