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    Analyzing “Titanic” from an Industrial Standpoint The movie shows us that Titanic passenger liner was the biggest 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

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    “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff‚ shows how essential the cold and frigid weather is to the actions of the characters and the situations that they are involved in. Towards the beginning of the story‚ it seems that Frank and Kenny have established a vigorous relationship leaving Tub out of the relationship. On the day of their hunt‚ Kenny and Frank left out their companion Tub forcing him to struggle in the heavy snow. The two men utilized the heavy snow to leave behind their friend. As the story

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    The Subjective Meaningful Life "What do we want when we want a meaningful life? What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1). These are questions we all ask ourselves at some point or another during our lives. We spend the majority of our lives aspiring to achieve a meaningful life‚ and at the same time we spend most of our lives questioning and wondering what exactly a meaningful life is. "What is it that makes some lives meaningful‚ others less so?" (pg.1) is also one

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    The book Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff is a story about a girl named LaVaughn and the single mother she babysits for‚ Jolly‚ and Jolly’s kids. The title doesn’t seem to make sense when you begin of the book‚ but as you continue‚ you realize where it comes in. There was a story of an old lady‚ for one‚ who was tricked with a lemon. She made the best of the situation‚ and that’s where the title comes from. Also‚ LaVaughn at one point brought over a little pot of lemon seeds. The seeds didn’t

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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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    Despite all the structures that have been able to fit the mold of the greatest architectural legacy; the title belongs to The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building has the greatest architectural legacy because of its historic significance‚ symbolic representation to the people of New York and the aroud the clock every day tourism On May 1‚ 1931 the historic significance of The Empire State Building officially began. 31st President Herbert Hoover pushing a button from the White House

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    It was December 12‚ 1948 .That was the day we were shipping oil to china. It was my first day in that job I still remember the ship‚ it was almost like the titanic but this one was bigger‚ blue‚ and very expensive.The ship was called “Titanic Of The Fallen” in honor of the “Titanic”. By the time I was thinking about leaving some random guy in the ship yell my name; I had no other choice than to board. By the time the ship began to leave the city I was already unpacking my things. Sometimes I wondered

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    The wrecked “Titanic” was searched for and located by Robert Ballard in 1985 (The Ship That Never Sunk). Upon review of the footage and pictures of the wreck‚ the propeller caught the attention of many. The propeller was clearly stamped with the number 401 (The Ship That Never Sunk). This number was the ID given to the Titanic during its construction. Although this seemingly proves that the Titanic really is the wreck at the bottom of the ocean‚ supposedly the Olympic’s propeller was damaged in

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    Essay About Titanic

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    In the year 1912‚ the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred‚ but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com‚ there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave‚ 12‚500 feet under water‚ resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14‚1912‚ are first of all Captain

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    Titanic is about the tragedy of 1500 people that died on this ship while the crew was rejecting the message from the other ship. The titanic sank because the ship’s crew was ignoring the messages that the other ships were sending and then one of the crew members spotted an iceberg and the ship hit it. Mr.Anthony wood frost was a foreman engine fitter he was second class because he had an average job. He was born in late 1873 in Hull‚ yorkshire‚ England. Mr. Frost died on the sinking ship on its

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