Bottom-up processing is not thought to be a very efficient way to approach a text initially, and is often contrasted with top-down processing, which is thought to be more efficient. Example. Asking learners to read aloud may encourage bottom-up processing because they focus on word forms, not meaning.
Had Titanic hit the iceberg head on, it is likely that there would be massive crushing of the fore part of the ship, which may have prolonged its end, since theoretically while it may have begun to go down by the bow, the center and aft compartments would have stayed dry for a longer period of time.
1 The Titanic breaks into 2 pieces between the third and fourth funnels. 2  As the bow sinks further, the stern momentarily remains on the ocean surface. 3  02:20 am. 4  Two hours and forty minutes after striking the iceberg, the unsinkable RMS Titanic slips into the sea and begins its descent to the ocean floor.