Tragedy Reports Samples For Students

Introduction.

Theories have been developed and assumptions made all in the name of explaining what really caused one of the most deadly fires in the history of America. Cocoanut Grove was a restaurant/supper club in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. No night clubs ever existed at that point in time. It was located at 17 Piedmont Street, near Park Square, in down town Boston. As the records have it, it was a popular place in late 1920’s, but its popularity dwindled in the 1930’s. Later in the 1940’s it popularity rose once again and made it a force to reckon ...

Miguel.A.Bernard in his article, “ The Five tragedies in Macbeth” writes about how Shakespeare skillfully weaves five distinct tragedies into one play, making it into rich,complex and the reading a delight as well as a discovery. Bernard describes the five tragedies- the physical, psychological, moral, social and theological in detail with excerpts from the play. Although he uses examples from the Bible, King Lear and Hamlet, the article’s main focus remains on Macbeth and the tragedies that befall him. The examples do not take the reader’s attention away from the play itself but rather the reader get ...

Question 1

Environmental sustainability entails making informed decisions and taking steps that are intended to protect the natural world. The objective of such strategies is to preserve environmental capability in order to promote human life. On the other hand, environmental sustainability may involve making conscientious decisions aimed at minimizing the impacts of firms on the environment (Hill & Gale, 2009).

Question 2

The tragedy of commons describes how citizens in a particular country are entitled to share planet’s resources in a free manner such as the air, as well as the oceans. However, while the resources are meant to be shared by everyone, ...

An analysis of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet as stage production by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

- Thesis Statement
The play, Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedy stories. The play as directed by Greg Doran in the stage production by the Royal Shakespeare’s Company (RSC) presents the intricacies of revenge, betrayal and ruined family relations.
- Overview
- The play Hamlet was originally authored by William Shakespeare. The play has been reenacted into numerous films and plays that have been staged at different theaters across the world.
- The play is a film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production. It was directed ...

Introduction

The sinking of the Titanic is one of the worst sea tragedies. The cause of the tragedy is believed to have been a collision with an iceberg in the near-freezing Atlantic Ocean, but forensic investigations revealed more flaws in the design of the ship. The ship was inadequately equipped with lifeboats and had initial design flaws which resulted in water flowing from one watertight compartment to another. Moreover, there were communication flaws which meant that distress calls could not be received quickly while other findings revealed that some of the structural components were too weak to sustain the freezing ...

The movie made a deep impact on me; the characterization was superb, especially Hamlet, whose performance brought the emotion of the film to life. His girlfriend, Ophelia too performed in a manner that resonated with the destructive energy raised by Hamlet’s vengeful actions. Her insanity and subsequent suicide, indicating the imminent loss of important people Hamlet would encounter in his quest. While it is an absorbing tragedy, Hamlet manages to do a final and last act of honor by leaving the throne to prince Fontibras of Norway (Kenneth, 1996). With his dying breath, he instructs Horatio to explain to the prince ...

The character of Kiowa was the most decent and dignified characters in the book “The Things They Carried”. The character Kiowa was deeply religious by nature and was a devout Baptist. He was a Native American Indian. He always carried an illustrated New Testament, gifted to him by his father, who was a teacher at Sunday school in Oklahoma City. The way he carried his New Testament always and the way he felt Ted Lavender’s death was unchristian and his beliefs in the stories of New Testament confirm that he was a highly religious person. He would roll the New Testament and ...

Thesis Statement

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s television production of William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet in 2008 is a refreshing and breathtaking depiction of the famous play and honestly one of the best in recent years.

Overview

- The name of the play is Hamlet.
- The play’s author is William Shakespeare, and director Gregory Doran adapted the play to a cinematic version (IMDB)
- The Royal Shakespeare Company presented this production (IMDB).
- I personally watched the play on the Tuesday of 31st December 2013 at around 9.30 p.m.
- I watched the film with my girlfriend and ...

R. WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION CO. V. OSHRC
R. Williams Construction is a company that deals with digging trenches in construction work. According to the employees of the company, minimal supervision of the workforce is part of the company’s culture. In fact, the employees could even engage on some duties without being instructed to. At one time, a tragedy occurred following the crumbling of a trench, killing one employee, Jose Aguiniga, and injuring another, Adam Palomar. The two were cleaning the pumps, but had not been instructed to do so.

Following the investigations undertaken by the Occupation Safety and Health Act (OSHA), ...

1. It is impossible to compile a unique list of reasons, which caused the tragedy. Although from the organizational prospective the expedition was very likely to end unsuccessfully, the irrational behaviour of the individuals in the team can be justified by the unpredictable and non-standard conditions during the expedition. Poor organization, inability to follow the schedule and logistical issues showed the poor level of preparedness of the team. Bad judgement of the individuals (Hall and Fischer) put the whole group under the risk. However, their mistakes could have been done by any most experienced guide, and no systematic approach can ...