Well it turns out that the Titanic was an actual disaster in which a large ship sunk and many people died. \u00a0It is not just an incredibly long and boring movie in which Leonardo DiCaprio stars. \u00a0In the chapter “Unknown and Unsung” Biel talks about the impact that the sinking of the Titanic had on women and African Americans. \u00a0This brought up some interesting points of view and some interesting topics in which I had not thought of before reading this chapter.<\/p>\n
One of the parts of the chapter I found particularly interesting is the striking differences of the “law of the sea”, and how men (surely if was the same men often) acted on land. \u00a0Basically the “law of the sea” meant that the captain of a ship would make every effort to save the lives of all the other people on the ship or boat before he would attempt to save his own. \u00a0This was a striking contrast from how the “captains” or the business owners acted during this time period. \u00a0With business owners on land putting themselves before their employees. \u00a0Making sure they were able to accumulate much capital and wealth while forcing their employees to work in a dangerous and hostile work environment (Biel pg 311). \u00a0I had always know about these two separate things, but had never put them together to realize the stark contrast between them.<\/p>\n