Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World is a fictional book, written by Jennifer Armstrong. It tells the true and extraordinary tale of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914-17. All of the men worked extremely hard to get back home alive, but three men stood out the most. Those three men are: Sir Ernest Shackleton, Frank Worsley, and Tom Crean. These men were definitely the most essential to the entire expedition, and took part in almost every single task executed. 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 …show more content…
On May 25, 1914, Crean joined Shackleton’s expedition as a second officer, with a varied range of duties. Crean had been on two previous journey’s with Shackleton, and Shackleton trusted him. “Tom Crean, another Irishman and a tough sailor, had also been south with Shackleton before, and proudly wore Britain’s snow-white Polar Medal on his jacket.” (pg 7). Crean was also in charge of one of the dog teams, and he later took care of the pups, that one of his dogs produced rather early in the expedition. “There were six dog teams for the overland journey to be made once Endurance got under way again. The drivers were: James McIlory and Alexander Macklin, the two doctors; Frank Hurley, the photographer; Frank Wild, Shackleton’s loyal second-in-command; Tom Crean, the Antarctic veteran; and George Marston, the expedition artist.” (29). “Tom Crean made a miniature sled for his puppies, and Worsley described their first attempt at pulling. ‘Crean put his 4 pups in harness for the first time… their howls of terror resound for miles around… they pursue a devious and uncertain course… and they flounder and puff and pant along through the snow until to their joy they are headed for the ship and for a few minutes drag thee hated sledge as fast as a dog team.’” (pg 37). Crean also took charge of the Stancomb Wills, on the way to Elephant Island. “Crean and Hubert Hudson, the navigating officer of the Endurance, piloted their lifeboat with Crean effectively in charge as Hudson appeared to have suffered a breakdown.” (Alexander, pg 127). Once they had finally reached Elephant Island, Crean was one of the men ordered to go find a safe camping ground, because he was one of the “four fittest men”. “Frank Wild, who would be in command of the party remaining on Elephant Island, wanted the dependable Crean to stay with him; (Alexander, pg 127) Shackleton initially agreed, but changed his mind after Crean begged to be included
“But skilled and loyal assistants on other polar ventures, however famous the expedition and it’d leader, are seldom remembered and really celebrate.” (pg 3)
Ernest Shackleton was the captain of Endurance. Endurance is a ship that was sailing to the south pole. The south pole is in Antarctica, Antarctica is very cold.the average temperature is -70 degrees fahrenheit. The Endurance was gonna be the first ship ever to make it to the south pole. There was too much ice. The boat crashed into the ice. The ice punctured a hole in the ship. They couldn't sail with a hole in the boat. They had to walk on the ice to the south pole.
In A History of God: The 4,000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, author Karen Armstrong introduces readers to the vast history of human spirituality and the many facets of world religion. Though a complex and often controversial subject, Armstrong dedication to factual analysis and matter-of -fact tone makes comparing and explaining religious ideologies tangible. One of the many areas of religion that Armstrong puts heavy emphasis on (as shown by the title of the book), is monotheism and how it has morphed into the three major religions known today as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Armstrong’s writing reveals that although many different theories regarding divinity and a possible creator, nothing has been documented as certain and each system of beliefs has its’ own contradictions and inadequacies.
According to One In Four, which presents statistics related to sexual assaults, “5% of women on college campuses experience rape or attempted rape every year (Sexual Assault Statistics).” How can we ensure that this alarming 5% stays low? Security cameras don’t prevent an attack from occurring, but it will assist with identifying who participated in the attack. In an ABC News article, they interviewed the New York Police Department who recently installed 3,000 public and private security cameras to monitor terrorism. In the conclusion of that experiment, John Firman who is the International Associate of Chief of Police in New York stated, “We know cameras enhance that capacity, but saying for sure that they reduce crime by 20 percent, that’s
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).
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.
“Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer, who made three expeditions to the continent, most famously in 1914 on the Endurance” (Sir Ernest Shackleton). The ‘founder’ of the Shackleton family was Abraham Shackleton. Abraham was a profound Quaker born in Kildare County, Ireland. The Shackleton family originated in the English country of the Yorkshire and consisted of pure Anglo-Irish blood.
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Ernest Shackleton was an explorer and had his sights set on the great unknowns of the world, Antarctica being one of those unknowns. Butler’s (2001) film, Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure stated how Shackleton’s goal was to be the first explore to reach the Antarctic. Unfortunately, after two unsuccessful attempts he was beat by other explorers, failing to fulfil his dream. However, this failure identified the first leadership characteristic, which is perseverance. Leaders, like Shackleton, face adversity like everyone else, but effective leaders take the experience and knowledge and utilize it to continue on. Once his dreams were overtaken by others, he set new goals and continued on. His new goals of carrying out an expedition to be the first humans to cross the vast frozen landscape of the Antarctic is an excellent
In the opening scene of the movie Jennifer Esposito has been involved in a car accident. Her car has been rear ended by a women of Asian descent and despite instructions from the police officer on the scene to remain in her car, and return to her car while he interviews the other person involved in the car crash, she gets into a verbal altercation with the driver the Asian women says that Mexicans don’t know how to drive and that she is going to call immigration. Esposito’s character then blatantly makes fun of how the Asian women is pronouncing (or not pronouncing) English. Jennifer’s character mimic’s the Asian women’s speech patterns and purposely does not pronounce any of the “R’s” as she is speaking to the other driver and the police,
This part starts with an argument related to emotional-rational sides of Shackleton’s leadership activities during the voyage of Endurance: the story of crisis, survival, triumphs. Goleman (1995) contributed the concept of Emotional Intelligence which provides new way to understand people’s behaviours based upon two major aspects: understanding yourself and others.
Making one mistake or simply forgetting something could cost you your life. Both Shackleton and Worsley planned their journeys carefully, yet they both fell short of completing their main objective of crossing the Antarctic continent. But if you compare how prepared Worsley was to Shackleton you could say that Worsley was better prepared, therefore had an advantage over Shackleton’s expedition. A party of six men will undertake the trans-Antarctic journey, with one hundred and twenty dogs, two sledges driven by aeroplane propellers with aeroplane engines, and an aeroplane with clipped winds to taxi over the ice. (Shackleton, Curzon 1914). Shackleton planned on mainly using dog power to pull the sledge because that is what he thought was best at the time. However, we know now that even though he planned this out carefully, that it did not go as he planned. A major set-back of Shackleton’s expedition was the loss of their main ship, The Endurance. ..we have been compelled to abandon the ship, which is crushed beyond all hope of ever being righted, (Shackleton 1915). The destruction of their ship led to 28 men being stranded and to carry all their supplies. Shackleton was left with more men than expected, not enough rations of food and most importantly no boat or home. This loss is devastating and I believe that it is the one of the major factors
Sharon Parker is often described by others as being assertive and task focused, both of which have contributed to her promotion to Director of Sales in our organization. She has very high standards for her subordinates, and is not afraid to share her brutally honest opinion when their work falls short. Although she can be merciless in her critiques, her ability to provide unvarnished, critical feedback has been essential in moving our company forward. When making tough decisions, she always rises to the challenge as she tends to perform best under pressure. Sharon’s obvious confidence in her own abilities permeates her work environment to the extent that her colleagues have the utmost faith in her ability to succeed. Sharon’s subordinates would
In December 1914, the ship the Endurance, left South Georgia for the South Pole with a crew of 27 men and the leader Ernest Shackleton. They left despite warnings from whalers that there was a chance they would get stuck in the ice. The goal of the crew was to deposit six men at the Antarctic coast near the Weddell Sea, to be the first to walk across Antarctica, and to be picked up by the Endurance on the other side of the coast. Instead, the ship became stuck in pack ice, eventually suffering enough damage that it sank. The men were able to reach land and Shackleton and 5 crew members went to South Georgia Island, leaving 22 men behind. Shackleton secured a ship and went back to get his 22 crew members. In other words, Shackleton was an Antarctic explorer who is known because of the failure of his most well-known expedition. He was the captain of a ship, the Endurance, which became trapped in pack ice when he was trying to reach Antarctica. He had a crew of 27 men, and he had them abandon the ship and kept them alive for almost years through extraordinary hardships.
The Endurance is about the struggle of 28 men who journey through the Antarctic. Shackleton was able to recruit men to sail on the Endurance to the Antarctic and cross by foot. The men were ready for adventure and excited to begin the journey with haste, not realizing that they were going to encounter the struggles of survival. There were three ways that they were able to overcome adversity: strong relationships, purpose, and cheerfulness.