endlessly drawn to the drama of the fateful voyage of the RMS Titanic as this largest and most luxurious ocean liner that the world of 1912 had seen to date represents a story of the changing world and culture of the early 1900’s. The rich and famous passengers of the Titanic included the nouveau riche of America whose wealth acquired in banking‚ industry‚ transportation allowed them make frequent trips to Europe and beyond to explore both past treasures in art and architecture and also the newest technologies
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Madison Freeman Stroud English 10 03 May 2016 Gladys Cherry The Titanic‚ a premier ocean liner deemed to be unsinkable‚ was years before its time. After setting sail on her first and only voyage‚ passenger and survivor‚ Gladys Cherry boarded the ship with no notion of what life changing events were soon to unfold. Constructed in Belfast‚ Ireland‚ the Titanic took over three years to build with 15‚000 men and $7.5 million dollars at hand (“Testimony of Joseph Bruce Ismay”). Gladys‚ the third child
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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 of sailing on the North Atlantic‚ they stopped in Ireland. A few days later‚ the ship crashed into an iceberg that had made it’s way into North Atlantic from Greenland (Fahey 4). Many people went back to their rooms to get their valuables from down below (Lord 60). Most historians say that they don’t know the exact number of passengers that were on the
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POSSIBILITIES & LIMITATIONS OF HONDA’S PASSENGER CAR BUSINESS Honda is an excellent company in terms of its remarkable ability in entering the automobile market and becoming one major player in the industry. Honda started its business in motorcycle business before entered the automobile industry in 1962. Japan automobile industry at that time has a high entry barrier especially in the form of competition and economies of scale. Honda was a new comer and there were two strong players in the Market;
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‘unsinkable ship’? The Titanic set sail on April 10‚ 1912 carrying 2200 passengers and 1300 crew. She hit an iceberg on April 14‚ 1912 at 11:45 p.m. At first the captain thought that the ship had merely scraped the iceberg. The damage was much worse... The iceberg scraped the hull so bad the rivets used to hold the ship together popped out. The gash in the hull let water come into the ship at 10 tons per second! Of the 2200 passengers‚ she carried on board‚ only 700 survived. Some people say that Thomas
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help over the radio. Couple minutes later he announced to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew ready on deck. There was only room in the lifeboats for about 1‚100 and there was an estimated of 2‚227 on board. The lifeboats began being loaded with children first than women. The Carpathia‚ southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles‚ picked up the distress call and began sailing to rescue passengers. As I said earlier April 14th‚ 1912 will go down in history as a day when disaster struck
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indestructible‚ sank from an iceberg that had been said to be larger than the ship itself. That ship was called the Titanic. The Titanic was said to be a beauty and some might’ve said it was the largest ship they ever seen.The Titanic had about over 2‚000 passengers when it sailed in 1912 and had only 705 people saved by the ship Carpathia when it sunk. What some didn’t know was that Carpathia was the only ship to help over at least 12 ships that was close by. While the Titanic was sailing‚ the ocean was calm
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the vessel should not be compromised‚ so constant checking is properly observed. I wish I could work in that ship one day. Being a crew of that ship must be so challenging that everyday you should keep up with the expectation and demands of the passenger. It was also amazed how they tackle themselves through bad weather and I also wonder how would it be to encounter storms at sea. The way they produce water and sanitize the ship‚ dispose garbage and do all the laundrys is fascinating‚ they can do
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renowned shipbuilders Harland & Wolff. They built her sister ships ‘The Britannic’ and ‘The Olympic’. It took 11‚300 Harland & Wolff shipyard workers 26 months to build the titanic. The Titanic was famous for its size‚ its luxury‚ its famous passengers and for being ‘unsinkable’.
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Queen Mary 2 Project Queen Mary 2 or QM2 is the largest passenger ship ever built. The ship has a nightclub‚ a spa‚ a wine bar‚ 15 restaurants and bars‚ a library‚ and a planetarium. The ship is 1‚132 feet long‚ has the capacity to carry 2‚620 passengers‚ and weighs about 151‚400 tons. The maiden voyage on January 14‚ 2004 made history‚ and the project was such a success that it was awarded a maritime Oscar from Berlitz in their 2005 guide to Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships. The project
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