Relationships In The Endurance

Captain Scott’s exploration began with the scene of his four men’s Oates, Bowers, Wilson, and Evans crossing the Antarctic on foot, dragging along a one-thousand-pound sled with them. While their competitor, Amundsen was much faster in the race by using sled dogs, later slaughtering them when they 're no longer in good used. Scott refuses the aid of dogs, as he perceives it to be barbaric. Each of Scott’s men has a different personality, bringing life to the play. Oates is a hardened soldier, while Bowers keeps the men on their feet with his optimism, Wilson plays important roles, as he’s the doctor and Evans is the largest and strongest of the five men. However, Evan was the first one to fall.

Persistence means to not give up and keep trying, and both Louie the main character and other characters demonstrate this. “Unbroken” is about Louis Zamperini an olympic runner who joins the military and is shot down and stranded along with two other crewmates. The first reason as to how this theme is shown is that Louie survived forty seven days on a raft in the middle of the ocean. After Louis was shot down, he was stranded in the middle of the Pacific ocean on a raft. Instead of freaking out like one of his crewmates he stayed calm. One quote that proves this is when Mac, one of Louis’s stranded crewmate says “We are going to die!” (Hillenbrand 128). After Mac says this Louis calmed him down and assured that they would stay alive. To add on to this, instead of giving up like other may have done Louie resorts to whatever means possible to live. Even if this includes eating albatross and raw shark (Hillenbrand 149). This portrays that Louie was so persevered to live that he resorted to eating disgusting things so he would remain

The Wingate test used a Monark cycle ergometer and Wingate computer programme. The test involves maximal effort during a 30 second sprint cycle. As there is little skill involved in sprint cycling, the Wingate test is reliable, and because most factors are controlled, the Wingate test is valid. The controlled factors of the Wingate test include resistance on the weight pan remains constant. The distance travelled in one pedal revolution remains constant. Acceleration due to gravity remains constant. The only part of the power equation that can change is the revolution per second, which is dependent on the athlete completing the test.

Sherpas need good physical strength to survive. “Without the hard work of the Sherpa porters, it would be largely impossible for Americans and Europeans with slightly above-average physiology, and well above-average disposable income, to scale the world's tallest mountain” (Schaffer 1). Without the help and strength of Sherpas, many people would not survive the climb. The crew members on the Caird need to be strong to survive their tough journey. “Worsley's report of the conversation was intended as a tribute to Shackleton’s courage in undertaking such a dangerous voyage (Alexander 6). The author is telling us that the crew had to be strong to survive this treacherous journey. The people with better physical strength had greater chances of survival during Hurricane Maria. “Starting on Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria swamped Puerto Rico with 20 inches of rain and battered it with 150 mph winds for over 30 hours” (Conversation). These people had to uses their strength to get through the floods and harsh winds of the hurricane. With good physical strength, people can live the long lives the

I think that determination is definitely a big part of survival. In the book Hatchet, Brian was determined when he was making the fire. It took him a long time to figure out how to do it and then it took him quite a while to get it started, but all the time, he kept going because he was so determined. He tried many different times in many different ways. Ernest Shackleton was a man who tried to sail to Antarctica in a ship with a crew, but got stuck in an iceberg. Also, in a video about Ernest Shackleton, he was obviously very

In order for endurance to be successful, one must have motivation for the better. Laila and Mariam go through many times of pain and suffering to keep the thought of a better life for their loved ones. Endurance takes a lot out of a person, but it’s all worth it on the

Imagine hammering away at your goal to either succeed in a life goal or face a hardship in life and persevere through it. To demonstrate this, Farah Ahmedi undertook the mission of crossing the Afghanistan border to get to Pakistan in search of a better life. LeBron James persevered though fans full of hatred after he left his home team and joined a new team. Finally, Aengus tackled the expedition of trying to find true love he wanted but never found it. However, two characters had tons of persistence and determination in order to push through a hard time and all of them had the perseverance to try to succeed in their goal.

In Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing recounts the tale of one of the greatest successes of the Twentieth Century. Ironically, Lansing's detailed account of the 1915 Trans-Antarctic Expedition illuminates the stark reality that Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition did not fulfill its goal. In fact, the expedition never even set foot upon the continent that they had intended to cross. The outstanding success of that motley crew of adventurers was in their ability to endure the harsh Antarctic climate. Despite having their ship crushed by an ice cap, spending the dark Antarctic winter hopelessly alone, suffering through a stormy voyage in

“Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.” (Homer77) In Lone Survivor, and The Odyssey, men must make the difficult journey home, struggling through many obstacles and hardships. These sources are very different, but they also hold some similarities such as obstacles, desire, and a sense of duty.

the Sea Captain was not mentioned a lot, but they had a very deep bond

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 be an obsessive person, one must have a certain subject constantly on one’s mind or routines must be followed correctly and/or on time. The benefit for the Endurance’s crew to have an obsessive man as Shackleton was that he was ready for the unexpected, and his crew’s safety was the utmost important topic for him. With Shackleton’s obsessive nature, he made a very specific routine for the men to follow; at exactly 9:00 am, breakfast was served, at 1:00 pm, lunch was served, at 4:00 pm, tea was served, and at 6:00 pm, dinner was served. Between the meals, the men did chores such as, cleaning the ship and melting ice for drinking water. Such a precise and stringent following of a routine gave the men purpose and managed to keep the men from going stir crazy. The crew’s safety was on Shackleton’s mind from the moment everyone abandoned the Endurance. Shackleton stopped all unnecessary activities that posed a risk to crew safety; for example, he stopped Macklin and Greenstreet from paddling on an ice floe like children on a raft. Shackleton also commenced unpredicted safety drills for cracking of their ice floe–which could happen at any moment. Shackleton often didn’t sleep due to the fact that he worried about all the dangerous and potentially fatal situations that he and his crew

If companionship is inevitable, there must be a purpose for it. In Paradise Lost, companionship was necessary in several situations. In the very beginning of novel, companionship was necessary in order to fight against each other. God and his angels fought against Satan and his disobedient angels. Also, Satan and his army met God’s army later on when they went to war. Companionship was necessary in both of these situations because it provided support to either side. If one side had companionship and the other side did not, the side lacking companionship would lose. This was

On the Endurance expedition, crew members encountered many different animals. There were domestic animals such as, Mrs. Chippy (the cat) and the 70 sled dogs. They also encountered many different wild animals such as, seals, killer whales, penguins, and various types of birds. To tell you some things about these animals, despite his name, Mrs. Chippy was a striped tabby tomcat. After one month of having him the crew figured out he was a male, but the name Mrs. Chippy still stuck. Like most cats he had impeccable balance and was able to effortlessly walk along the inch wide rails of the ship even in the roughest of seas. Mrs. Chippy was eventually shot when the crew had to abandon ship because they knew he would not make it anyway. There

In what context should the Endurance expedition be analyzed? As a scientific endeavor? An entrepreneurial venture? An exercise in imperial opportunity? By what criteria should the expedition be evaluated? Given your answer to the preceding question, was it a success or a failure?