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WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST?. THE COSTA CONCORDIA was a cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012. BBC World news article dated 12 April 2012. You will i nvestigate the claim that “women and c hildren first” rule is ignored in ship disasters.
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THE COSTA CONCORDIA was a cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.
BBC World news article dated 12 April 2012 You will investigate the claim that “women and children first” rule is ignored in ship disasters.
The task: • Select 2 ship disasters from the list below: • Create two way tables showing the percentages of men, women and children exposed to the disaster and the survival rates for each group. • Write a short report that contains your hypothesis, your data, your results and your conclusion supported by evidence and background reading. EXT: Compare survival chances against class for at least one other ship.