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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The poem that I read was “Titanic.” The poet of this poem is David R Slavitt‚ who is a writer‚ poet‚ translator‚ and the author of over 100 books. When I first read the title of the poem‚ I remembered the incident on April 15‚ 2016 in which the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with iceberg during its maiden voyage. The poem reveals that due to the popularity of the Titanic‚ not many people would pass up the chance to passage on the ship. During the voyage‚ people having
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A Decision has now been reached what positive developments have occurred in Northern Ireland? Do any obstacles remain? For decades in Northern Ireland there has been bombings‚ shootings and horrifying scenes of violence. However since the Downing Street Declaration in 1993‚ there has been various signs of stability and lasting peace in Northern Ireland but lasting peace will not be achieved unless obstacles are overcome. The Downing Street Declaration 1993 was the start of the peace process in
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Successes and Failure of the Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland assembly is a consociational model of democracy where there is cross community power sharing at executive level‚ this means that there is a joint office of First minister and Deputy First minister where the largest party from each designation (nationalist and unionist) get to choose the first and deputy first ministers. The Northern Ireland executive is a mandatory coalition of unionist and nationalist parties of which
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What was the impact of World War II on Belfast. Northern Ireland was very important to the war effort. During World War 2‚ Northern Ireland was controlled by unionists and therefore was still a part of Britain. Belfast was a very important city in N. Ireland. Many things were manufactured in Belfast such as ships‚ planes‚ uniforms and soldiers . In the early years of the war‚ there were restrictions in place like there was in Britain. These included rationing‚ censorship and travel restrictions
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statement is in fact proven true in both Jennifer Cervantes’ nonfiction passage Tortilla Sun and in Diana López’s nonfiction passage Confetti Girl. In both of these stories‚ a strong tension is formed when each narrator‚ and their remaining parent‚ is faced with a large disagreement of interests. In Tortilla Sun‚ the narrator and their mother argue over the fact
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