Persuasive Essay On The Titanic Memorial

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White Star Line an industry leader wanted to build the most luxurious passenger ships in the world, and they did exactly that. April 10th, 1912, 2,206 people set sail on the largest boat ever made at the time, the RMS Titanic. Setting sail from Southampton, England after several stops in Cherbourg, France and Cobh, the ending destination was supposed to be New York. Sadly the Titanic never made it to New York nor did all 2,208 passengers. The Titanic hit an iceberg at about 11:30 p.m. on April 14th. This colossal iceberg slashed a 300-foot gash below the ship’s waterline. More than 1,500 people lost their lives on the Titanic, taking roughly 3 hours to sink. There was enough life vest of all those on the Titanic, but there weren’t enough lifeboats. …show more content…

They didn’t believe that the money should be used to build a memorial when there were people who could benefit from that money. Despite everything that others were saying, the memorial was built, and a spot near Rock Creek Parkway was where the memorial would stand. The memorial stood in that place for three decades before being relocated because of the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts was built in the same spot, then it was moved to the capital’s Southwest waterfront. There are other memorials around the world commemorating the Titanic and those who were lost in the horrific sinking. A memorial in Belfast, Antrim was made because the Titanic was built there and spend a majority of her life there. The memorial was unveiled more than 8 years after the sinking. Another memorial in Southampton where the Titanic left from one her main voyage, commemorates the “heroic engineering staff” dedicated in 1914. Cobh the location of the Titanic’s last port stop also has several memorials for those lost in the sinking all throughout their town. (Source

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