Argumentative Essay About Titanic
“Here is where the question “Why do we still care about Titanic?” gets more interesting still. Crucially, much of what you have heard about the sinking happens to be true. Titanic’s end, thanks to the heroism of Carpathia and its Captain Rostron, was witnessed by hundreds of survivors. They landed in New York City, told their tales and confirmed one another’s accounts. Mr. Astor did step back from the lifeboat and therefore died. Ben Guggenheim did indeed change into evening clothes and also died, along with his valet, declaring, “We’ve dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.” The Strausses were on deck chairs, holding hands when a wave swept them overboard. Officers of the ship did fire pistols to keep men from boarding