When an author writes about a topic, he or she should provide evidence to support what they are writing. This evidence may be reasons to explain the topic. It should be convincing to the reader. Read an essay about the Titanic. Then answer questions about the reasons and evidence provided by the author: Did you know that about 1,500 people died on the Titanic? The RMS Titanic was considered an unsinkable ship. Due to the thought that the ship would not sink, the Captain and crew ignored warning signs. Also, during that time, safety precautions were not enforced. Therefore, the Titanic... Show more When an author writes about a topic, he or she should provide evidence to support what they are writing. This evidence may be reasons to explain the topic. It should be convincing to the reader. Read an essay about the Titanic. Then answer questions about the reasons and evidence provided by the author: Did you know that about 1,500 people died on the Titanic? The RMS Titanic was considered an unsinkable ship. Due to the thought that the ship would not sink, the Captain and crew ignored warning signs. Also, during that time, safety precautions were not enforced. Therefore, the Titanic disaster is probably the worst disaster of all time that killed citizens. The extent to which the people died is significant. Most of the 1,500 people froze to death in the northern Atlantic waters. Freezing to death is quite painful. Besides being extremely cold and wet, the numbness would make it feel like needles were sticking in the skin. When a person is freezing to death, he or she will constantly be looking for warmth. In this case, they will not have any choice. They will simply struggle to get warm until they die. Another unfortunate fact is that there were several ships in the area. The Carpathia is the ship credited with coming to the Titanic’s aid. However, the Californian was very close to the Titanic when it sank. The crew onboard this ship even witnessed the Titanic’s distress flares in the air. Like several other boats in the area, the Californian would not come to help the Titanic because of the icebergs in the area. Most of these boats were responding to the Titanic, but they refused to come for fear that they would strike an iceberg and sink. When the Titanic struck the iceberg, the Captain and crew knew it would be impossible to keep the ship afloat. It would sink into the chilly icy waters without enough lifeboats on board to save everyone. Instead of creating a chaotic situation, the crew created a scene that this was not an emergency. They did not want the passengers to rush onto the lifeboats. Many passengers were not aware of how much trouble they were in. This false hope was further pushed when the Titanic’s band played their instruments on the deck of the Titanic as it was sinking. Show less
When an author writes about a topic, he or she should provide evidence to support what they are writing. This evidence may be reasons to explain the topic. It should be convincing to the reader.
Read an essay about the Titanic. Then answer questions about the reasons and evidence provided by the author:
Did you know that about 1,500 people died on the Titanic? The RMS Titanic was considered an unsinkable ship. Due to the thought that the ship would not sink, the Captain and crew ignored warning signs. Also, during that time, safety precautions were not enforced. Therefore, the Titanic disaster is probably the worst disaster of all time that killed citizens. The extent to which the people died is significant. Most of the 1,500 people froze to death in the northern Atlantic waters. Freezing to death is quite painful. Besides being extremely cold and wet, the numbness would make it feel like needles were sticking in the skin. When a person is freezing to death, he or she will constantly be looking for warmth. In this case, they will not have any choice. They will simply struggle to get warm until they die. Another unfortunate fact is that there were several ships in the area. The Carpathia is the ship credited with coming to the Titanic’s aid. However, the Californian was very close to the Titanic when it sank. The crew onboard this ship even witnessed the Titanic’s distress flares in the air. Like several other boats in the area, the Californian would not come to help the Titanic because of the icebergs in the area. Most of these boats were responding to the Titanic, but they refused to come for fear that they would strike an iceberg and sink. When the Titanic struck the iceberg, the Captain and crew knew it would be impossible to keep the ship afloat. It would sink into the chilly icy waters without enough lifeboats on board to save everyone. Instead of creating a chaotic situation, the crew created a scene that this was not an emergency. They did not want the passengers to rush onto the lifeboats. Many passengers were not aware of how much trouble they were in. This false hope was further pushed when the Titanic’s band played their instruments on the deck of the Titanic as it was sinking.
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