...Picture Titanic Titanic Queen Mary Lusitania Queen Elizabeth II (Q.E 2) Built by Harland and Wolff, the RMS Titanic was the largest ship of its type when construction began in 1909. Built in conjunction with its sister ship Olympic, the Titanic required a new dry dock to be built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. In 1911 the Titanic was launched and fitted out, ready for service in 1912. Even before that fateful night (on April 14th, 1912) when it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic ocean, the Titanic had already cost the lives of eight people who were either working on the ship itself or in the dockyard workshops. Among the many people who were lost during the sinking of the Titanic was the naval architect, Thomas Andrew who designed the Titanic and it’s sister ships the Olympic and Britannic. The result of the sinking of the Titanic though lead to certain requirement having to be made to passenger ships such as sufficient life boats for all the crew and passengers, and a permanently manned radio communication. In addition, it was also agreed upon that the firing of red rockets from a ship would also be seen as a sign that a ship was in distress or need of...
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...The biggest ship built to that date, The Titanic, was considered unsinkable. Everyone thought it unsinkable since it was the biggest and had new watertight compartments. The compartments could keep the ship afloat if there were less than 4 compartments flooded, and sadly, according to National Geographic, there was six flooded. With multiple events for this sinking, it was a perfect storm. The Titanic might have been doomed before they started, there was a fire. According to telegraph.co.uk, there was a fire, before they even set sail. The fire ended up being where the iceberg would eventually hit, causing it to be easier for the iceberg to pierce the steel. The website says that the fire could have weakened the steel up to 75%. Sadly, multiple people knew about the fire, they still set sail even after knowing it weakened the steel. The titanic was created with "watertight" compartments, made to keep it alive even after four are flooded. According to National Geographic, the ships design had a flaw, the bulkheads were not tall enough to contain the...
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...In the classical film, Titanic, written and directed by James Cameron, the key actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet played the part of the two star crossed lovers from different social statuses of whom were able to meet under the most unforeseen circumstances (IMDb). Against all odds they fell in love and were able to express unconditional love through whatever trail that may have confronted them. At the beginning of the film they were both introduced in their own status and was elaborated on with how they were and how their lives were before boarding the RMS Titanic. The setting starts off with them boarding and continues to take place on the RMS Titanic following them as their love blossomed. As the film progresses, the theme of the...
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...The RMS Titanic “The story of the Titanic began before anyone had even thought about building the great ship.” These words were quoted from the book Exploring the Titanic, by Robert D. Ballard. In Ballard’s book, it references The Wreck of the Titan, written in 1898 by Morgan Robertson. The Wreck of the Titan’s story followed the largest passenger ship ever, named Titan, on its trip across the North Atlantic. The ship was labeled “unsinkable.” Yet, it sank after hitting an iceberg with many wealthy and renowned passengers on board. Since it didn’t have enough lifeboats for the passengers, a significant amount of lives were lost. Ten years after The Wreck of the Titan was written, a dinner party was held in London. Two men, J. Bruce Ismay, (former President of the White Star Line) and Lord Pirrie (former chairman of Harland & Wolff shipbuilder), were organizing the concept to make three...
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...The Titanic's maiden voyage was a disaster because the first thing they didn’t do was pay attention to the messages that other ships sent. The captain seen the messages, but he chose to ignore them. Another thing that made this disaster happen was that the captain sets the ship to go full speed. Other ships warn them, but they didn’t listen. When the ship has struck ice the people started to evacuate the ship. The people used boats to evacuate,but they weren’t filled up all the way. The boats had the capacity of forty people,but they only had ten in one boat. This is why the Titanic had a disaster. The Titanic maiden voyage was a disaster because the captain didn’t pay attention. The Captain Edward J. Smith was sleeping instead of paying...
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...The sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the Titanic was one of the most horrific events that ever occurred,but who was responsible for it? Captain Edward J. Smith was the cause of the Titanic sinking. The Titanic’s operators had received multiple iceberg warnings, but when they told Captain Smith, he remained at full speed and he said, “ Besides, what danger could a few pieces of ice present to an unsinkable ship?” Obviously Captain Smith didn’t take all these warnings from every other ship seriously. He remained at full speed because he was under a lot of pressure to get to the U.S. on time or even before schedule. Captain Smith payed more attention and cared more about fame rather than safety and the lives of all the passengers on the...
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...Young1 RICHARD BALLARD PROFILE By definition, Richard Ballard was a great oceanographer. Ballard had always been interested in the sea since he was a little child. His curiosity got the best of him and he has accomplished so much since then. He has written a variety of books to go along with his scientific research and findings within the ocean floors. One of his most popular discoveries was The Titanic. His underwater archaeology work is amazing. It is pretty impressive to know that Ballard has a sense of humor when it comes to storytelling in his books. It is pretty incredible to go submarine diving and not know if you will surface because you are on a mission to find the impossible artifacts within the black sea. Ballard was also known for his natural discoveries during his deep-sea expeditions. Even though Ballard is known for his discoveries, his first expedition was unsuccessful. There are many written pages that discuss Richard Ballard’s underwater discoveries. “During Richards long career he conducted more than one hundred-twenty deep-sea expeditions using the latest in exploration technology, and he is a pioneer in the early use of deep-diving submarines” (Richard Ballard). As the president of an Exploration Institute, Ballard received many prestigious awards for his discoveries, television appearances and books to go and prove his findings. Many of Richards’s expeditions are well known. “He led the 1977 expedition that discovered deep-sea hydrothermal vents...
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...Enhancing EFL College Students' Speed Reading and Content Comprehension of Computerized Texts Osama Hassanein Sayed, PhD Community College in Bisha, King Khalid University, KSA, Faculty of Education in the New Valley, Assiut University, Egypt (2009) Paper puplished in CDELT Occasional Papers, Vol. 50, August, 2009. Abstract This study attempted to investigate the effect of training EFL college students in reading computerized texts on their reading speed and content comprehension. The study had a pre-post control group design. Thirty EFL students at the community college in Bisha, king Khalid university, Saudi Arabia, participated in this study. An online speed reading test was used to measure students' speed reading rate and content comprehension. Experimentation lasted eight weeks; three 50-minute sessions per week. A “t” test for small samples was used to analyze the difference between means of scores of the study subjects in the pre-post-measurements. Findings revealed a significant improvement in the experimental group students' speed reading rates and their reading comprehension of computerized texts. Introduction: With the explosion of information we live in nowadays, with the growing emphasis and on the importance concepts of information as and communication with such globalization,informatization, and intercultural communication, strong reading skills, as Kasper (2003) states, are essential not only for students' academic success, but also for their social...
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...Change Analysis Joseph Jackson HRM 587 September 14, 2014 Dr. John Anderson Change Analysis Practitioners and writers like Lee Bolman, Terrence Deal, Gareth Morgan, and Mary Jo Hatch claim that the images that people hold of companies or organizations influence their interpretations of what they think is going on, what they think it has to happen and the way they think things ought to happen. The images can be seen as metaphors or frames that people hold in their minds. These images of change and of managing influence the ideas of people and what people think management of change is about. This paper discusses these images of managing change in relation to two organizations, the Microsoft Company and Apple Company. The facts from the week one proposal are that the drive for change for Microsoft Company is the rising level of competition that calls for a need to have differentiated and integrated products. When it was seen that only a few short years ago Microsoft had more money than Apple and less debt I am sure that shocked many people on the market. The information related to this is that the company has been able to develop integrated devices such as Windows phones and services like Bing. In order to have a range of products, the company acquired the mobile device sector of Nokia Corporation. On the side of the Apple Company, the drive for change is innovation and high tech pressures to be in a position to maintain its high levels of technology. As a result, the...
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...behind integrating these departments. What would be your argument to defend the decision of the management? Give your opinion. ### Tutorial 3: Kempen Tandas Bersih Mid Term Test (May 2010) In South Korea, the public toilet has become a tourist attraction; in Malaysia, public toilets are tourist attractions, too – for the wrong reason. 1. Looking at the cartoon above, suggest the negative impact of dirty public toilet in Malaysia. 2. Instead of using TV1 and TV2 to promote a campaign, what other electronic communication channels would be more suitable and why? 3. Suggest the possible ‘source’ of this campaign. 4. Suggest two possible ‘noise’ in this campaign. 5. Why is evaluation important in a campaign? 6. Why is research important in a campaign? ### Tutorial 4 (PR Publics) 1. Why do public relations practitioners try to identify opinion leaders and decision makers for each public? 2. Why is it important to identify a public’s stake or interest in an issue of importance to a practitioner’s organization? Give an example of a stakeholder who is important to an organization. 3. Who are some of the traditional...
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...From my research I learned that three days after a person sees a picture, your brain will remember 65% of what you saw. The hippocampus is where the brain stores memory. Our brain is 10 times bigger than scientists originally thought from recent studies. There are two different types of memory in the brain. Short term memory and long term memory. Episodic memory is the of memory of specific events. Short term memory causes your pre-frontal lobe to be very active. The brain remembers positive and negative information in two different hemispheres of the brain. Negative emotions generally require more thinking than positive information. My problem was, does the human brain remember sad events or happy events more? I was interested in this...
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...Essay Three Important dates First draft: Begin prewriting and writing first draft in class on March 22. The first draft must be handwritten. Continue writing draft on April 1. Draft due: Upload as a rich text file via joule by April 3 no later than 11:00 a.m. (10 pts. draft) Peer review: In-class peer review on April 3. Bring two copies of your typed essay. (10 pts./peer review) Revise/edit: In-class revise/edit on April 5. Final draft and self-evaluation: Due on April 8. (100 pts./essay and 10 pts./evaluation) Topic: Select one of the following topics. 1. Compare and contrast your culture to another culture. Select at least three points to c/c. Make sure you are not making random or biased judgments but are exploring similarities, differences, and their significance. 2. Compare and contrast your work ethic to another individual’s work ethic. Select at least three to c/c. Make sure you are not making random or biased judgments but are exploring similarities, differences, and their significance. 3. Compare and contrast two potential places of employment. Select at least three points to c/c. Make sure you are not making random or biased judgments but are exploring similarities, differences, and their significance. 4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in an individual or collective society. Select at least three points to c/c. Make sure you are not making random or biased judgments but are exploring similarities, differences, and their significance...
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...I DIDN’T DO IT Abstract This report is comprised of the three primary values/virtues I believe an Ethical leader should poses in the modern business marketplace. 1. Diligence 2. Reliability 3. Forbearance With each of these values I have argued my position using examples of real life incidents where a single decision lead to tragedy. The research was conducted mainly through legally produced documents from each incidents inquiry into the events which caused each independent situation. I have used moral theory to relate these situations to modern business ethics, this gives practical application to ethical decision making and leadership skills. The summation of findings concludes that the values and virtues required of an ethical leader is far more extensive than I originally thought and is not limited to the primary three that I have chosen to argue. Major financial tragedies like the 2008 financial crisis, can only be attributed to unethical decision making. I believe there can be a definitive list, but not limited to, three primary value/virtues of an ethical leader. In the following report I intend to argue for what I believe to be the three values/virtues of leaders ( as section headings) who possess not great decisions making skills, but one step beyond that into ethical decision making skills. I will argue my position through a brief analysis of situations in which a single decision gave way to a multitude of unethical behaviours and even tragedy through...
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...Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is an area of psychology which seeks to find and understand the various behavioral problems humans possess, and the possible psychological problems and disorders. “According to the APA, clinical psychology attempts to use the principles of psychology to better understand, predict, and alleviate intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning (APA, 2009a)”(Plante, 2011, pg. 5). For one to gain a better understanding of clinical psychology, the history and evolving nature of clinical psychology must be discussed, the role of research and statistics must be explained, and the differences between clinical psychology and other mental health professions must be discussed. The items listed will be addressed and examined throughout this paper. History of Clinical Psychology In the later part of the 1800’s, psychology was being discovered in several laboratories in different universities. The field of psychology was insisting and leaning more on pure science as the main practice, but a former student of Wilhelm Wundt, named Lightner Witmer, made an impact and changed that view on psychology (Pickren, 2009). Lightner Whitmer in charge of the psychology department in the University of Pennsylvania. Whitmer began to work with a boy who had problems with spelling, and developed a program of tutoring which became a success in helping the boy. The success from the tutoring program...
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...True Women of the West To see a women’s true worth is deeper then beauty. If she does not document her story, then who will tell it in its full truth? Throughout history a woman’s story was lost. As a society we have glamorized history of women who were called, Red Light Women, Soiled Doves, and Painted ladies. History books leave out many details of what these women lives were really like. Today’s equal rights activist, Roma Thompson, takes a different approach in bringing awareness about todays current equal rights issues. Roma has spent the last three decades designing costumes and doing research on important women in Colorado history, to present to groups, all over the western United States. Thompson’s passion of the rough life of a working girl in the Wild West, opened her eyes to the ugly true of the battle of equal right’s that women have endured throughout history. Every women in history had a story, from the parlor women, to the Madam’s, and history’s leading women activist. Even though, women still struggle to be equal in today’s society, Roma feels that educating on the women in the past, will bring awareness to the true worth and importance of women in the world. Thompson creatively transports her audience back in time to the early 1900s, starting with the painted ladies and madams, and leads into women who inspired her the most. Brothels could be found in all different areas—mining towns, cow towns, logging camps, large cities, cattle-shipping centers, end-of-track...
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