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A Night To Remember By Walter Lord - Term Papers

A Night To Remember By Walter Lord

The new White Star Liner, Titanic, was not only the largest, but also the most glamorous ship in the world. The Titanic's maiden voyage was set for New York, but unfortunately the ignorance of some of the crew members made the "Unsinkable" ship test its capabilities against huge icebergs. Only 705 survivors were picked up by her twenty lifeboats from the originally 2,207 passengers on board. This terrible disaster not only stayed in peoples minds throughout the world, but also made people realize how horrible mother nature can be.
I thought the book A Night To Remember presented all the horror and tragedy of that unfortunate night with suspenseful minute-by-minute hardships of the many ...

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Lord writes, "I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern ship building has gone beyond that." (Pg.21) I chose this excerpt said by Captain Smith because it proves how people can be so ignorant when it comes to dealing with mother nature. The "Unsinkable" Titanic met its match when trying to go through a massive iceberg. This gruesome event in history makes people realize nowadays that mother nature is horrifying.
I believe the setting of the story is extremely important because if this incident of an extremely luxurious cruise ship happened in today's society, were technology is so highly advanced. I bet that more than 99% of the passengers would be rescued in about 20 minutes to an hour by a Coast Guard Helicopter. In the case of the Titanic there weren't any capable aircraft that would rescue the passengers like in today's society. This story reminds me of the Space Shuttle ...

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Added: 2/21/2005 07:58:37 AM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
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