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**Modernism, a time of incredible experimentation, bold statements, and literature, represents an era of change. Coming immediately after the Industrial Revolution, the smell of new adventure was in the air. For some this meant beginning a new career and hope for a better future, but for others merely a chance to survive...** **No one is a stranger to the disasterous story of the //TItanic.//** **Some aspects that are not usually considered have to do with social class and gender. Although many people are aware of the luxeries enjoyed by the first class, the beautiful dock access in the second class, and how little the third class was thought of, they do not realize that these classes, as well as gender, directly impacted their survival of this disasterous event.**
 * //Titanic//: The Unsinkable Ship**

** First Class Accommodations ** Photo courtesy of wormstedt.com
 * The ground breaking event of the //Titanic's// departure on April 10, 1912, began a journey of a lifetime for 2229 passengers and crew members, or so they thought. As the ship pulled away, hundreds of passengers waved a friendly farewell to their family and friends. As the ship set sail, the passengers became aquainted with their new accommodations for the voyage.**  Photo courtesy of wormstedt.com

Photo courtesy of travelguide.reservepigeonforge.com First Class (parlor suite) £870/$4,350 ($83,200 today)
 * 325 first class passengers boarded the **//** Titanic **//** that fateful day. Their accommodations included a gymnasium, tennis courts, a swimming pool, Turkish electric baths, a dark room for photographers, kennels for first class dogs, elevators (an innovation for the period) private enclosed promenades and nearly a dozen styles of staterooms, all of which attracted attention and millionaire passengers. ** [[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dLSVgS5AxBI/TNGcCW1lw3I/AAAAAAAA3pA/ZNGw_Qe1RQQ/s1600/FirstclassTitanic.jpg width="424" height="288" align="right"]]
 * The infamous Grand Staircase that is often used as the main scenery for any motion picture featuring //Titanic's// story was hand carved out of oak with a bronze cherub statue holding a lantern at the bottom. The reception area was located at the bottom of the staircase; this is where most first class gatherings took place before dinner. **
 * Price for a ticket: **

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video courtesy of www.youtube.com **Middle Class Accommodations ** **285 middle clas** **s passenger's accommodations were spread over seven decks of the ship. The pass ****engers had e** **lev ****ator access to all seven decks with many different options available to keep guests occupied such as ****a smoke room, library, and dedicated dining area. The middle class staterooms w **ere **comparable to the first class passengers' in size and included mahogany furniture.** **This was the first ship to give such luxurious accommodations to the ** **specific barriers made in order to keep the 2nd class from wandering into the 1st class accommodations. This was also true for the third class. This was an accommodation made in order to make the first class be more exclusive. ** **Price for a ticket: ** Second Class £12/$60 ($1200 today) **2nd Class Dining Area** Photos courtesy of mredfootballatfault.blogspot.com ** Lower Class Accommodations **
 * <span style="color: #201f60; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">sec ****<span style="color: #201f60; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">ond class passengers. There were **
 * 706 lower class passenger's were treated with luxury well above typical standards of the time, but over shadowed by the fine details provided to the upper and middle class passengers. To bring it into perspective, the galley for lower class passengers was smaller in size than the Turkish Bath provided to the upper class passengers. Accommodations included a smoke room, general room, and dedicated dining area. The lower class had to share bathing accommodations. This averaged a **
 * [[image:http://www.titanicbranson.com/images/jaynee_blog/titanic_third_class.jpg width="385" height="335" align="right"]] round 700 people for 2 bath amenities . The rooms were more like a small dorm room where multiple passengers, not traveling together, may be roommates. The bunk beds allowed for more passengers to take part in the voyage. The food on the other hand was much more extravagant than they were used to. They had 3 multiple course meals a day which ** ** always included some type of meat. ** <span style="color: #228822; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: right;">titanicbranson.com

** Price for a ticket: ** <span style="background-color: #d6b797; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: large;">Third Class £3 to £8/$40 ($298 to $793 today) ** //Titanic// Video by Ms. Kramer ** media type="file" key="Titanic_0005.wmv" align="center" width="300" height="300"

** The Sinking of the //Titanic// ** ** Four days into this maiden voyage, at 11:40 p.m., the // Titanic // struck an iceberg. This was a fatal blow to the "unsinkable ship". The immediate danger of the situation was not evident to most of the passengers right away. They also did not realize that the over confidence in the "unsinkable ship" did not prepare the crew or the ship for any life threatening disaster such as this. There were not enough life boats to get even half of the passengers to safety. As the -4 degree water poured onto the // Titanic, // the social etiquette of "women and children first" was honored by every person on th **** e ship. Although this etiquette is not as respected today, it was worse than breaking the law not to honor this tradition. Men did not think of stepping foot on the boat if there was a woman or child still on the ship looking for a spot. Some of the men were able to find a spot because women would not leave their husbands behind, however, they were harshly scrutinized for surviving while so many women did not. Among these ** ** people who were targeted was William T. Sloper. He was accused of dressing up as a woman and sneaking onto the life boat and taking a spot of women and children. This has been proven to be completely false. There were women left on the ship, however, they were not willing to board the life boats, so he was given a seat. There were over twenty seats left in his lifeboat, however, he was harassed by the press for a long time following the event. ** ** The following are videos explaining the realities of the disaster. ** media type="youtube" key="GSJRZtLWBKA" height="315" width="420"media type="youtube" key="VmhSi15PFgc" height="315" width="420" Videos courtesy of []

**This is a chart exemplifying how class and gender directly impacted survival on the titanic.**  **(If you click on the blue hyperlinks it will take you to a list of passengers from each class)** **The Titanic Now...** media type="youtube" key="pun18bi_0-g" height="315" width="420" align="center"
 * || 1st Class On Board || 1st Class Survived || 2nd Class On Board || 2nd Class Survived || 3rd Class On Board || 3rd Class Survived || Crew On Board || Crew Survived ||
 * Men || 175 || 57 || 168 || 14 || 462 || 75 ||  || 192 ||
 * Women || 144 || 140 || 93 || 80 || 165 || 76 ||  || 23 ||
 * Children || 6 || 5 || 24 || 24 || 79 || 27 ||  ||   ||
 * Total || 325 || 202 || 285 || 118 || 706 || 178 || 913 || 215 ||
 * |||||| <span class="goog_qs-tidbit-1">Total Passengers = 1316 ||  |||||| <span class="goog_qs-tidbit-1">Total Crew = 913 ||   ||
 * |||||| Total Survived = 498 ||  |||||| Total Survived = 215 ||   ||
 * |||||||||||||| Total On Board Titanic = 2229 ||  ||
 * |||||||||||||| Total Survivors = 713 ||  ||
 * |||||||||||||| Total Survivors = 713 ||  ||

Video Courtesy of youtube.com The following is a Glogster project illustrates the news, facts, and people who were aboard the //Titanic.// Please click on the youtube video to see the entire A & E //Titanic Death of a Dream.// media type="custom" key="13223088" align="left" width="340" height="340"

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**Overall the //Titanic// was a large experiment.** ** The new technological advancements, **  ** attentio **** n to luxu **** rious details, and confidence in overall safety of the ship were new to people across the world. The elevator was available to both the first and the second class. This was a direct result of human ambition, however, the drastic loss in life was due to human ego. **  ** Because the creators were so confident in the success of the maiden voyage, they ignored the fact that there were not enough lifeboats to save even half of the passengers if something were to happen. Safety drills were not given to staff members to help organize a calm and collective way to evacuate the ship. Although this was a very harsh lesson to learn, the direct result impacted the way people dealt with experimentation. Due to this event, scientists, psychologists, inventors, etc. tak ** ** e more precautions in order to ensure the safety of people who are participating. ** photos courtesy of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #009933; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">topdocumentary.tv ** The //Titanic// was not the only monumental event during this time period. Modernism includes World **  ** War I, the Great Depression, psychological experimentation, and examination of human behavior. This paved a pathway for many artists and revolutions that have happened since then. It allowed them to see what could be. In WWI most of our soldiers were protected as well as killed or severely injured by many of these experiments. These experiments included machine guns, poisonous gas, chemical warfare, grenades, and tanks. Breaking out of the proverbial shell that Americans had been living in thus far allowed for growth in all areas of survival. **  ** Literature was a key factor in all of these issues. Literature allowed for authors to take risks and make bold **** statements about human nature, gender roles, and racism. The book __ Of Mice and Men __ is one of many that illustrated how difficult this era was. Lenny and George are fictional characters, however, the hardships they face are very real. These two men move from job to job in order to just survive and try to eventually get land of their own. **  The following is a video book review for __Of Mice and Men__  media type="custom" key="13224828" align="left" height="23"

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