Titanic

Who I admire There are so many talented people to admire in the world. The person who I really admire is the legendary, beautiful, French Canadian artist Celine Dion. She was born being the youngest child in a family of fourteen kids in Charlemagne, Quebec on March.10th 1968. Everyone in her whole family sang together in a group where they had went on many tours across Canada and performed as “Dion’s Family”. At just five years old, she sang various times in front…

Durkheim's definition of suicide is as follows, "Suicide is applied to all cases of death resulting directly or indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself, which he knows will produce this result." Suicide (1897). Émile Durkheims theory of suicide 1899 is based on how social factors influence suicide. Durkheim was eager to find the effects of social causes on suicide, therefore he created four types of suicide; Egotistic, Altruistic, Anomic and fatalistic, in which I will…

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the thoughts of all couples, young and old turn to romance. With hearts and love floating through the air, people begin to plan that perfect gift or just what to do with the one they love, even if its just a quiet evening at home watching a romantic movie. To help with the decision, here's a top 10 list of some of the most romantic movies ever made. 1. Gone With The Wind Starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, this 10 time Academy award winner…

that it is our moral duty to make sure we are responsible for our wrongdoings. The dramatic irony in the play is quite strong especially when Arthur Birling talks about the Titanic, “..New York in five days - and every luxury - and unsinkable - absolutely unsinkable” (p.7), while the audience knows what happened to the Titanic. Dramatic irony is also included when Arthur Birling talks about the war, “The Germans don't want war. Nobody wants war..” (p.6). These phrases also highlight Arthur…

until becoming imprisoned for supposedly murdering a fellow character by throwing them overboard. This book questions morality and whether or not it is acceptable to practice in essence, Darwinism or survival of the fittest. Rogan references The Titanic in a part of her book, which takes the book back into being a part of the historical fiction genre. Readers may enjoy the adventure, struggle, and…

Life was hard for the men at sea as well as for the women back home, because of the distances set upon them due to the voyages that lasted two to three years, the men were out at sea. Many young men as young as fourteen years old, from Nantucket, idolized the Essex and dreamed of becoming one of the whale hunters aboard the vessels.Although the Essex might not look like much being stripped from her rigging and all, many saw the vessel as opportunity, especially Thomas Nickerson who was eager…

Inevitably, the 2016 fall semester came around and I found myself seated in a course known as WOMS336. At the start of this course, I was introduced to the “New Woman”, a term unfamiliar to me prior to this class. As a group, we engaged in lively conversation regarding the “New Woman” and what she means in terms of class, race, journalism, photography, and more throughout this semester. I was, of course, intrigued by the concept of the “New Woman”, her role in history and what she meant to not…

Throughout the early century there were various intellectual movements that were connected to the aspect of literature on how the way writers would use these movements to express their feelings on how they want their readers to view their aspect of life of how they view it through their eyes and thoughts.These literary movements help these writers and poets in the early century to give a more deeply insightfully literature to their readers. Movements such as the Enlightenment and the Romantic…

over to search for the only comforting thing at the moment, I heard something rifling in the bushes. As I got closer I started to make out a figure that looked like a reindeer on steroids. I immediately realized what it was, my heart sank like the titanic… All I could do was stay still and keep calm. As the moose looked up from the edge of the creek my body stopped like a bullet running into concrete. The gentle giant looked up from eating and calmly walked away back to its forest dwellings.…

is fun. I personally kinda like it. Like if I was bored I might just write. Like when I used to write an essay or paper in the 7th grade I would be all mad and like ugh. Now in eighth grade i’m always down to write. In 7th grade I wrote about the Titanic and I failed horribly. I was so mad and sad at the same time. But I learned that I shouldn’t be fussing that I should have been trying to make it better the whole time. So that’s why this year i’m not gonna stress, i’m just…