Titanic
I have always been intrigued by the Titanic, but my interest boomed with the recent development in how the side of the ship was damaged. I was amazed that instead of causing a gaping wound, as was previously believed, the iceberg that Titanic hit merely caused a series of small rips in the side of the ship. Sonar was used to determine that the side of the ship had six small slits that were no bigger than a single hand (http://www.titanic.cc/sonar.htm). This research amazed me because of the amount of water that passed through the small slits in the hull. I was always interested in ships, but the mystery that surrounded the Titanic sinking caused me to choose it for my senior project. At our first meeting (May 29, 1997), Mrs. Ferguson mentioned that I should try to incorporate my creative writing abilities into the project. Together, we came up with writing fictional diary entries for real passengers. My intent was to bring the people of the doomed liner to life through their thoughts throughout the trip. I chose which passengers' diaries I would write and then heavily researched each of these individuals. The craze from the movie Titanic made getting information difficult but I was able to gather the facts I needed fro
After a year of mining JJ made a great deal of money. However, White Star management felt that the boat-deck would look cluttered, and reduced the number to 20, for a total life-boat capacity of 1178. The Titanic turned Molly into a crusader for the survivors, and she asked the Denver Women's Club to petition Congress for maritime reform. Brown and another of the women saw the Carpithia and forced Hitchens to row to it. He was on duty at the time of the collision with the iceberg, and Captain Smith ordered him to inspect the ship for damage. Some crew members allowed only the women and children through while at other areas no one was admitted. RMS Titanic had been deemed unsinkable by the newspapers, and many said that God himself could not sink the Titanic. They boarded in Queenstown as third class passengers. That evening she sailed for Queenstown, Ireland, and at 1:30 PM on Thursday, April 11, she headed out into the Atlantic. There was not much extra room aboard so the first few nights Beesley had to sleep on towels and was eventually moved to an actual bed.
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