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    would a ship of cargo would be anchored in a region of icebergs without any danger occurring to it? Moreover, Captain Stanley Lord (Captain of the Californian) slept fully clothed in his chart room in a 5 and half foot couch. Was he expecting any sort of emergency? Very oddly, Captain Edward J. Smith did the same while sailing in the ice fields. Was the danger precognated? The Secret Plan It was planned that the Titanic would hit an iceberg, then the alarm signal would be sent to the…

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    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,…

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    At 11.40pm on the night of 14 April 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that would ultimately lead to the sinking of the ship less than 3 hours later. At around 2.20am on the morning of 15 April, the Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a disaster that resulted in the loss of more than 1,500 lives, almost two-thirds of the people on board. Titanic Facts aims to tell the story in a comprehensive and clear way, and…

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    It Can Only Get Better From Here On April 14, 2017, 1,503 people died due to one tragic accident and authors made thousands of dollar by writing about it. This accident happened when the Titanic crashed into an iceberg. Deborah Hopkinson was one of those authors. She wrote the book Titanic Voices From the Disaster, but it wasn’t very fascinating. It would’ve been better if she included more details about the lifeboats. She also could’ve said more about how cold the water was when the Titanic…

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    “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy and “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt, although written in different time periods, both discuss the tragic event of the Titanic, the gigantic ship that sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 (History). The two poems similarly portray the great wealth of the ship and its short-lived nature, through the use of irony, and diction. Ultimately through social influences while using contrasting forms, use of words and tone in narrating this event, both…

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    because you have to take time make them.’’ Marcus understood what Martha said to him. Later on it was night and Marcus was still up reading a book. The men outside the Titanic saw a iceberg and when they did, the men told captain of the ship to move the ship around but once they did the Titanic got a scratch from the iceberg. The Titanic was getting flooded from the bottom to the top, but when it was getting flooded from the bottom the people who put coal in the Titanic were running away from…

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    The Importance of the “unsinkable” Titanic in Today’s society Topic: General information about the ocean liner and how it’s faults affect the current laws of today General Purpose: To inform the audience about how Titanic has impacted their lives and society today as we know it Thesis Statement: The “unsinkable” RMS Titanic and everything we know about it today have been valuable in sea travel, especially in lifeboats, radio control, and ice patrol. Organizational pattern: topical…

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    sea, women and children boarded the lifeboats first; only when were no women or children nearby were men permitted to board”. And according to the Titanic's lookouts rang the warning bell at 11:30 warning Captain Edward John Smith that there is an iceberg, for the Titanic’s gears reversed quickly. So the collision only scraped below the water line on the right side of the bow, for the lookout sensed no damage. But two hours and forty minutes later with the Titanic’s lights still on, but after…

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    The Blue Angel Analysis

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    Although the films The Blue Angel and the Titanic are very different, they do have a few similarities. In The Blue Angel, Immanuel Rath and Lola Lola embodied the contradiction of the provocative young female and a wretched old man in a relationship. Seductive Lola Lola embraces her sexuality through being a cabaret dancer and singer. Rath, the professor is stern, lonesome and much respected because of his profession. Rath meets Lola Lola in the process of punishing his pupils for distributing…

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    The Titanic was big and a lot was put into it. (www.titanicfacts.net) The Titanic started its voyage at 11:40 pm april 14 1912 and sunk 2:20 am. The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean near Canada. It took 74 years to find the titanic. The iceberg that sunk the titanic was believed to be 50 to 100 feet high. It devastated a lot of people and surprised everyone.(www.titanicfacts.net) (www.histortyoftetitanic.org) (www.huffingtonpost.com)…

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