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James Bruce Ismay Is Responsible For The Death Of The Titanic

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Put paper here The “Unsinkable” Titanic The Titanic was the largest ship in the world of its time. This ship was filled with people of all ages and social classes. On the night of April 15, 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic struck a monstrous iceberg and as a result, 1,500 people died. James Bruce Ismay is responsible for the passing of the civilians because he left the boat when he wasn’t supposed to, he owned the Titanic, and he was so cheap when designing the ship. First off, Mr. Ismay was responsible for the civilians dying because he left the boat when he wasn’t supposed to. The text reads, "Some people describe Ismay as getting in to the first lifeboat." As well as , “He said he helped load 8 lifeboats and when it looked like the deck was clear and no one was left, he jumped into and open spot in one of the last lifeboats to leave.” In conclusion, Ismay left the Titanic before the majority of the people could which made him a coward and cause lots of chaos which led to death. …show more content…

In the text it states, "Managing director of the Titanic." Also, “Also consider that Ismay owned the White Star Line, which means he owned the Titanic.” That saying, if someone owns something that is used by the public and someone dies or gets injured, then that individual is responsible for whatever happen. So, in this case since some 1,500 people that died is Ismay’s

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