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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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    The Titanic Social Class

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    rich to the very poor. These social classes can be seen in popular movies like the Titanic and the Pursuit of Happiness, and even on Broadway in A Gentle Men’s Guide to Love and Murder. All these productions have one thing in common, they talk about how social class relates to an individual’s life chances, when class individuals belong to shape the chances for the good things to happen in one’s life. In the Titanic, the rich get to escape on the life boats while the poor die. The Pursuit of…

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    decided that for every travel liner, there is to be enough lifeboats for every passenger aboard the vessel. When the Titanic set sail, she had on board twenty lifeboats. This accommodated for only one out of three people on the ship, and yet this number was legal according to British law which stated that the minimum number of lifeboats on a large passenger boat is sixteen. Originally, Titanic carried with her the appropriate amount of lifeboats for every person on board; however, this amount…

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    The Titanic took place in 1996 when a treasure hunter discovers a necklace at the bottom of the ocean. The necklace was called the “Heart of the Ocean” and had a rare jewel in the middle of it. Along with finding the necklace he finds a drawing of a woman wearing the necklace. The treasure hunter puts out an ad to see if anyone had any information on the necklace. Rose saw the ad and came into contact with him. The film than does a flashback into 1912 when Rose begins her story of the Titanic.…

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    The Costa Concordia disaster is the biggest cruise line catastrophe since the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago. In the aftermath of the incident, many efforts have been made and are continuing to be made to salvage what is left of the disaster. These salvage efforts range from the search and rescue of passengers and crew to even the extracting of over a half million gallons of oil from the ship since it listed 137 meters off the coast of Giglio Island, Italy on January 13, 2012. From…

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    “unsinkable” ship, the Titanic. She was only two months old when the ship went down in April 1912. Her family was traveling from England to Kansas. Her immediate family consisted of her father Bertram, her mother, Eva and her brother, Bertram Jr. They were in 3rd class on their way to America and then going on to Kansas. They wanted to go to Kansas because her father heard that there were more opportunities and he wanted to open up a tobacco shop. They were never supposed to be on the Titanic.…

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    ship crashing into a still or floating object. Ship collision cases can be a ship to ship, ship to floating object, ship to submarine or ship to still structure collisions. We all have heard about the historic accident of the collision of the ship Titanic to an Iceberg. It was a ship to floating object type of collision. Collision can also be defined as the change in form of a vessel as a result of an impact with a solid object. Ship collision is considered to be the worst of marine accidents…

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    to Oblivion Despite the belief that the sinking of the Titanic was a misfortune caused by the ship’s unsafe speed in unmapped territory, Thomas Hardy counters this commonly held view by asserting that the tragedy was predestined. In “The Convergence of the Twain”, Thomas Hardy uses the ironic isolation, natural indifference, and lack of foresight to convey the idea that pride and vanity ultimately lead to ruin. The collision of the Titanic and iceberg is used as a specific man versus nature…

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    for the sinking of Titanic, but instead of trying to make things right and saving other, he saved himself in a boat of women and children. However, there are many people at fault for this catastrophe, but who is most responsible? Bruce Ismay had many bad ideas that triggered the sinking of Titanic. Bruce Ismay was the owner of The White Star Line company. He was incredibly proud of Titanic and wanted her to make headlines, and she did, but not for the reasons he wanted. Titanic sank in the…

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    ordered the engine room to put the engines in inverse. If he didn’t order that, maybe they had a little chance to prevent the disaster. The Titanic did bank left, but it wasn't quite sufficient. 3.The Titanic's Newspaper The Titanic seemed to have everything on bead, including its own print. The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was pressed every day on board the Titanic containing news, advertisements, stock prices, horse-racing results, society gossip, and the day's menu. 4.Lifeboats Not Complete The…

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