It has been ninety-nine years since the most famous luxury liner sank to the depths of the ocean. The Titanic hit an iceberg‚ split in two‚ and sank on April 14‚ 1912. The sinking ofthe Titanic was caused by the iceberg‚ the captain’s carelessness‚ the design flaws‚ and the weather conditions. The size of the iceberg was about 200 feet wide and about 100 feet tall. It was located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic hit the iceberg at 1 1 :40 p.m. on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ and sank
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The Hindenburg T he Hindenburg crashed on May 6th 1937 in New jersey. The Hindenburg was built in 1931 and was finished in 1936 the framework was made of a sturdy material called duralumin. It was very fancy and luxurious on the inside and was the biggest aircraft ever made. The Hindenburg was one of the first disasters caught on camera and was the first major air disaster in America. 35 people died when the Hindenburg crashed and 62 people lived most of the people lived surprisingly. The
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The Titanic’s maiden voyage was a catastrophe because the ship hit an iceberg. The iceberg had not been seen until the last minute‚ however it was already too late to slow down. A numerous amount of people that were on the ship died. From millionaires to immigrants and everything in between. It took 2 hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to fully submerge. In those 2 hours and 40 minutes that they had to rescue people‚ only about 706 people were rescued out of the 2‚222 that were on board. The maiden
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Why the Troubles in Ireland lasted so Long and were so Bloody Angelina Trujillo Brookline College Why the Troubles in Ireland lasted so Long and were so Bloody As one of the worst conflicts in the world since the Second World War‚ Northern Ireland is one of the most studied areas in the world. It has been said that: “If all the publications‚ the explanations‚ the analyses and the ‘solutions’ to the Northern Irish ‘problem’ were put side by side they would span the
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In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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On April 10‚ 1912‚ the Titanic‚ largest ship afloat‚ left Southampton‚ England on her maiden voyage to New York City (The Sinking). Out of the 2‚227 passengers aboard the Titanic only 705 survived‚ a third of those being first class. To feed the passengers and crew‚ Titanic had 86‚000 pounds of meat‚ 40‚000 eggs‚ 40 tons of potatoes‚ 7‚000 heads of lettuce‚ 3‚500 pounds of onions‚ 36‚000 apples‚ and 1‚000 loaves of bread on board (Remembering). Titanic survivor‚ Anna Turja Lundi‚ once said "I can
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Centra Background of Company: The chain is run by Musgrave‚ the Irish food wholesaler‚ however the stores are all owned by individual franchisees. The chain has three different formats available to franchisees — smaller Quick Stop outlets‚ mid-sized Foodmarkets‚ and larger Supermarkets. The majority of the stores however follow the Quick Stop format (or are simply branded Centra)‚ as Musgrave also offers the SuperValu format‚ which is geared towards larger supermarkets. There are currently around
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Which of the following was the most important cause of the Northern Ireland conflict? (voting‚ education) Explain your answer. The conflict in Northern Ireland happened during the period 1963-1985‚ where it was officially declared over in 1994. Also known as “The Troubles”‚ this conflict started between two groups of people‚ the Catholics and the Protestants. The Catholics saw Ireland as one country and wanted the reunification of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as one state. However
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Fredrick Fleet was the workman on guard on the Titanic on April 14. Fleet‚ had warned the personnel on the ship’s control deck to look out for icebergs that night‚ yet nobody was at the control panel that fateful night (McPherson 6). The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable when it was built in 1911. “More than 2‚200 people were now aboard the Titanic including 1‚300 passengers” (Senan 16). The location the Titanic deported from was Great Britain and it was headed to New York. After three long days
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BOOM!‚ CRACK! The top part of the RMS Titanic cracks open. The crack makes its way down to the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. In 1912‚ the RMS Titanic sank for a multitude of reasons and events. The hull malfunction made the Titanic break in two which in return‚ caused many deaths. The cracks‚ the booms‚ are all caused by some critical hull failures. The ship did indeed break in two which was due to a probable hull failure. A hull failure due to the slow sinking of the Titanic‚ a huge stress
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