Something that had been occurring to me in light of our implementation of the exhibit was the sheer number of those in history who perished in the sinking. As we have done research on these unfortunate passengers I had something of regret during our implementation when our participants would choose "poorly", a passenger I knew would not survive the sinking.
There was a vast array of people whose lives have been minimized to just another link in the archives. Each had hopes, dreams of the future, a story cut short by this tragedy. As we went through the faux sinking, I was also able to sympathize greatly with passengers who felt the confusion and fear as life boats began leaving with their loved ones, leaving them aboard to face what lay ahead. It was also interesting to see the reactions of our participants, as to the conditions in the frigid North Atlantic as well as the ultimate fate of their chosen passenger. Obviously this is purely observation, but I believe this helped tie them to the history of the sinking, building a personal connection that is hard to attain from a history book.
I found a video that just shows some shots of the splendor aboard the Titanic as well as what explorers have found it looks like now.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=remembering+the+titanic&FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=186C748910CB5C71069E186C748910CB5C71069E
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