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| This year 1 the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Like some American 2 in the 2008 financial crisis, the ship was thought to be "too big to 3 ". But the banks failed and the Titanic failed.. .spectacularly! After hitting an iceberg, it plunged to the bottom of the 4 Ocean. In less than three hours, the "unsinkable" ship was just a wreck and over1,500 people were dead. Most of us know the story of the Titanic from watching the James Cameron film. It's now been released in a 3D version and new audiences can see the tragic event 5 and be moved by the love story of the two main characters, Jack and Rose. But Titanic is 6 a love story; it's the story of 7 ordinary people react when faced with 8 circumstances. In 1852, the HMS Birkenhead foundered on rocks near the coast of South Africa. The British ship was carrying soldiers, and also many women and children. There weren't enough 9 for everyone so the order was given, "women and children first." 10 the women and children were being saved, the soldiers stood at attention on deck and, 11 , went down with the ship. They faced their death with bravery and 12 . The 13 , "women and children first," became the standard on all British ships and it's exactly what happened on the Titanic. The ship's crew and many passengers realized that they would not be saved, 14 they did not panic. They helped others or 15 calmly for the icy death they knew was inevitable. In the movie, we see the ship's musicians playing to help 16 the passengers. We see the ship's officers keeping order as the lifeboats are loaded. And we see British gentlemen "keeping their heads" as all about them are losing theirs. No one knows how they will react in the face of a disaster. It all 17 one's character. Remarkably, most people behave well. We have seen this in America's 911, in the 2008 Sichuan 18 and in Japan last year. 19 such as the Titanic will happen, but the character of good people is 20 . | ||||
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