Titanic

As I reflect on the horrible crash of the Titanic, I seem to wonder what events made it happen. I do beleive it was fate, yet I think it could have been changed. The captain should have realized that the ship was not very agile and couldn't turn very well. As well as knowing that huge icebergs were in his way and not to act so headstrong; thinking that the Titanic was unstoppable. But the people should have realized anything can happen. It is just a sea vessel not God himself. I am shure people didn't think of that when confetti was flying through the air and peoples chants were an uproar. Then again, you should always prepare for the worst. The ship should have had enough rafts for every passenger and crewman, but then again it "couldn't be sunk." Besides $60,000 is enough for one ticket, let alone a family. I do not think one boat ride is worth that. For some reason people chose to get on that ship, not be prepared, and be to stubborn to think the ship could not crash. Therefore the decisions of the owners, crewman, and passengers led to their ultimate demise. (Besides the ones that lived, but they pretty much wasted $60,000+.)

Pity

I beleive the dying nazi in The Sunflower should have been forgiven. "Thank you-that is my mother's letter." I think Simon should have forgiven the nazi because he thanked him for picking up his mother's letter. That right there is a miracle within itself; a nazi forgiving a jew. The letter was very important to the nazi so I think Simon should have been humbled by the nazi's courage to thank a jew..."I have longed to talkabout it to a Jew and beg forgiveness from him." The nazi is on his death bed pleading for forgiveness and he won't die in peace if Simon doesn't forgive him. This man was forced to do bad things to jews; it's not like he wanted to do those things. If Simon had a compassionate soul the least he could do is forgive a dying man who ment no harm.