Titanic was one of the biggest historical stories ever told for many years that spread news around the globe, which turned out to be a devastating event to everybody.
1912, the RMS Titanic was a memorable event. The ship set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton England to New York City. During its journey, disaster struck, and the ship hit an iceberg. The ship sank, leaving many people to die in the cold ocean. It must have been a horrifying experience to be left in the water at that moment. I had learned facts over the years, people researching about the sinking of the Titanic. The ship was 882 feet long, the size of three football fields. The damage of the ship, which the iceberg punctured, was approximately 205 foot long. There still are many questions in the air that people probably will never have answers. Why did they ignore Titanic’s wireless operator about the iceberg? If they condensed the amount of lifeboats from 32 to 20 lifeboats for their convenience, why did the ship’s crew overboard their passengers so that in case of an emergency, everyone on the ship will have a seat on the lifeboats? I believe that the crew members on the Titanic were not well prepared. I am sure that they panicked because there was only a short nick of time to abandon ship. It is amazing that the boats were only one third filled. The first boat was only filled with 28 people, and it could have carried approximately 64 people, which will save more lives. I think that if they remained calmed and worked together, they could have put more people on the lifeboats saving more lives. The fact is that there were more people than they thought. People remember the Titanic as the unsinkable. The question still lies, why did the Titanic sink? This question stills above all our heads. The White Star Line’s Titanic will be commemorating its 100-year anniversary next year.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Choose a topic for your final paper for week 9
The topic of my persuasive essay I chose, “In the United States, we do not need to plan for retirement. Social Security will cover our needs when we are retired.” Preparing for your financial decisions, you are able to plan out your retirement smoothly and effectively. When someone plans on retirement, they would receive a better deal rather than someone who did not plan for retirement. I also think that to an extent that Social Security only pays so much. While bills are increasing, the Social Security is staying the same. In years to come, items will cost more later than they do now. The most important thing about my retirement is that I want to make sure that my income lasts a lifetime otherwise I will fall into problems. If you want to prepare for yourself financially and live a comfortable retirement there are a few things you need to pay close attention. You want to establish a firm foundation. Then you secure your basic needs. You want to then, build up your wealth. Another point of view is that the younger crowd tends to party and play like there is no thought about tomorrow. Young ones spend all their money for their fun things. When you are younger, you feel as if you are invisible. The older you get, medical problems will occur fast, and you are going to have to pay for expensive medical bills that Medicare only covers so much, plus you have expensive Co-pays.
The plan for my essay paper is for the reader to understand and come to an agreement with me where I will be making my point of view. I will be expressing my agreements as well as disagreements and supporting what I have to say in it. The purpose of writing this essay paper is to achieve my goal to prove that people would make their own decisions about Social Security whether they are in doubt or not. People do wonder if they will still be alive by the time they retire. I will be developing enough evidence to support my persuasive essay with full confidence.
The plan for my essay paper is for the reader to understand and come to an agreement with me where I will be making my point of view. I will be expressing my agreements as well as disagreements and supporting what I have to say in it. The purpose of writing this essay paper is to achieve my goal to prove that people would make their own decisions about Social Security whether they are in doubt or not. People do wonder if they will still be alive by the time they retire. I will be developing enough evidence to support my persuasive essay with full confidence.
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Challenges of a paper
Students are aware that when writing a paper for class, it can be challenging and overwhelming. The importance for the student to understand clearly, they must comprehend what the topic of the essay is about. If they do not understand it, they will face a much more difficult situation and that will cause stress and frustration. Some students have a hard time knowing how to start off their paper, especially if the topic is new to them. If the topic interests the student, he or she will find it somewhat easier. If the topic do not them, they have to focus more on the chosen topic. They must keep in mind that writing in a paper there must be a topic sentence, a body, and a conclusion. Their writing must be able to flow smoothly to capture the reader’s attention. The students must have a clear understanding of the importance of plagiarism. They have to make sure that they are not plagiarizing. In order for them not to plagiarize, it is a must that students use their own words on their writing paper with proper citations, punctuations, or question marks that a lot of them tend to leave out in error.
Students are always going to come across with challenges, which they will have to overcome, so it is up to them to know the strategies to make their writing much easier and pleasant for them. When I first started college, I had a hard time concentrating so one of my strategies that I found useful was to sit in a quiet area where I will not be distracted. I always read my syllabus before the week starts so I could be aware of what is be expected. I do not like working long hours on my assignments at a time because it burns me out. To keep this from happening, I set a time schedule for my assignments to work on them little by little every day so I could be able to complete the work by the end of the week. Staying focused is a need to deal with any confusion. In order for the structure of the sentences to flow properly, pronouns and fragments should be used correctly. Once I finish my paper, I would proofread it several times to make sure that it makes sense. Writepoint is a good source to correct errors like past tense and present tense.
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