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Titanic Persuasive Essay

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Would you want to go on an unsinkable ship that is the best in it’s time?What if suddenly it wasn’t so unsinkable anymore? That’s what happened to the Titanic the ¨unsinkable¨ maiden ship.

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The best ship of it’s time,the maiden ship Titanic is going on it’s first voyage.The voyage which was sure to be a success because the ship was practically unsinkable. The first five days went perfectly. Everyone was happy and most of them had gone to bed that night but a few stragglers were still partying on the deck and the ship got a few morse code messages about near icebergs and the wonderful Titanic kept going full speed ahead. The guards that were on the bridge noticed a hazy bulky shape in the distance. They immediately recognized it as an iceberg. They tried to pull away from it but it was too late the “unsinkable” ship was three hours from sinking because the iceberg had left gashes in the starboard side of the ship letting in 39,000 gallons of water at 11:40 which filled six “watertight” compartments. More than anyone thought possible.Therefore The …show more content…

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