The Titanic: An Ocean Nightmare Millions of people have heard about the massive ship that claimed to be ¨unsinkable¨ (Callery 14). The ship exploded with excitement and hope for the passengers. Travelers from various different lifestyles and incomes came together for one purpose, to glide across the ocean one wave at a time. Passengers onboard the Titanic had no idea what they would encounter or the fame that would come out of this already famous ship. No one expected the tragedy that would take place in the middle of the ocean. The structure, passengers, and the sinking of the Titanic made it one of the most famous ships of the twentieth century. Besides its breathtaking appearance, the Titanic was a masterpiece created by thousands of people …show more content…
Spectacular paintings lined the hallways and statues hand crafted by exquisite artist created a serene environment. Grand staircases sat beneath dazzling chandeliers that lit up entire ballrooms. Titanic's elegance made it the “largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time” (Garzke 300). Even greater than the ship's interior and exterior were the passengers on board. The Titanic was like an ocean, filled with a variety of people. Each person belonged to a class, first, second or third. First class had several of the richest people in the world on board. Many of these passengers brought servants along with them to make their stay even more luxurious. Other wealthy people even brought their dogs onboard with them, bringing the comfort of home to the Titanic. Second class included passengers whose income was average. These people came ready for new adventure on the ocean. The third class consisted of a majority of the poorest people on the Titanic. Many third class passengers had very small rooms whose interior did not have the same elegance as second and third class rooms. Several passengers on board the Titanic were using the Titanic as transportation to a new life in America. Most of these passengers were third class families ready for a clean slate and a new beginning in America. The Titanic was one boat that brought together thousands of people, from all different lifestyles, together in unison to sail the seas ( Burgan, People, 6,
The Titanic makes most people very curious and is a very compelling topic. Deborah Hopkinson, the author of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, Apples to Oregon, and others wrote a marvelous book about the Titanic. The book is about the horrific disaster of the marvelous ship called Titanic Voices From The Disaster. This book provides a story about the Titanic and includes story’s from passengers, that were aboard the Titanic the night it hit an ice berg and sunk. Titanic is a very popular book published by Scholastic. It is rated 4 stars on goodreads.com and 4.5 stars on Barnes and noble.com. There are many great reviews of the book and few bad reviews. This
Slavitt's "Titanic" interprets the sinking of the Titanic not as a tragedy but as a joy. He asks the question "Who does not love the Titanic?" This is very true. Who has not heard of its incredible mass and beauty. Everything about the Titanic has titanic proportions. What a splendid time those people were having on their cruise. Who, if given the opportunity, would partake knowing the catastrophic outcome that awaits? David R. Slavitt would. For him to relive the awe of cruising in the largest ship in the world with thousands of other people having the time of their lives would be impressive. For him to go out in glory and magnificence would be worthwhile. After all, "We all go: only a few, first class."
Unfortunately there was very many important people on the ship. Many of the people on the titanic died in the freezing cold water.There was thre...
“Yeah, we hit a huge berg and we’re taking on water fast down below.” He replied. Before I had time to think, the lifeboat was lowered into the water slowly. I felt sorry for the people on that lower deck because the ship was only half full of us rich first-class folk. The same guard had hopped onto the ship to lead it away from the dying giant. After seeing the Titanic from a distance, I could see that its long rows of deck lights weren’t perpendicular to the ocean anymore, but slanted way up.
The tragic history of the Titanic, the sinking of the “unsinkable” giant of a ship shocked the entire world and contributed to important shifts in the mass consciousness of the people who lived at that period and assessed the achievements of new technologies and their role. However, one would have been hardly able to predict in 1912 that this tragedy, no matter how significant and meaningful, would leave such a deep imprint on the history of human civilization. The continuing interest in the fate of the great vessel has taken the form of various narrations and given rise to numerous myths enveloping the true history and, in this way, often obscuring the facts related to the tragedy. In recent years, this interest has been emphasized by the dramatic discovery of the wreck and examination of its remains. The recovery of artifacts from the Titanic and the exploration of the site where it had sank stimulated new speculations on different issues of the failure to rescue the Titanic and the role of different factors contributing to the disaster. These issues have been traditionally in the focus of discussions that caused controversies and ambiguous interpretations of various facts. They also often overshadowed other parts of the disaster story that were confirmed by statistical data and revealed the impact of social realities. The social stratification of passengers that reflected the social realities of the period and its class interests determined the chances of survival, with most of those perished in the Titanic disaster having been lower class individuals.
so there’s a grand staircase that leads 2nd class floors to the 1st class floors and the rear of the boat if you walk down the hallway and also thanks for buying me 2nd class tickets.. I franclatey think third class is infested with Rats and Cockroaches…Well enough about me let's talk about the Titanic.
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be on the titanic? The titanic was once a beautiful ship, before it sank it was the biggest most greatest ship of all time.The biggest and most greatest ship of all time, had launched and almost all of the U.K. was watching.
The Unsinkable Ship That Sank On the day of April 12,1912, Titanic was thought to be the dream ship that could never be destroyed. Like today’s society, the passengers were enjoying the time of their lives and thought nothing could ever happen to them because everybody thinks it’s the “unsinkable” ship, or at least that’s what everyone knew it to be. White Star Line’s Titanic was called the “Ship of dreams”. As they loaded up, many passengers of different classes and sectors of society thought that, that was the ticket to their dreams. But as time pass by from enjoying too much, little do they know that the ship is sinking.
When the Titanic struck an iceberg, it was only a matter of time before the ship would be completely under water. “Water was pouring through a great gash about two feet above the floor plates. This was no slow leak; the ship was open to the sea; in ten minutes there were eight feet of water in No. 6.” As the water quickly filled the damaged ship passengers still laid asleep in their cabins while some looked for answers. “The shock of the collision had been so slight that some were not awakened by it.” As people are awoken and instructed by deckhands for women and children to board the lifeboats. “The boats are more heavily loaded now, for
Getting to ride on the Titanic was very expensive, and White Star Line was known for delivering a luxury experience. They also thought that the different classes of the boat should be separate, designers even added steel gates to keep the first, second, and third classes separate. First class was the most expensive and most elaborate. It cost $2,500 per
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The Titanic was one of the most exciting pleasures in its time. The Titanic was designed with all of the new twentieth century technology. It was spacious, it had cafes with French servers, and the engines moved quickly to get passengers to their stop on time (Deborah Hopkinson Titanic; Voices from the
The movie began by showing many second-class citizens surrounding the ship, waiting to board the Titanic. The first class had their cars driven up to the dock, beeping their horns so the second-class people would move out of their way. They were immediately escorted out of their cars, with their many pieces of expensive luggage being carried for them. The first class boarded the ship through the main, top deck, while the second class waited around while they were checked for lice and other diseases. The second class kept their belongings in one sac each and waited until all of the first class were aboard, then entered the ship through the steerage entrance.
Overall, the Titanic disaster was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Many people called it “the ship of dreams,” yet it turned out to be a nightmare. That was an achievement of arrogance and greed. A man once said 'Remember, a lone amateur built the Ark, yet a large group of professionals built the Titanic.'(Dave Barry) Ninety-nine years since the disaster and it sits in some peoples mind, as a reminder. Although we do not know, it will stay with us for many more years.
It cost 7.5 million to build the Titanic. In the Titanic has three classes, the first class, the second class, and the third class. On the Titanic there is a gym, an onboard swimming pool, squash court, a Turkish bath and two libraries that separate first and second class. The Titanic was the largest man-made moving object on earth in 1912. The creators of