The Titanic

     At the time of impact I was relaxing in the Dining area of the ship with my mother, father and my brother. We were startled when the ship shook and the eloquent piano music abruptly stopped. We all were tense, but some of the staff assured us we were fine and that we should relax, as they calmly went about duties again. It was just a short while after that, maybe an hour or so later that we were going to walk the deck of the ship before retreating to our rooms for the night. As we walked outside we noticed panic slowly starting to arise. People acting frantic, people scared, and workers ignoring any passenger that demanded information. My father was becoming stern and my mother anxious. They whispered between one another words I could not hear. Suddenly, men started pulling at the ropes of the lifeboats and yelling, "The ship is sinking! Women and children first." I remember shuddering at those words. What would become of my father and my brother? Would they be saved? I saw the rockets being fired. Will help come? The moments following were frantic and rushed. It was a blur of panic, fear, and anger. I was angry we had not been warned sooner and fearful of what might happen to my family. My mother and I were escorted to a life boat. As soon as we were pushed in, the boat started to lower towards the water. My mother screamed and reached for her husband, but he only kissed her and told her he loved her and me. All I could do was cry because I knew the fate of them that I loved. I was in shock. How could I ever forgive the men to blame for this. In this moment, with my emotions raw, I could not. In this moment all I could do was stare at the "unsinkable ship" falling to its grave beneath the waves. All I could do was pray that the people I loved would somehow be spared. Forgiveness was years away.

Does A Nazi Soldier Deserve Pity?

     I do not think that he deserves to be pittied. He murdered innocent people most of which were women and children. He said to the Jewish man, "The screams from the house were horrible. Dense smoke poured out and choked us..." He watched those people die. In that moment did he pity them? Did he feel remorse? Maybe he did after the incident had occured, but he did nothing to get away from or stop the awful situation while he was in it. He also said, "No one asked what the murder had to do with the Russians." They murdered innocent people for practically no reason at all. Maybe this man can be forgiven later on, but the decision he made was his own. He can not go back and undo it. Because of that, I do not believe that somebody should feel sorry for him.