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    has relevance today. I think J Bruce Ismay is responsible for the sinking of the titanic because he was a rich snobby man who cared more about himself that the security of the passengers. Although many people believe captain smith is responsible for the sinking of titanic prior to all of the Research I did I would also believe that Captain Smith is ultimately responsible. Many people reported that Captain Smith is responsible because seven ice

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    the Titanic. I believe J. Bruce Ismay is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he was more powerful than Captain Smith. Although some people think Captain Smith is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic. However, I think that it is J. Bruce Ismay because he told Captain Smith to accelerate the speed of the ship after they received 7 ice warnings. They say that Captain Smith didn’t put as many people on the lifeboats as he could and that’s true, but Ismay didn’t have enough lifeboats

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    people in the White Star Line company also happened to cancel their trips right before the Titanic was suppose to make its maiden voyage. J.P. Morgan cancelled his trip because he said he was ill, but he was spotted in France two days later. Then, J. Bruce Ismay cancelled his trip because his wife was ill, but they were spotted in wales on a vacation. This shows that if they both cancelled their trip, then both of them had to have known that something was going to happen. Before the Titanic was built

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    horrific accident, and could’ve been prevented if J. Bruce Ismay wasn’t there. The disaster has affected us today, one example is by ships having way more lifeboats. In my opinion, J. Bruce Ismay is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he wanted to get to his destination and told Captain Smith to go into an ice field, which is illustrated by him rushing to his destination and telling Captain Smith to go as fast as possible. J. Bruce Ismay was probably one of the most important people

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    curious. The information for this could help you or someone else. For instance, you or someone else could use this information to learn about incidents with not following prior rules. J. Bruce Ismay is mainly responsible for the sinking of the Titanic for all sorts of reasons. The reason why I think J. Bruce Ismay is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he was the commander of the ship and telling the captain what to do. Also he was counted on to watch the people on the job to see

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    In the piece Going down with the ship; 100 years after the Titanic 100 another disaster begs the question? Have the courtiers of the sea vanished? By H.D.S Greenway, two shipwrecks are talked about, the Titanic and the cost of the Concordia. The Titanic was a luxury cruise ship in 1912. The ship hit an iceberg on its first voyage, sinking and killing about 1500 passengers. The cost of Concordia sailed in 2012, 100 years later. This Ship capsized of the cost of Italy. The capsized ship caused about

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    You’ve heard of the Titanic’s sinking, right? Well, do you know who is exactly is responsible though? The captain of the R.M.S. Titanic is to blame, which was Captain Edward J. Smith and he was a popular leader. He had a total of 38 years of working with the White Star Line, the company that owned the Titanic. Captain Smith should have had full control of the ship and obviously, that night, he did not. Therefore, Captain Smith is the the person to blame for the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic because

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    Annotated Bibliography Thesis: The Titanic sank because the route was not changed in time of the hit, the cold water mirage, and man’s error. Baldwin, Hanson W. "R.M.S. Titanic." Elements of Literature. Virginia ed. Vol. Fourth Course. N.p.: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2005. 328-46. Print. The Short Story : “R.M.S. Titanic” In this short story about the Titanic, several warnings of icebergs were sent out to the ship, but the captain disregarded them. The passengers of the ship continued to go

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    In 1884 the J. S. Seaverns freighter sank and after 132 years it was found. The freighter sank in Canada near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario. This summer a five-man team located it. It was discovered along with piles of unbroken dishes which is strange how nothing was broken after 132 years of being underwater after sunken. There were also other various amounts of other century-old items. The Dutch Tribune News reported the found items last week. Dan Fountain was the guy that helped find those items

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    5 J. Bruce Ismay caused the 1,500 deaths on the Titanic. While he was loading women and children on the life boars two men tried getting on the lifeboats and he stopped them. He went on a lifeboat when women and children were still on causing more women and children to die. While Ismay got to safety many women and children died. Ismay is a coward and couldn't face death even thought he was part of the ship.

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