Mrs. Flores
IB Language Arts 1A
8 August 2015
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing: Text Analysis Journal
Themes
1. Adaptability
2. Teasing Titillation
3. Continuous Optimism, albeit Adversities
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