Unsinkable Essay

With the stars shining bright, steady breath and enchanting dreams were all to be found; only peace and serenity. Soon, it was all quickly shattered. “Ettie! Ettie, please get up!” My body was shaken forcefully as my husband, Bertram, or as I referred to him, Frank, attempted desperately to awake me. I groggily peered at him, running my lanky fingers through the wisps of my blonde hair. I sighed densely, shaking myself awake. “Yes, Frank?” I scowled, angered to be awake at such a late hour.…

HOW IS THE THEME OF WEALTH PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE INSPECTOR CALLS? Priestley presents the theme of wealth from the very beginning of the play. Straight away we as an audience are introduced to the immediate setting- the Birling’s family dining room. Everything about this lavish room implies wealth, from the “good solid furniture”, to the cut glass, and to the opulent surroundings. Even the family’s needs are catered to in the form of the practically invisible Edna, and undoubtedly other…

Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, authors of a non-fiction book , 102 Minutes, explore facts and provide credible sources that give insight on the feelings and thoughts of people who were inside the towers. The 9/11 Report provides a sequential timeline of events that occurred on the day of the attacks. Both the novel and graphic adaption provide brief modes of miscommunication the towers experienced which led to inadequate response to the terrorist attack. Many of the miscommunications could have…

This arrogance towards the lower class cost someone’s life, just because of this consideration that they are better than the other. And as the inspector later says in Act Three, on how others futures are ‘All intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do.’ when referring to how people like Eva Smith, i.e. lower class, can be immensely affected by them, of a higher class. Gerald and Eric know Eva Smith on a more personal level than the rest of…

Should an engineer put his ethics first when doing a project? Many engineers put all their hard work and dedications to make his ideas become reality. Engineer’s mentality has been to always create the best building and make his work memorable. If an engineer intentions are to fail then he would not have or get a job. An engineer acquires job opportunities base on your building history. If there was an accident before it is less likely to get the job. For an engineer everything has to go in the…

A beautiful tragedy… in April of 1912 The Titanic sunk in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Nobody knew it was going to be some of their last nights with their loved ones, or the last night they would enjoy the company of an acquaintance they may have come across on their trip on the fateful Titanic. “Not Even God himself Could Sink this Ship” says an Employee of the White Star Line. Passengers and crew members, music, and art work all went down and were forever lost that sad, unfortunate…

Amanda Stevenson Dr. Sigler EN 102 19 October 2015 Fraternally Inseparable: The Journey from Vanity to Oblivion Despite the belief that the sinking of the Titanic was a misfortune caused by the ship’s unsafe speed in unmapped territory, Thomas Hardy counters this commonly held view by asserting that the tragedy was predestined. In “The Convergence of the Twain”, Thomas Hardy uses the ironic isolation, natural indifference, and lack of foresight to convey the idea that pride and vanity…

Analyse the character of Inspector Goole. Focus on his role in the play, his stage presence and how he is used by Priestly to convey his socialist message. An Inspector Calls was written in 1945 by J.B Priestley. In the 1930s, Priestley became very concerned about the effects of social inequality in Britain. The play was set in 1912. Priestley deliberately set the play in 1912 because the date represented an era very different from the era he was writing in. Inequality was common in 1912;…

written in 1898 by U.S. writer Morgan Robertson, showed several uncanny similarities to the sinking of the Titanic. In the novel, the boat is described as the largest ship of its generation and was named the Titan. Both ships were described as “unsinkable,” and both met their end by hitting an iceberg and capsizing in April. Moreover, both ships carried the bare minimum number of lifeboats despite knowing there would be thousands of passengers abroad. These similarities were so eerily similar,…

The Titanic was thought to be the fastest and most remarkable ship of its time. Many considered the Titanic to be unsinkable, oh boy were they wrong! The disaster could have been stopped if all of the crew members and construction workers took matters in their own hands to see if they had a large quantity of life jackets, lifeboats, and made sure of the weather conditions throughout their journey. If the crew members on the ship would have did every bit of that the ship probably would be running…