Walter Lord‚ author of the documentary-style non-fiction account A Night to Remember‚ about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The RMS Titanic was the world’s largest passenger ship when it entered service‚ measuring 882 feet in length. The state-of-the-art Titanic came equipped with 16 watertight compartments. Though shipbuilders believed that the ship could not flood‚ they predicted that it could remain afloat even if a few of the watertight compartments flooded. Within the walls‚ there were watertight
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the World was Silent? During the Holocaust‚ where was the rest of the world when Germany and Europe needed them? In any other instance where a part of the world was in distress‚ allied countries would contribute in aiding them; why was this situation any different? Every country had heard about‚ as well as seen images of the horrors taking place under Adolf Hitler’s rule. “Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy signed the Tripartite Pact‚ this pact formulized the Axis. The main purpose of the pact was to intimidate
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I have been Lady Macbeth’s friend for a long time. Even though she was a nice‚ quiet lady‚ she was quite ambitious. If she wanted something‚ she would get it. This is why I believe that she had a rolle in the killings‚ and I will also evaluate that role. Macbeth was always uncertain about killing King Duncan and Banquo until Lady Macbeth started talking to him about it. But it was not only her fault‚ for the witches who told Macbeth he would become King persuaded Lady Macbeth to persuade Macbeth
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imagine walking into your living room one day only to find the person who was presumed dead standing in front of you. Not only would your world be flipped upside down once‚ it would once again. That is basically what happened to Mrs. Mallard‚ a lady with a heart disease‚ who literally died of shock when her husband stood before her days after being presumed dead in a train wreck‚ although he was completely oblivious that there was even a wreck. Many would claim that Mrs. Mallard died simply of shock
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probably The Holocaust; unfortunately there are many more genocides that not many people know about. The Holocaust was a tragic genocide in which six million Jews were murdered by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi soldiers‚ and for what reason? Sadly there is no valid reason other than the fact that they were just Jewish and Hitler didn’t like that. Genocide is when a large group of people are murdered because of their beliefs or their ethnicity. Even gays have been murdered in genocides. Hitler was the aggressor
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Sometimes people do things without thinking then regret their decisions later. In addition to that‚ people might not even consider all their options before making a big decision. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are
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The Holocaust was a period of time that will go down throughout history. It was a time period where many innocent people were getting tortured‚ abused‚ and even getting killed. All this was because of one man who thought to believe that the jews were the ones to blame for all the problems that was happening throughout the world. All the jews were sent to concentration camps‚ not many survived the harsh years. The two main camps that made a huge impact to many were the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald
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Who should be put to trial‚ the individuals who gave the orders? The people who carried out the orders? Those who allowed it to happen? Those who gave the orders are the one who should be put on trial. Those orders that were responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews. You can’t blame the soldiers nor people who carried out the orders. It’s not their fault they have to listen to their higher ups‚ especially back in World War 2 where you would probably be getting killed for not following orders
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and the Holocaust The Holocaust is a tragic event that happened not so long ago‚ but many people have already forgotten about this horrible event. Today‚ there are only few survivors left to tell their own personal stories of the Holocaust and what they had to go through. But what will happen when there ’s no survivor left to tell his/her story or speak of the truth that the Holocaust really did happen? Who will speak out for them and millions of Jews who had died in the Holocaust? Who will help
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Older Gen VS Younger Gen Who is to blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet? Throughout this tragedy there have been many key people responsible for the two young lover’s deaths. It is argued that the older generation is blame for the terrible outcome of the play. Firstly the parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and
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