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Titanic, is really a touching love story. The Director of the film is James Cameron. The main actor is Leonardo DiCaprio. Both the rich and the poor are on board. The ship clashes against an iceberg. The passengers give priority to female gender and children. This calamity strikes at the middle of the film. The ship is thought to be unsinkable. However when it hits an ice burg, it tragically sinks. Hearing people cry like folks while floating on water is so emotional. The tide draws breath and…

My journey began in July of 2013 at the world’s largest Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Airventure. Over 10,000 aircraft and over 500,000 people attend this event yearly. It is a spectacular experience where I have made life long friends, and wonderful memories. I was volunteering at the Activities Center for EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) when I was troubled by acute neck pain and an elevated heart rate of 150 bpm. At first I thought nothing of it except when I made an attempt to walk…

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was officially open to the public.The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects San Francisco with Marin County.It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York.It is the only route that connects San Francisco with Marin County and about 112,000 cars cross it every day.That concludes to about 41 million cars a year. During the early 1800s to early 1900s, the only route to…

Successful firms intentionally align the three components of the IS strategy triangle. According to Pearlson & Saunders, collectively a firm's business, organizational, and IS strategy must be synchronized to carry out their business objectives (2013, p.24). In the case of Air Canada they took several unique approaches to align their strategy such as outsourcing, introducing innovative technology, organizational restructuring, and effective resource management. In particular, Air Canada…

relive and learn about the final voyage of the Loch Ard. In 1873, a sailing vessel called ‘Loch Ard’ was built by two companies: Charles Connell & Company and Barclay, Curdle & Company in Scotstoun, Scotland. This prodigious boat belonged to the Loch Line group. Indeed, this company owned many sailing vessels, which traveled between Great Britain and Australia. In addition, Loch Ard was a colossal boat at this time with three masts, an overall length of 263 feet and a tonnage of 1693 tons. On…

infamous Titanic, it was just about same length and instead of leaving from Europe on its maiden voyage, it sailed from New York. This great vessel was able to hold up to 1,200 passengers and had an average speed of 25+ knots and was built by the Cunard Line out of Southampton, England. Although its sister ship the Titanic sunk years before, the Lusitania was set to sail across the Atlantic Ocean during the time there was a major threat lurking about the waters. The threat of submarines became a…

Our part one article with the first five weirdest coincidences in history really made you wonder if fate really does have a say in the happenings of the universe. While these coincidences were insanely ironic, our part two is even better! If you thought the first set were mind-boggling, just wait until you see the top five weirdest coincidences in history, waiting for you below! Number Five: Halley’s Comet. Mark Twain left his legend behind as he died at the age of 74. The weird part, though,…

Secondly, the collapsing of the Quebec Bridge was Canada’s most famous bridge failure and was the inspiration for the Iron Ring Tradition. The Quebec Bridge was designed to have 1800-foot span, making it one of the longest spans in the world (Petroski, 2012, p. 175). However, in 1907 the entire bridge collapsed due to an error done when calculating the weight of the structure. This was blamed on several engineers working, yet it was mostly blamed on the chief consulting engineer that put young…

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 largest vessel left with 2,240 passengers and crew and made her way towards her destination. (Titanic Universe, n.d.) This report will tell the truth about sinking…

approximately 200 to 300 feet—in order to navigate themselves via railways and roads; furthermore, landing aircraft at night required the use of bonfires on landing strips (Gibbs-Smith, 2013). As a result, aircraft accidents were fatal and routine. According to Van der Linden (2015), the Air Mail Act of 1925 ignited the commercial airline industry, giving birth to such commercial passenger service companies as Pan American Airways, Ford Air Transport Service, and Western Air Express. In the…