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    of the Titanic was a tragic event. Everyone was devastated because of the most advanced ship of the time sunk, About the Titanic, the sinking, and about the survivors are in the following paragraphs. The Titanic was a tragic event that isn’t uncovered all the way yet. (history.com) If you have ever wondered about the Titanic you won’t have to anymore. The Titanic was 269.1 meters long making it the largest ship of its time. It had cost $7500000 to build it. It carried 2223 people and 20…

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    The Belvedere is one hundred And twenty four years old. it was built by a steam boat manager J.russell jones in 1858. In 1883 he was forced into bankruptcy And the mansion was sold to John Ross In 1938. The house was leased to a city site for a museum. the Belvedere is also known as the model house because of its beauty and its 22 rooms. Also just a little structure has been changed on the inside so the building does not fall apart or collapse. The main rooms and the guest rooms…

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    Left For Dead Essay

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    Indianapolis was one of the flagship ships of the navy at the time as well as one of the fastest. On July 30th of 1945, at 4 minutes past midnight, on the route between Guam and Leyte Gulf, known as “Convoy Route Peddie,” the ship was hit by two of the six torpedoes that were fired at it by the I-58, a Japanese submarine.Ultimately only 317 men survived and were rescued in different groups at different distances away from the initial sinking. The captain of the ship Captain Charles McVay III was…

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    First class had all the luxury. Second class on the other hand was a step down. Second class only had two rooms to see each other. They had a dining room and a promenade. Most of the second class passengers were teachers, merchants, and professionals of moderate. A second class ticket back then cost 60 dollars. Now a days a second class ticket would cost 1,375 dollars. Third class was the worst of the three. Most of the people in the third class were…

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    taught multiple ship makers what and what not to do. The audience should care because one day you might be asked this question as well. Captain Smith was responsible for the sinking of the titanic because he ignored multiple ice warnings, was at a party during the sinking getting drunk, and left the steering wheel unattended which was illustrated in multiple readings. Although there are multiple people who believe that Thomas Andrews was responsible because he built the ship out of steel…

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    Do you know what caused the Titanic disaster? I know what caused it- actually not a what, but a who caused it. I am getting the information from the book Exploring the Titanic. Here are two things and reasons why the Titanic ended up sinking. First, the captain probably assisted with the sinking. I bet he helped cause it for three reasons. First, on page 18, it says that he posted the first iceberg warning on the bulletin board and did nothing about it. Second, on the same page, it says they…

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    Conical Peak Case Study

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    [34] Mr Pieralberto Za (the deceased) slipped on a snow covered mountain slope and fell over a 150 metre sheer precipice to his death. The incident occurred at Conical Peak, one of the highest mountain peaks in the Western Cape. Ms Federica Za, was married to the deceased and is the mother of their children. She instituted action in the Western Cape Division of the High Court, Cape Town, based on delictual liability arising from the wrongful and negligent failure by the first and second…

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    Ajax Whitmire Theory

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    A long time ago, there were big sailing ships on the river. One night in a storm, a big ship sank. All the lanterns on board were lit as the ship went down. Now, they say that on stormy nights you can still hear the flame of the lanterns being extinguished as they clashed with the water, at exactly 11 O’ clock. There have also been sightings of ghostly figures roaming on the nearest shores or shadowy figures laying on pieces of debris afloat in the enormous body of water. Reports of this…

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    took place roughly four days out, at about 11:30 p.m. on April 14. Titanic was equipped with a Marconi wireless, and there had been sporadic reports of ice from other ships, but she was sailing on…

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    106 years ago the tragedy struck; and 706 people sat on lifeboats or clung onto chairs and boards for their lives, while others said their final words on a ship once called unsinkable. People watched as the grand ship split in half after hitting an iceberg. The bow split from the stern and spiraled down to the bottom of the Atlantic, not to be found for another 73 years by Robert Ballard. The stern stuck up in the air and went down under the sea like an “elevator.” It wasn’t nature’s fault, so…

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