Titanic Persuasive Essay
analytical Essay
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Fitch 6 In the year of 1912 a historic ship named the Titanic set sail on a remarkable voyage. While the Titanic raised the bar on modern ship sailing during its time period, it also brought an abrupt scare to the industry after its untimely sinking. The titanic took a brief two years to build in an era lacking in modern robotics to help craft the a ship of such magnitude.[footnoteRef:1] While two years seem to be an eternity for most, in the terms of ship building to years is unusually quick. Unfortunately for the Titanic?s passengers this brought a grave ending for its majority. Many view the sinking of the Titanic in a seemingly tragic and negative light, it should rather be viewed as a tragic incident that in turn saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to come, simply from the lessons which were learned. While the Titanic's tragic sinking is not due to any one failure or complication, the Titanic's sinking in turn …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the captain of the titanic, edward john smith, played a large role in the ship's sinking. captain smith pushed the titanic to its max cruising speed of twenty-three knots.
- Analyzes how the titanic sank in two and a half hours after colliding with the iceberg.
- Explains that ships are run off of marine grade diesel, similar to the fuel burned in large tractor trailers. ships such as the oasis and allure of the seas contain six diesel generators which provide electricity for the whole ship.
- Explains that the titanic raised the bar on modern ship sailing during its time period, but it also brought an abrupt scare to the industry after its untimely sinking.
- Explains that the titanic sank quickly, but if the lifeboats had been deployed quickly and properly, many lives would have been saved.
- Opines that the titanic should be remembered as an unfortunate sacrifice that in turn saved the lives of countless others.
Everything from the protocol for safety to the design of the ships were completely overhauled. The Titanic has been used as a platform to help ship designers and the maritime industry allows for much safer marine travel. One of the biggest changes since the Titanic is that cruise ships are required to have enough lifeboats for all of the passengers on board.[footnoteRef:14] Most cruise ships have extra deployable rafts for adequate safety in the event of an accident. On top of having the proper number of lifeboats, cruise ships now are also required to have life vests for everyone on board. These are just some of the changes made as a direct result of the Titanic. In addition to having enough lifeboats, all cruise liners are required by law to complete a successful muster test. A muster test is designed to run through the exact procedure that would be used in the event of a life threatening scenario such as what the Titanic faced. [14:
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- Describes how the rms titanic sank in the north atlantic ocean at 2:20 a.m. on april 15, 1912, with the loss of more than 1, 500 passengers and crew.
- Analyzes how the sinking of the titanic demonstrated the concept of privileges of being a first class passenger, and the responsibilities that duty implied.
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- Opines that the board should require the creation of the architects of all traveler steamers at a beginning period of development and to direct such adjustments as may appear to them essential to secure legitimate watertight measures.
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- Explains that captain edward john smith, 62, had four decades of seafaring experience and served as captain of titanic’s sister ship, rms olympic.
- Explains that brittle fracturing of the hull steel contributed to the titanic disaster.
- Explains that the lack of lifeboats on titanic made her unprepared as a cruise liner. bruce ismay, chairman of the white star line, didn't see it necessary as open promenade decks were selling points.
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- Explains that the royal mail ship titanic was an engineering dream come true, opening up pathways to possibilities never dreamt of. it was a british initiative to inspire and stimulate the notion of mass transport.
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- Explains that the lusitania was destroyed by the german submarine u-20 on may 7, 1915.
- Explains that the lusitania was destroyed by the german submarine u-20 on may 7, 1915.
- Explains that the lusitania was destroyed by the german submarine u-20 on may 7, 1915.
- Explains that the lusitania was destroyed by the german submarine u-20 on may 7, 1915.
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- Explains that the rms titanic was built by harland and wolff in the first half of the 20th century.
- Explains that the titanic struck the iceberg in the north atlantic ocean on the 4th day of the trip from southampton to new york city. there were not enough lifeboats to save people.
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- Explains that the titanic wasn't an accident, nor was it on purpose. there was a fire raging in boiler room number six. the metal was so worn that once they hit the iceberg it instantly cracked.
- Analyzes how dr. o'loughlin ismay was under extreme pressure to get the "queen of the ocean" to set sail in an unpresidented maiden voyage.
- Opines that if the caption didn't listen to all the iceberg warnings, they could have avoided crashing into a berg. the fire burned most of the coal supply, which is completely wrong.
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- Explains that the titanic's rivets broke faster than they would have if they were the right/stronger material. the brittle fracture of the hull steel contributed to the disaster.
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- Opines that the titanic should be preserved. it would bring a lot of money.
- Opines that the titanic would become a dream to reality. more people would be able to experience it.
- Opines that the investigator would be able to go in the titanic by foot and look in every part of the ship.
- Opines that making the titanic a museum would bring in so much money. the value of the titanic would be outrageous, but the income could be even bigger.
- Opines that the titanic should be preserved. it would bring a lot of money.
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