Unsinkable Essay

The Titanic was not the only ship in her line, in fact, there were two other ships that were dreamed up as well by Harland and Wolff. The fantasy behind the Olympic-Class line was to not have the fastest sailing ship, but to build a large ship that had amenities that would be luxurious to its passengers. The three sister ships --in order of when they were built-- were the Olympic, the Titanic and the Britannic. Even though the construction of the Olympic started almost a full year before the…

The 1910s was at the end of the Progressive Era where it introduced a plethora of new events and forms of technology. This decade proposed new ideas and concepts that had not been talked about before in the history of the United States such as the fights for women's rights and poor working conditions for white-collar jobs. This decade had its boom and bust cycles along with new presidents that shifted the course of America. The 1910s had many events that make it history, the sinking of the…

haven't actually embraced the idea that uncertainty is the only constant. People want to believe that life is not a dull, boring place meant to only populate your species. The Wreck of the Titan, by Morgan Robertson, is about a boat, that was “unsinkable”, and “was the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men”, but sank by an iceberg in the Northern Atlantic; this book predicted the Titanic’s sinking almost exactly 14 years later and it cannot be a coincidence that their names…

had already visited Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, before heading towards New York City, where it supposedly hit an iceberg near the end of its voyage and sank with over half the passengers. So, how did it sink? Wasn’t it billed as “unsinkable”? Let’s find out… The Construction of the Titanic A little competition between the White Star Line and its rival Cunard commenced…

The appalling maritime disaster of the twentieth century, the sinking of Titanic is remembered for the failure of an engineering marvel equipped with technological advances that were, at the time, deemed it “practically unsinkable.”(Delgado, n.d.) On April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York city, largest ship destined on her maiden voyage. The most luxurious and with latest technology of her time, cruise liner set sail for the United States with the pleased passengers all aboard. The…

Even though people said the Titanic was unsinkable, it still sunk. The Titanic had about 2,208 people on board and 1,503 people died. When the Titanic was sinking 28 people got on a lifeboat and 63 could have fit on. The next morning 300 and more dead bodies were pulled out of the sea the next morning after the titanic sunk. Some people say the captain was turning and accidentally swiped against an iceberg and got hit and some other people say the captain got drunk and wasn't paying attention…

Many people believe the Titanic was sunk by an iceberg, however; the iceberg was really only part of the problem. Ignorance is the other reason for the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic had enough lifeboats for over 50% of people to get off the Titanic, but due to confusion and unpreparedness most lifeboats were not even filled to maximum capacity. Yet, that was not the only reason for the loss of life. Many deaths were those of the third class, mostly immigrants, while those of the first…

Ironclads in the Civil War The Civil War did not introduce the invention of the Ironclad war ship; however, it did widely expand its use as it proved to be an effective naval method during the war at sea. These ironclads were meant to be highly resistant from enemy shots as they were made of “iron-armored wooden hulls” (Harris). Moreover, the North used this tactic in order to blockade southern ports and gain access to the Mississippi River. Formally known as the Anaconda Plan, Winfield Scott…

technological aspects of the catastrophe, as it also gives a hint of a demise that shows the almost mythical perspective in popular culture. Viewed as a tragedy, morality has been an influence in the play of human hubris; the ship was defined as being “unsinkable” as its nature, while the ship itself was defeated by the laws of nature, by its own properties and foundation of built. The fascination of this history period underlines the distortion of human nature in our capabilities, skills,…

and that it is our moral duty to make sure we are responsible for our wrongdoings. The dramatic irony in the play is quite strong especially when Arthur Birling talks about the Titanic, “..New York in five days - and every luxury - and unsinkable - absolutely unsinkable” (p.7), while the audience knows what happened to the Titanic. Dramatic irony is also included when Arthur Birling talks about the war, “The Germans don't want war. Nobody wants war..” (p.6). These phrases also highlight Arthur…