In the year of 1912 in the fifthteenth day of april a ship that had been thought to be indestructible‚ sank from an iceberg that had been said to be larger than the ship itself. That ship was called the Titanic. The Titanic was said to be a beauty and some might’ve said it was the largest ship they ever seen.The Titanic had about over 2‚000 passengers when it sailed in 1912 and had only 705 people saved by the ship Carpathia when it sunk. What some didn’t know was that Carpathia was the only ship
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“Life is a dream for the wise‚ a game for the fool‚ a comedy for the rich‚ a tragedy for the poor” said by Sholom Aleichem. The quote implies that one can have a good life if one has power or if one is judicious. Also‚ it is a game for the illiterate‚ a joke for one that is rich and powerful‚ and misfortune for needy. In the book‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller has a character a that is a part of a huge calamity. It was labeled as the Salem Tragedy because in Salem‚ plebeians and uninvolved people
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HMHS Britannic and the RMS Olympic. Inside the ship‚ were three classes‚ first‚ second and third. There were 689 passengers in first class‚ 674 passengers in second class and around 1‚026 in third. Third class back in that time was for the passengers who could not afford
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But who caused all of this drama? Fate! Many of the problems that Oedipus and others faced was non-controllable. Oedipus had a struggle throughout the whole story of man versus fate and had a hard time escaping it. He just happened to be ruler during the curse on his town. Also he was even told that his fate was to end up being poor‚ old‚ blinded‚ and alone. These are just some of the examples of why fate was most at fault for the conflicts faced. How would you like your fate to be
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Almost everybody has seen or heard of the movie “Titanic” with Jack and Rose and how a poor guy falls in love with a rich girl but not know all about the ship. The Titanic is a very fascinating and interesting story. It is spectacular and mind boggling how it was built‚ how it sailed‚ and how it sunk. Stories on this event are super depressing for some people‚ but it is still interesting on how every event took place. The Titanic was called the unsinkable ship‚ but the people were about to be proven
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The Goth subculture started during the early 1980s in the United Kingdom as a gothic rock scene. This Goth fashion could be termed as an offshoot genre of the post-punk subculture. Even though several such subcultures surfaced during that period‚ the Goth subculture had been the longest surviving among them and had managed to even diversify and spread to other countries. The Goth scene‚ with its cultural proclivities and imagery‚ had been influenced to a large extent by the Gothic literature of
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Act I of The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare‚ King Duncan gets murdered. The characters in this play are trying to figure out who is to blame for his murder. There are a couple characters that could be blamed‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and the Witches. I feel that the witches are to blame. The Witches have been tinkering with Macbeth’s fate. They have been telling him that he shall be king. The third witch states “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shall be king hereafter!” (Line 50‚ page 327)
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lovers death may have left people questioning who is to blame? So‚ who is to blame? Many characters could be at fault for the deaths but the following are highlighted: Lord Capulet‚ Lady Capulet‚ and Fate. “To go with Paris to Saint Peters Church‚ or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out‚ you green-sickness carrion! Out‚ you baggage! “ (DBQ: project‚ 2013) IN act three of scene five‚ Capulet says these words to Juliet. They basically mean‚ marry who I wish you to (Paris) and do as I say or you
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audience at the end. However‚ people‚ they thought weren’t going to die‚ died. I think in the story‚ it was Romeo and Juliet’s fate and there personal character flaws that led to their deaths together because they couldn’t live without one another. People Might think that it was Romeo and Juliet to blame for their deaths in this tragic story. They have many reasons to blame themselves for their death like they could have told people about their marriage. I think they are wrong because if Tybalt would
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parent’s drill into her head that she is unattractive. Pecola Breedlove comes to admit she is ugly as she starts obsessing over the idea of having the bluest eyes to make her attractive. Pecola full-heartedly believes that blue eyes are a necessity for beauty and if she were to by some means acquire them‚ all of her problems in life would disappear. “Why‚ look at pretty-eyed Pecola. We mustn’t do bad things in front of those pretty eyes” (46). Pecola assumes blue eyes are the key to gaining admiration
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