Thomas Andrews

The 1997 film, Titanic, directed by James Cameron, is based of the true event of the RMS Titanic which had sunk in the Atlantic Ocean on 15th April, 1912. The film begins with special submarines searching the old sunken ship underwater. Astrologers have been in search for a rare diamond necklace called the “heart of the ocean” that was gifted to Rose Bukater from her fiancé Caledon on the ship before it had sunk. Even though the diamond necklace is not found, the astrologers recover a safe with drawings of Rose Bukater wearing nothing but the necklace around her neck. These pictures were shown on a news channel from where an elderly lady claims to be Rose. When she comes to meet the astrologers, the story of the titanic is told through her. Rose Bukater, along with her mother and fiancé, boarded the titanic as one of the first class passengers. Even though Rose was brought up in a high class society her whole life, she has always felt misfit. Because of financial problems, Rose's mother is forcing her marriage with Caledon as a way of regaining their money. On the other hand there was Jack Dawson, a penny less artist, who won his third class tickets on the Titanic through gambling. Rose and Jack meet for the first time when Rose attempts on suicide from the back of the boat due to all the pressure put on her by her mother. Jack convinces Rose not to jump off and from there both start getting to know one another and slowly develops into friendship. Rose realizes that she…

Thomas G. Andrews book, Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War, merges labor and environmental history in an breakdown of the half century leading up to the most fierce and violent labor unrest of the post civil war era, which is the Colorado coal-miner strike of 1913-1914, the Ludlow battle/massacre and Ten Day Coalfield War. Thomas Andrews argues in his book that these incidents cannot be seen in isolation or as separate events, but as the climax of half a century of struggle within…

Andrew Jackson was more similar to Thomas Jefferson. This is in light of the way that Jefferson's goals were more engineered toward the vital man. Andrew Jackson went to the organization some place in the scope of two decades after Jefferson had been president. At this point, the nation had come to look like Hamilton's vision in some ways and Jefferson's in others. The nation was more majority rule than it had been, with more white men having the capacity to vote. In any case, it was likewise…

of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few; and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race.”(-Andrew Carnegie) The book Andrew Carnegie Story written by Charlie May Simon's, Published on 1965.. This book was mainly about his success in his career, and how this important inventor became successful. This biography grasped my attention on how much he achieved in becoming wealthy and leading up to that…

Hurricane Andrew: Compare & Contrast Hurricane Andrew was no doubt, the most devastating natural disaster to hit Florida of its time back in August 24, 1992. “Blown away” by Thomas Vonier and “Blow-out” by Brad German & David A. Jones, both articles are based on Hurricane Andrew. The two articles dwells on how Florida and its people were affected by this natural disaster furthermore, they both discuss the cost in damages, and what all it took to recover and rebuild. These authors both shared…

Why, and with what results did Andrew Carnegie use the technique of vertical integration in his business ventures? A. Plan of Investigation Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, Andrew Carnegie ruled the steel empire in The United States. Carnegie controlled the majority of the steel industry in the United States, more than any individual ever had before. Carnegie developed ways to produce steel in the masses and for a lower cost than usual, ultimately putting him at the top. In addition…

Born into poverty to living in fame and fortune Andrew Carnegie pushed through it all. Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, but when he was only 13 he had moved to Pennsylvania, then was introduced to the railroad and oil industries. He is most famous for his steel industry which led him to fame and fortune. Through hard times as a child to growing his fortune from the steel industry Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest men on the planet. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, He…

used to dominate the business world of America? The men are called the titans and they had many traits that made them so great. Cornelius Vanderbilt, John B. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were four of them. The Titans shared many traits, three of which were being future thinkers, being strategic thinkers, and being risk takers and these traits helped them build America into what it is today. To succeed, the titans had to be strategic. Cornelius Vanderbilt, demonstrating this…

When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his vice president Andrew Johnson became president. He was only around for a month and was elected. Andrew Johnson was not the person you would expect him to be. Johnson was from the south of Tennessee, where he was a democratic. He did not come from a wealthy family, he grew up very poor. Johnson did not support succession and was a very hot headed person. In the summer of 1865 leading into the year of 1866 was a big deal for some, especially for…

The trail of tears was the hardest time for Native Americans during the Westward Expansion. Native Americans were removed from the Eastern and Central United States just to cross hundreds of miles to Oklahoma. Americans knew that since the Native Americans were in ‘their’ territory, they had the right to claim it from them. The Government had two choices to claim the territory from the Native Americans, either kill them off or move them to a different part of the state. In the end, President…