Ernest Shackleton And The Epic Voyage Of The Endurance

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the Worldvividly recreates one of the most extraordinary adventure stories in history. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross the Antarctic continent from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship,Endurance, became trapped. The expedition survived an Antarctic winter in the icebound ship, then, afterEndurancesank, five months camped on the ice followed by a perilous boat journey through storms and icebergs to remote and unvisited Elephnat Island, 600 miles from Cape Horn. From there, their only hope was for someone to fetch help. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton

Endurance is a novel that explains the giant failure of a trans-Antarctic expedition. The entire operation was led by bold and brave man by the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The purpose of the expedition was to attempt to cross the Antarctic continent in the year 1914. It was an outrageous and at some points, a hopeless struggle for survival for Shackleton and his crew. He had a crew of twenty-eight strong and noble men, which were resilient and determined on this journey, of about two years. The book’s title, Endurance, is also the ship Shackleton and his crew used on the expedition. The ship was unfortunately crushed by the ice very early in the men’s journey, leaving them stranded on drifting ice, for about a year, but that was just the beginning.

To do this effectively, he compares an experimenting scientist with the early pioneers to emphasize these values. A scientist often emerges in “a wilderness region where they know almost nothing,” lacking “the very tools” that they need and instead constructing them herself; through these lines, Barry is able to construct an analogy that strengthens the reader’s understanding of an unknown through a known. His dependence on this further ties his purpose back to the role of uncertainty in science; a scientist must make order and sense of the untamed wilderness of unknowns and uncertainties, despite not even having the tools to do so initially. In the analogy, like the pioneers being faced with an unexplored world of new possibilities and trials, a scientist must push on despite their uncertainties and “probe in a disciplined way” to bring order. Barry warns of the outcomes that this may have through his juxtaposition of two results. For some scientists, “a single step can take them through the looking glass into a world that seems entirely different,” and from their work, even if only “at least partially correct,” they will “precipitate an order out of chaos” for future scientists and explorers. For other scientists, he contrasts, that “a single step can also take one off a cliff.” The two differing outcomes he juxtaposes demonstrate the total uncertainty a scientist faces in their search, as all it takes is one step before their work might potentially take them down two entirely different paths--one leading to glory, and the other leading to destruction. His definition of courage appears again in this comparison, as it further emphasizes the strength that a scientist must have to follow their uncertainties. The comparison of long to short syntax between the two juxtaposed

Going out in a journey with no idea of what might await further is an act of extreme bravery and perhaps, also, foolishness, that, nonetheless, is evidence of the level of the problem’s gravity.

The Corps of Discovery Expedition faced a multitude of adversities, and many of their experiences seem so ridiculous that it is incredible that they survived their mission. The party’s success cannot be entirely attributed to luck, but instead to the combination of abilities of the individuals involved in the expedition.

(STATE THESIS) When it comes to the leading their respective teams, Ernest Shackleton and Reinhard Heydrich’s approaches to leadership could not be more contradictory. This is not to say that their differences make either of them a good or misleader. Each individual demonstrated qualities that would classify him in either category. However, it is ultimately the intentions of the leader and the presence of or complete disregard for humanity that categorizes each man where he falls.

For an exemplary leader, what is one of the highest compliments that you could ever receive? Sir Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer who–after failing to reach the Southern Pole first–wanted to be the first to ever accomplish a trans–Antarctic expedition. On October 27th, 1915 Shackleton’s boat–the Endurance–was crushed by the pressure of the melting Antarctic ice; leaving Shackleton and his crew stranded in the Antarctic. On August 30th, 1916 after a treacherous one and a half years of living in the Antarctic and surrounding islands, Shackleton and his crew were rescued following an unimaginable story of survival. The qualities of leadership Shackleton exhibited that resulted in the survival of him and his crew were, having certain

On the date of September 7th, 1909, the New York Times had an article on the front page that stated “Peary Discovers the North Pole after eight trials in 23 years”. Many people had tried to achieve this goal of exploring the north pole and reaching it, but had all failed. However, a week earlier, the New York Herald had printed its own front-page headline: “The North Pole is Discovered by Dr. Frederick A. Cook.” Cook is an American explorer who had seemingly returned from being dead. He was said to have stayed more than a year in the Arctic and had claimed he reached the pole in April 1908 which was exactly a full year before Peary had ever reached the North Pole.

Shackleton was the most essential part to the whole expedition. He is also often called “the Boss.” This just shows how much the men look up to him, because what the Boss says, goes. Shackleton is constantly trying to look after his men, after

Ernest Shackleton, a man with heart, vision and a dream. He had all the skill for success; yet never achieve the fame and fortune he desired. Looking over his life, his character and his experiences give us an insight to who he really was. I will show that he had the skills necessary to be consider one of the great leaders of his time.

Many people see successful expeditions as some of the most important moments in history but I personally think that the failures are just as important if not more. Without all of the failures, we wouldn’t have learnt what the cause of the problem was and known not to make the same mistake again.

Shackleton?s yearning to explore the Antarctic was born out of his desires to achieve the improbable and attain fame and notoriety (Morrell and Capparell 32). Both the Artic and the Antarctic remained unexplored in the first decade of the twentieth century, and the promises of celebrity, honor for one?s country, and possible wealth were the romantic rewards for the explorers of the day (28, 55).

In Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Jennifer Armstrong demonstrates difficulties that Shackleton and 2 of his men have to face. To begin, Shackleton and 2 of his men went on a 2 week journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia island. Facing many difficulties of the ocean, they finally reached the South Georgia Island. However, they felt like they werent the only 3 people on the island. But they also werent the only people who have felt this fourth presence.

1. Ernest Shackleton, acting as captain of the Endurance, demonstrated incredible leadership. There were several elements. The first is that he provided inspiration, even during difficult times. The crew faced numerous challenges while it was trapped in the ice, and on Elephant Island. During these challenges, Shackleton was able to provide inspirational leadership that kept the spirits of the crew member up. This was important, because negative morale in a life or death situation usually means death. So Shackleton's ability to provide positive morale was critical to the survival of him and his crew.

Shackleton set out to accomplish this feat of crossing the continent from sea to sea with some of his men, due to the environmental conditions; he lost his boat and had to transport all 27 men to safety. Shackleton had a higher regard for his men’s safety than his own. Shackleton treated his man as if they were friends rather than just workers, he treated them with high respect and not as a resource.