During a very cold evening on April 14, 1912, the Titanic collided with a massive iceberg and sank in less than three hours. At the time, more than 2200 passengers and crew were aboard the Titanic for her maiden voyage to the United States. Only 705 survived. According to the builders of the Titanic, even in the worst possible accident at sea, two ships colliding, the ship should have stayed afloat for two to three days, which would provide enough time for nearby ships to help [Gannon, 1995]. What do you think made the builders have this wrong estimation of the sinking time of the ship

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition

Which of the following is not a common response to feeling stressed on the road? a.crippling indecision b.enhanced reflexes c.lethargic reactions

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .