Titanic

The sinking of the Titanic has often been inaccurately portrayed in popular culture. This is because the Titanic’s appeal in popular culture is largely based upon fictionalised or exaggerated depictions of historic events. Despite this, the sinking of the Titanic has left an undeniable imprint upon the public consciousness and has generated countless novels and films aimed at entertaining the general public through dramatised depictions of the mass sinking. The historical event is one of human…

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

EN 102 14 October 2015 Fraternally Inseparable: The Journey from Vanity to Oblivion Despite the common belief that the sinking of the Titanic was purely unlucky misfortune, In “The Convergence of the Twain”, Thomas Hardy uses the prevalent isolation, indifference, and lack of foresight to convey that pride and vanity ultimately lead to ruin. Hardy uses the Titanic and Iceberg as a specific man versus nature conflict in order to Each stanza within the poem is comprised of three lines. Within…

America has been through many different tragedies in its lifetime. Three of the biggest disaster that occurred in early American history were the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and the flu epidemic. Many citizens have lost their lives for things like doing a job to make ends meet, being on a vacation, or even just living an everyday lifestyle, which is why these disasters had such a high impact on the American Population. It may seem like people don’t care about…

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…

Birkenhead Drill Birkenhead Drill was a military ship. In February 1851, it was going to South Africa with troops and their families. There were a total of six hundred and thirty people on board out of which one hundred and seventy were women and children. The rest were inexperienced military men and officers. At 2 a.m. on 25th February, when this ship was near Cape Town, it strokes a massive rock that was not shown on any of the maps. This sudden jerk broke the ship into two pieces. The front…

The ideal of death has been divided into two sub-categories: simulated worlds and real-life scenarios, both have been used primarily in the literature and motion pictures. From Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, to the historical fiction movie about the Titanic. Whether it be about a global disaster or a non-human character’s feeding off people, the use of death has increased in the popular…

the same, but also very different; the most popular examples can be sad, and empathy. Certain events in the movies can or could trigger these specific emotions over and over again throughout the entire movie. Two examples that come into mind is “Titanic” and “The Help”. Almost everyone has heard and seen these two popular movies that are based over two different tragic periods…

Example Scenario Synopsis You have been asked to represent the owner of the yacht 'Arctic Tern.' The yacht was on route to Lisbon from Southampton when it was lost during heavy weather in the Bay of Biscay. The yacht had 12 people onboard at the time of the distress. They sent a distress message once the mast had become unusable and they could no longer raise sail. The vessel M/V 'Real Star' answered the distress call. When the owner and crew of the yacht were onboard the Real Star, the owner…

Ever since Titanic was released during the holidays, studios have looked at the holiday season as a prime spot to release huge movies. Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, and Titanic have all seen gigantic numbers during this time of the year. This makes Winter the new Summer for movies. Sure, there are now Avengers films being released at that time, but December is where they roll out the films that could be nominated for awards. If you take a look at this holiday season — I have taken a…