The Death Of The Yacht

Most people thought that the Titanic was unsinkable, but they couldn’t have been any further from the truth. The Titanic’s maiden voyage in the early 1900s was cut short due to a collision with an iceberg. The Titanic was a tragic event that helped change sailing for years to come because of the massive casualties and the sinking of an unsinkable ship.

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On April 15, 1912 at 11:40 P.M. the Titanic collided with an iceberg and by 2:20 A.M. it was at the bottom of the ocean; over 1,500 people died. The massive loss of life was a shock to the world. The “unsinkable” ship had sunk. Despite the Titanic’s claims about being “unsinkable” and completely safe, many avoidable things led to the immense number of fatalities, such as the shortage of lifeboats, lowered bulkheads, and the lack of binoculars. Bruce Ismay, the designer of the Titanic and director of Whitestar line, often chose the comfort of his passengers over their safety. While Ismay was designing the Titanic he thought that the deck was too cluttered so he decided to keep only a third of the lifeboats needed to save all of the passengers

George Kerr, my mother’s father and my grandfather, was born in January 1950, making him 67 years old. Consequently, he was a teenager living in Aberdeen, Maryland (roughly 40 miles from Baltimore) during the 1960s. The 1960s were a time filled with protests and demonstrations against the establishment and typical social and political activity. From the Civil Rights movement to the Anti-Vietnam War movement to Women’s Liberation to the student movement, the 1960s were a rejection of societal norm in an attempt to alter a course towards a better, more accepting, liberated United States. Out of all the protests and demonstrations that occurred in the Sixties, Mr. Kerr recalls one specific event, known as “The Baltimore Four” in 1967, as the

The Boat is a short story written by Alistair MacLeod in 1968. The story is narrated by a boy when after he has grown up and become a professor at Midwestern university in Cape Breton, east Canada. The narrator reflects on how events in his childhood have shaped the man he is today. He speaks about his family and the cold, frosty fishing community in Nova Scotia they belonged to. There is a somber tone and a presence of sadness, dismay and death throughout the extract. It is told in the first person, which allows for the emotions of characters to be expressed the most precise. This way, themes and symbols of the short story are carried across to the reader better. The narrator recalls his youthful teenage years as the only son, and youngest

I am so happy to see my family! Everyone is just like I remember them, except they are 12 years older. My mother squeezed me so tight that I thought she might break my bones. She had thought I was lost at sea forever. I told her about the sudden storm that swept our fishing boat away and our rescue by Captain Whitfield. I can only imagine what he and his whaling crew must have thought when I swam out to his boat. I’m sure it is quite unusual to come across three young teens who had been living for five months on a deserted island!

President Franklin D. Roosevelt says , “ Citizens of all democracies unite in their desire for peace” in a speech addressed on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in October of 1936. This ties back to today's reality of all the different opinions in politics. Despite the different we all share the common hope for peace even though we don’t see eye to eye. This is an example of a true American.

1) Rich businessmen maintained yachts principally to demonstrate their financial strength to their peers. In Richard Barry’s “Private Yachts Which Cost Rich Men Heavily,” he describes the overwhelming cost of maintaining a large yacht year round, stating “They eat up money so rapidly that none but multi-millionaires have an right to draw cards in the game. A mere millionaire had better not apply; only multis are eligible.” By owning one of these vessels, a businessman could flex his financial muscles and show his companions, as well as the rest of the world, just how rich he was. Additionally, yachts gave businessmen a feeling of power and invincibility (similar to the feelings they got during corporate dealings) as they were able to endure harsh storms and long journeys.

The Historical Peace Movement of the sixties was founded on the fact that it went against the moralities of a great deal of Americans. Countless innocent Vietnamese people dying through cross fire and American airships had created a toll on the environment through dropping chemicals. The members of the Peace Movement strove

It was the summer of ‘69, and the air of Bethel, New York, reeked of pot, history making psychedelic guitar riffs, and teenage rebellion. The three day music festival, Woodstock, was the epitome of the peace movements during the sixties and seventies, encompassing three days of undeniable harmony in which the youth of 1960 was united, embodying ideals of peace akin, demolishing the foundation of conformity within society. The newly surfacing culture brought about by the “hippies” and further popularized during the festival countered the commonplace unchallenged mainstream culture that the majority of U.S. citizens were confined to. Half a million people peaceably gathered from August fifteenth to the eighteenth, demonstrating the ability

Three years ago, I read an article online titled “The Loss of Pirates is the Real Reason for Global Warming,” which explained that the reduction of pirates is actually statistically correlated to the rise of global temperatures. At that time, I had just begun to study the basic principles of statistics and the methods used to analyze data in school. The relationship seemed ridiculous, but according to the regression line, it presented a reasonable conclusion that had me pondering.

He was on the yacht. His name Kennedy Billings, but he was only known as The Collector. This is the man that travels the world killing people and collecting body parts. As he sat under the warm Caribbean sun he thought about his fortune. How he found the hole in the stock market and took advantage. Everyone hated him. The man that stole their money. But they didn 't even know who he was... what he was.

Many people around the world know the story of the sinking of The Titanic. However, far fewer know the story of the sinking of the Sultana, which was the worst maritime disaster in United States history.

When researching movies for my paper, I decided that the Titanic was the perfect option. Being that the movie was based on the true event of the RMS Titanic sinking, I knew I could also find a lot of research during the time of the Titanic to help strengthen my paper. The movie Titanic took place in the early 1900’s, a time rich in sociological issues. Their way of life was a lot different than ours today. Some major sociological concepts that were shown several times in the movie were, social stratification, gender inequality and sexism, inequality of income, and discrimination. During this time period people faced huge gaps in wealth, gender, class, and race. Gaps between the rich and poor were extreme. The wealthy were rich and the poor were in poverty. The “middle class” was not a common standing within society: you were either upper or lower class. It was very difficult to rise above the lower class standing, and easier to fall below the upper class line (Prezi web). Men dominated in almost all social standings; voting, ownership of land, professions, wealth, etc. Women were still viewed as “property” and in most ways, treated as such. The gap between the upper and lower class caused discrimination amongst them. Lower-class was treated poorly by the upper-class and seen as less worthy. In my paper I plan to include all of these sociological issues, and clearly connect them within the movie, Titanic.

Peace is something that is rarely be attained in this world. “The Seashell” by Osama Alomar is a story that shows a man enjoying the beautiful sound of the waves through a seashell but the seashell tells her perspective about darkness of humanity. The second story “Booby-trapped state” by Alomar is describing a world full of explosions and human parts flying around and contaminating the world. Osama Alomar uses rhetorical devices such as diction and tone to show the destruction, and sadness of the world humans hide in their life.. People often chose to be ignorant of what goes on around them. Even with people are dying and suffering around them, some people act as if the world is pure. It doesn’t matter where we go, there would always be danger around us and that’s the reality of a world full of people who chose to be ignorant.