The Diary of

Margaret Ann Brady

By Lam Cheng

Background of the
Author
Ellen Emerson White
Born in 1961
New Englander
Fan of red Sox

Figure 1:Ellen Emerson

White."
TeachingBooks.net.
Web. 04 Apr. 2016.

Background of the time

period
Before the WWI
High public confidence
England
America

Strong class system

Technology and industry

Figure :1920
were
booming
America

Especially international shipping business

Location: Titanic
White star line
Olympic, the Titanic, and the Gigantic

Largest ship
practically unsinkable
882 feet long,92.5 feet wide, and 100 feet tall
9 decks
Weighted more than 45000 tons

Competitive ship business

Speed and comfort

Figure 2: Titanic,
Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation. Web. 04
Apr. 2016.

Margaret Ann Brady

13 year old orphan
Parents die early
Brother name William

Selected as companion
Travel to USA in Titanic

Survivor of Titanic

Figure 3:"Margaret
Ann Brady." Web. 4
Apr. 2016.

Traumatized
Devoted her life to volunteer work

Other characters
Mrs. Carstairs
Hired Margaret
Upper Class
Her husband couldnt travel with her

Robert
16 years old
steerage

Falling Titanic
Crashed into iceberg
Lifeboats
Not enough
First lifeboat was not filled
First class first
Many lifeboats had room
Figure : Titanic
Only one went back to pick up survivors
lifeboat

Majority survivor were women

1503 deaths
700 survivor

Short Video
DIARY

ACTUAL

Romantic Love story

No romantic story

Filled life boats

Most of them are half

filled

Crew member were train Crew member were

poorly train

video

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