Do You Agree With Clifford? Why Or Why Not?

Question 1: On the first pages, Clifford tells the story of a shipowner whose ship sank and drowned all aboard. Clifford things the shipowner is guilty of their deaths even though he sincerely and in all good conscience believed the ship was sea- worth. What do you think? Do you agree with Clifford? Why or why not?
Answer: I think that Clifford is absolutely correct in the scenarios that he provided. Quickly, Clifford made it clear that the shipowner was fully aware that his ship had not been built well, and because of this the ship had needed repairs often. That means that the ship had been dangerous to be on multiple times before receiving those repairs. The "doubts" that "preyed upon his mind" would be better referred to as logical conclusions that were formed by historical events, and they were conclusions that should have prompted him to repair the entire ship, or at least have it checked out by someone who knew what they were doing. He did not "successfully overcome these melancholy reflections", I think he simply put his concerns to the back of his mind, choosing intentional ignorance for peace of mind over an
An example of that would be the Christmas Song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause". The boy in the song could tell his teacher that his mom was committing adultery, with the evidence that he has he could say this with self-assured honesty, but he would be wrong, and would also be his fault because he didn't bother to actually ask his mother and