Summary of the 2015 Postage Rate Increase: 1  First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.) will remain the same at $0.49 when purchased at the Post Office. 2  Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). Each additional ounce will cost $0.22 (up one cent from 2014). 2  Postcard rates will increase by one cent to $0.35 from $0.34. 3  Media Mail will see an increase of 6.2% in 2015. 4  Rates will start at $2.72 (1 lb.), up $0.03 compared to 2014.
The Titanic represented the greatness of man made machinery. It was luxurious and was a testament to wealth and design. People were extremely excited, it was known as the unsinkable liner. When it sank on its maiden voyage and over 1,500 people died, it was a shock to the world.If you read papers from this time, you will see the distress in the people. People became cynical and distrustful of the advancement of technology.est Answer: It affected the people's trust in machinery and technology. The 19th Century was the era industrial revolution. In the beginning of the 20th century, people were optimistic and eager to see the development of larger, even greater machines and advancements.
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before. On April 10, the RMS Titanic, one of the largest and most luxurious ocean liners ever built, departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic was designed by the Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie and built in Belfast, and was thought to be the worldâs fastest ship.