The Titanic Essay

Did you know that the Titanic, Britannic and the Olympic are all sister ships? The ships were all supposed to be unsinkable. Two of them sank shortly after they were built. The Titanic sank on its first voyage. The Britannic sank on its 6th voyage. This happened on November 21, 1916.

An iceberg with a height greater than 60 feet collided with the Titanic at 11:39 PM (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). A 300-foot opening was scraped into the side of the Titanic by an iceberg, opening nearly six of its compartments to water in just over a minute and a half (Eaton & Haas, 1986). Although multiple older systems of ship communication were in use at the time, the Titanic used a new type of media called Morse Code (Sciullo, 2012). The Titanic sent out the distress signal, CQD, shortly after hitting the iceberg and then added the newer signal, SOS, when things started to get desperate (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). At 12:25 AM, many of the passengers chose to stay on the ship because they believed it was unsinkable, as a result result, earlier lifeboats were filled to only half capacity (Deitz, 2012). However, the lifeboats had not started to become filled to capacity until 1:15 in the morning (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). More passengers could have been saved if they had filled all of the lifeboats. Unfortunately, the disaster didn’t end

And still does happen because it is now a law. It is called the captains law and the law is that the captain must be the last person alive on the ship before it sinks. Captain of the ship, Edward Smith, sank with the titanic. It has been said that the captains law is if the ship is sinking then the captain of the ship must save everyone on the ship or die trying. That is exactly what captain Edward Smith did on the titanic. He is very known for staying with the ship while it sank. His actions inspired me to be brave and

If you want to know something scary there was a mummy hidden in a wealthy traveler’s car aboard the Titanic. It was said to be a mummy’s curse back when it was bough, but that didn’t stop the American typhoon from purchasing it and transferring it to a museum on the Titanic. Mysteriously in never arrived because of the fateful destruction of the Titanic. Nevertheless, none of these myths or conspiracy about the Titanic are deemed as true as JP Morgan using it to kill off his competition. For 73 years, the titanic could not be found, until discovered by an oceanographer named Dr. Robert Ballard. No sapphire diamond jewelry shaped like a heart were found, but difference in the described vessel didn’t match what was on the design plans. The conspiracy

In my opinion, if the captain would have listened to the warnings instead of placing the piece of paper in his coat pocket, they might have been able to change course again for a little while until they passed the ice and survived. A couple days before they left England, Captain Smith decided to alter slightly his route because of the many iceberg warnings that he received. The entire day of April 14, 1912 (the day of the sinking), Captain Smith was still receiving iceberg warnings from the other ships around her. They were all saying the same thing: the route he switched to had large amounts of ice floating about. Ignorantly, the Captain did not heed their warnings very well and did not re change it. He did, however, tell the watchmen to tell him if they saw anything ahead of them that could be potentially dangerous.

The Titanic may be one of the most famous and well known shipwrecks of our time. Just about everyone learns of the tragedy in school and how it was a complete accident. Information has been found that point to the tragedy not being what we think it is. There is evidence that shows that the ship thought to be the Titanic may actually be named the Olympic, and may have been used in an insurance scam. This evidence includes pictures showing different amounts of port holes and even people working on the ship coming forward. It has yet to be proven if this is 100% true, but most would agree that all of this points to it being true.

The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most famous maritime tragedies in the modern world. The Titanic sunk on April 15, 1912, while making her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Even though the Titanic was deemed unsinkable by her builder, White Star line, she sank after striking an iceberg. This picture (NewYorkTimes.com) emphasizes the tragedy of the 1500 people that lost their life. While the loss of life was incredible, it could of have been prevented. There were only 20 lifeboats aboard the Titanic and this amount was not ample for the nearly 2,200 passengers aboard the ship. Another contributing factor to the loss of life was the lack of training on the operation of the life boats. (History1900s.about.com). Life boats were

The Titanic sank because of human error and arrogance. The ship was called “unsinkable” because it was built with the best materials used in that time period. This confidence led to the ignoring of at least 14 warnings of icebergs in the approaching waters, six of which were received on the day of the disaster. As stated in Pamela M Waymack’s article, the Marconi wireless was the instant messenger of its day; it was a new technology for the wealthy wanting to stay in touch with friends and family. The technology was not seen as a business tool but

Titanic,” by Hanson W. Baldwin, the author recounts the sinking of the Titanic from a secondhand perspective. Baldwin was fascinated by the Titanic, he had previously written magazine articles and fictional pieces before the “R.M.S. Titanic” was written. The provides objective details. He chooses a nonfictional approach when describing the wreck. The author uses objective details because, before he became a journalist, he worked on Navy ships; therefore, he had knowledge about ships prior to writing this article. To illustrate, in his account, he states, “Out of the dark she came, a vast, dim, white, monstrous shape, directly in the Titanic’s path”. This quote is telling about the iceberg as it approached the Titanic. The author chooses to include this in order to provide a descriptive explanation. The quote enhances the reader’s understanding because it gives a detailed description of the iceberg that caused the sinking of the

Of the four men, the captain was the only person who could not help row the boat because of his injury. In the beginning, he was described as being temporarily consumed by "profound dejection and indifference" (NA, 357) while directing his shipmates with a voice that was "deep with mourning...of a quality beyond oration or tears" (NA, 357). Like a general of a losing army, the captain felt as if the sea had been something that had defeated him. As a true leader, he nevertheless continued to encourage and guide his men in "the same steady voice" (NA, 367) and maintained a sense of order and peace on the boat. The captain knew and respected the sea's power, but he also saw the waters as a mission through which he was responsible for guiding his men, and that he had to persevere even if others gave up.

I stand in horror as I finally make out the black print on the side of the lifeboat, RMS Titanic. I stand around in confusion about how I went from lying in my bed to lying on the main deck of the infamous boat that sunk and killed thousands. I did notice that the boat was still intact and has not sunken yet. When I got up I was still in the pajamas I went to sleep in at first, the only weird thing was that I was wearing the robe I took off before I went to bed. As I was walking around trying to find answers or at least some sort of conspiracy, I noticed that the waters we were sailing in was infested with icebergs that at any moment could strike the boat. I was pondering the stories my parents would tell me about my great-grandfather who was killed in the sinking of the

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.

Titanic is sinking and sinking fast. While the passengers which have seen the iceberg pass their windows they all hurriedly wore their dressing gowns and robes, running anxiously to the outside of the ship to discover whether or not they had truly hit the berg.

Within the context of film industry, the film Titanic by James Cameron belongs to epic romance/ disaster genre. The film, released in 1997, was a global box office hit because the director provided equal importance to history, fiction and romance. To be specific, one can see that the film’s plot is based upon the history of RMS Titanic. On the other side, the main characters including the protagonist and the heroine (Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater/Dawson) are fictional characters. Besides, the element of romance between the main characters (Jack and Rose) is the film’s main attraction. Thesis statement: The critical analysis of the film Titanic proves that the innovative mode of storytelling (flash back and other techniques),

Alexander’s eyes shot open and he immediately jumped out of bed. He felt an odd change in the movement patterns of the ship, but could not figure out what it was, or why it was frightening him so much. He was in a beautiful, dramatically decorated first-class suite on the Titanic, currently indistinguishable from the darkness that swallowed it. He looked around and saw the outlines of his wife and his four precious children sleeping soundlessly on the brand new beds that accommodated the magnificent room. Convinced that he was being paranoid, he calmly laid back down on his four-poster. Slowly, the minutes ticked away on the large golden clock that was hung elegantly over the polished mahogany dresser. And slowly, Alexander began to grow anxious and worried. Then he realized what he was experiencing. He no longer felt the soothing hum of the engine down below, or the peaceful sensation of the boat rocking back and forth. The Titanic had come to a stop.