The Titanic
Essay title: The Titanic
The Titanic
The year is 1912 and you are on board the greatest and most luxurious ship
ever built. However, few of you are aware that the ship has just struck an iceberg [slam down book and slowly begin pushing it off edge of table, while
continue speaking] and is slowly sinking into the bottom of the North Atlantic. A lot
of you have already retired to your beds for the night. Some of you are out drinking,
smoking, just having a good time. And by the time you do realize the ship is sinking-
its too late. Most of the lifeboats are already gone. [Push book off edge of table and
onto floor] And 2/3 of you just died.
In case you havent figured it out yet, the ship Im referring to is the RMS Titanic. [Show slide 1 of Titanic] And it just happens to be a coincidence but it did sink
86 years ago today. Now like