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    (1824 - 1898) campaigned for many years to make ships safer‚ and as a result in 1876 Parliament passed a law ordering British ships to have a special line drawn through a circle‚ the Plimsoll Line‚ painted on the side. This had to be visible above the water at all times. However‚ cold water is denser than warm water‚ and salty water is denser than fresh water‚ so a ship will float higher in cold or salty water than warm or fresh water. Today therefore ships have to be marked not only with the Plimsoll

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    Tragic Hero - Jack Dawson

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    ticket aboard the luxurious ship Titanic on a lucky hand in poker. As his parents died when he was young‚ he travels the world‚ looking for work wherever he can. He boards the Titanic where he falls in love with a girl called Rose after saving her from jumping off the back of the ship. As the journey continues‚ Jack finds himself in a lot of tough positions caused by his relationship with Rose. Jack narrowly escapes death on multiple occasions‚ but as the Titanic sinks‚ Jack makes the decision to

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    The Titanic was one of the biggest ships back in the early 1900’s. Her purpose was to transport people across the Atlantic to and from America. Four important thing about Titanic are how it sank‚ the number of deaths‚ the size of the ship and the number of life boats. How did the Titanic sink? well the Titanic slipped into the north Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. It hit the iceberg because when the iceberg was like 3 cm away the two look out crew members did not see the iceberg because it was

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    eyeballs. At the outer corners of his eyes‚ there are slight folds that indicate flesh. The eyes of this sculpture sink in‚ to suggest the idea of having eye sockets. The skin under his eyes slightly sink in to show the thinness of his under-eye skin. His nose has a bridge that is well-defined and extrudes. The lips are plump and the corners curl in. There is also a cupid’s bow at the upper lip. The king’s outer ears have folds and the earlobes are smooth and thick‚ giving them the feel of cartilage and

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    about love and most of the time he does it because Romeo is so dramatic about his love for Rosaline and for Juliet. Romeo says: “and so bound I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe; Under love’s heavy burden do I sink.” (1.4.20-22) Mercutio responds: “And to sink in it you should burden love- Too great oppression for a tender thing.” (1.4.23-24) In this conversation between Romeo and Mercutio one can tell that Romeo is taking himself way too seriously and Mercutio is trying to

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    brother but for the death of the Frankenstein’s beloved servant Justine‚ who is accused of the murder. Victor is now suffering for the consequences of his actions as are those around him. Haunted by the thoughts of how he ruined so many lives‚ he sinks into a deep depression. He tries to escape to the Swiss mountains but the monster finds

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    The Sinking Of The Titanic

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    The Titanic was one of the worst cruise ship disasters know in the world. The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912. Over 1500 passengers died as a result of the Titanic sinking. To understand why the Titanic sank‚ one has to apply the three accidents theories to the disaster and then determine what theory applies the most. The first theory is natural accidents theory. Natural accidents theory states that every system fails at some point depending on how the systems is designed. The way

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    Why Did The Spanish Armada’s Plan To Overthrow Protestant England In 1588 Fail? It was believed the Spanish Armada were a formidable force and could not be beaten; their weapons and tactics were far superior to any other countries. However‚ the inevitable happened‚ they were beaten and in this enquiry I will talk about the reasons and factors to why the Spanish Armada ended up getting beat trying to overthrow protestant England in 1588. The conflict between England and Spain had been going

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    existing ship and the largest ship every built. If other ships were designed to be flagships of fleets‚ the Titanic was able to stand out and became dominant putting its rivalries to the lower pedestal because it offered passengers luxury and comfort all throughout the voyage. And it is of a universal truth that passengers would love to travel when they are offered with comfort and extravagance. The captain of the ship even believed that the sink is unsinkable‚ and even God is not able to sink the ship

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    the accompaniment relates to the choreographers dance idea brilliantly. The audience clearly see this in section1‚3 Fix me Jesus. This is a duet between a man and a women. The male dancer is standing behind his partner and hovers above her while she sinks and rises and he compliments her actions. The female dancer performs some tremulous hand gestures as if trying to

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