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    Why Did The Titanic Sink

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    Hook. the titanic sunk? lets figure out what could have been prevented and the improvements on this mighty ship. RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912‚ after it collided with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City ….“If you look in your dictionary you will find: Titans - A race of people vainly striving to overcome the forces of nature. Could anything be more unfortunate than such

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    “A Night to Remember” Compare and Contrast Essay Movie VS Book “God himself could not sink this ship‚” said Captain Edward Smith. Then on April 14‚ 1912 - April 15‚ 1912‚ it unfortunately sank as after that films and novels were made about the Titanic. Well‚ the Titanic was sinking in the month of April and sank at around 2:20 A.M. It was caused by an iceberg which the crew had known about from a report by the Californian at 7:30 P.M however wasn’t taken

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    One Man’s Dream‚ Another Man’s Downfall On April 15‚ 1912‚ 1500 people died on board the RMS Titanic. Families were lost at sea‚ struggling to survive in the dark‚ murky waters of the Trans-Atlantic Ocean. However‚ one question remains… Who or what is responsible for the sinking of the ‘unsinkable ship’? The Titanic set sail on April 10‚ 1912 carrying 2200 passengers and 1300 crew. She hit an iceberg on April 14‚ 1912 at 11:45 p.m. At first the captain thought that the ship had merely scraped the

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    Titanic Persuasive Essay

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    It has been ninety-nine years since the most famous luxury liner sank to the depths of the ocean. The Titanic hit an iceberg‚ split in two‚ and sank on April 14‚ 1912. The sinking ofthe Titanic was caused by the iceberg‚ the captain’s carelessness‚ the design flaws‚ and the weather conditions. The size of the iceberg was about 200 feet wide and about 100 feet tall. It was located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic hit the iceberg at 1 1 :40 p.m. on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ and sank

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    April 14th‚ 1912‚ is a day everyone will remember‚ it’ll go down in history as a day when disaster struck. Not too far from New York. The Titanic hit an iceberg which as a result made it sink in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nowadays we look back and remember this was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank‚ partly because of the lack of lifeboats. After the sinking no ship was allowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship. It took nearly 3

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    Have you ever wondered what really happened on the Titanic in that early morning of April 15. There was many theories of the truth of the Titanic and what really happened that day like they could have had a fire‚ they could have switched the boat‚ or they could of took a wrong turn. There are many other theories of what happened but here are a few explained of what could of happened since there is nobody still alive to confess what really happened on the night the Titanic took that horrible crash

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    Society has many opposing opinions and facts‚ however‚ their thoughts are overshadowed by an act of respect and acceptable behavior; just like the example of the relationship of the characters of Tobias Smollett’s novel‚ The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle: Godfrey Gauntlet and Peregrine Pickle. In their tense argument regarding Pickle’s lover‚ who is also Gauntlet’s sister‚ illustrates Smollett’s balance of controlled emotion and social propriety. Although the two characters express hated contentment

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    On April 10‚ 1912‚ the Titanic‚ largest ship afloat‚ left Southampton‚ England on her maiden voyage to New York City (The Sinking). Out of the 2‚227 passengers aboard the Titanic only 705 survived‚ a third of those being first class. To feed the passengers and crew‚ Titanic had 86‚000 pounds of meat‚ 40‚000 eggs‚ 40 tons of potatoes‚ 7‚000 heads of lettuce‚ 3‚500 pounds of onions‚ 36‚000 apples‚ and 1‚000 loaves of bread on board (Remembering). Titanic survivor‚ Anna Turja Lundi‚ once said "I can

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    Titanic “The Unsinkable ship” The Titanic was known as "the unsinkable ship". She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage in April of 1912‚ during which she collided with an iceberg. She was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line. A numerous amount of people believe that the collision that occurred on April 15‚ 1912 was The Titanic’s sister ship The Olympic‚ and that the wreckage was premeditated and was used to commit insurance fraud

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    Vikings were well known for their technologically advanced shipbuilding. The ships featured key components that allowed them to journey to several coasts‚ islands‚ and eventually the continent of North America. The Viking’s ships are known as longships‚ as they ranged from 45 to 75 feet long. The ships were long and narrow with the sides tapered in toward the front and back of the boat‚ in order to cut through waves. This design would eventually help the Vikings cross the rough North Atlantic Ocean

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