It all started by the Titanic hitting an iceberg ripping open six compartments on the ship. Water started gushing in the boat‚ rapidly flooding it. In a matter of 160 minutes (2 hours and 40 minutes)‚ the Titanic had sank‚ bringing many people down with her. As a consequence of the iceberg and more small reasons‚ the Titanic sank‚ causing many casualties and changes in maritime regulations (Fahey 22-23). The Titanic sinking was essentially the iceberg but other reasons could have led to the speedy
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the emotion and attitude‚ as opposed to only reading and acknowledging it. Furthermore‚ "Prepared a sinister mate for her-so gaily great- a shape of ice‚ for the time far and dissociate" creates a separate image from the Titanic of the malicious iceberg. The quotation also illustrates the speaker’s emotion‚ allowing the reader can picture this calm serene scene and feel the speaker’s empathy for the ship’s inevitable downfall‚ and the attitude of acceptance and amazement of the tragedy. The speaker’s
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to look out for icebergs that night‚ yet nobody was at the control panel that fateful night (McPherson 6). The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable when it was built in 1911. “More than 2‚200 people were now aboard the Titanic including 1‚300 passengers” (Senan 16). The location the Titanic deported from was Great Britain and it was headed to New York. After three long days of sailing on the North Atlantic‚ they stopped in Ireland. A few days later‚ the ship crashed into an iceberg that had made it’s
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Shunned and shut out because of her pride‚ Medusa ’s tale can assuredly be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith. Medusa was a very beautiful mortal‚ who had many suitors‚ although‚ she was very prideful about her appearance. Later on‚ Medusa got turned into a hideous monster by Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war. Her story ended in a great deal of tragedy and she was full of regret. The story of Medusa can be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith for many
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titanic event that revealed many reasons behind its sinking. The essay will then focus on the main factors that lead to the Titanic disaster. These include claims that the Titanic sank because its crew were sailing too fast and failed to see the iceberg before it was too late. Others argue that the Titanic disaster was caused by the poor design of the ship according to (http://writing.engr.psu.edu/uer/bassett.html ). There are also claims that argue that the failure of the Titanic lies heavily on
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have been prevented or at least lessened. On the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ as Titanic was crossing the Mid-Atlantic‚ Titanic struck an iceberg on its starboard side. Crews tried to avoid the iceberg but there was just not enough reaction time. Passengers aboard the ship said that it felt like the engines started‚ they had no idea the ship had struck an iceberg.[ii] The
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He then ordered the ship to full speed and right on course. This was a big factor in the sinking of the Titanic. The ship was going to fast at night and when they saw the iceberg they couldn’t slow the massive ship down fast enough to clear the iceberg all the way. If only Captain Smith had slowed down enough to clear the iceberg many more lives would have been
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compares the intent of the original areas within the ship purpose to the current location at the bottom of the ocean; in addition to the fate of the ship and the iceberg. The Titanic was known to be the largest and most luxurious ship of its day. It was considered by its builders to be unsinkable however in April 1912 she struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean taking hundreds of lives with her. By coincidence this was also the same year that Hardy losses first wife‚ Emma Lavinia Gifford
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Imagine you are on the Titanic the night it sank. The Titanic was the largest ship of its time. It faltered on her maiden voyage from Queenstown to New York City‚ when it fatally collided with an iceberg right off the coast of New Foundland‚ on her starboard side late on April 14‚ 1912. The public was informed that‚ “She was touted as the safest ship ever built‚ so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats- enough to provide accommodations for only half of her passengers” ("The Sinking of the Titanic
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Titanic’s Path Conclusion Disaster‚ Death‚ and Frozen Toes On April 14‚ after four days of uneventful sailing‚ Titanic received reports of ice from other ships‚ but she was sailing on calm seas. At about 11:30 p.m.‚ a lookout saw an iceberg coming ahead‚ then rang the warning bell and called the bridge. The engines were quickly reversed and the ship was turned around sharply—instead of making direct impact‚ Titanic seemed to graze along
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