Shackleton

A. Bad evaluation of circumstances and stubbornness instead of perseverance. Shackleton was ready to depart to Antarctica however; just when he was at South Georgia, local seamen warned him that he might get trapped and advised him to wait until next year. At this point he had the opportunity to make a decision and wait, but due to the compromises reached with his sponsors and the conditions in Britain getting in WWI he took a risk to go forth and as a result, underestimate the situation. This I can consider to be the main crisis.

The continent remained untouched by humans until the 19th century. In 1773, British sea captain, James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle, but never saw any of the landmass. Almost five decades later, in 1819, the Russian naval officer Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered some of the islands. However, it was not until a year later that British naval officers William Smith and Edward Bransfield discovered the landmass. A few months later in November 1820, an American sealer, Nathaniel Palmer, also discovered the

The voyage of Shackleton and his crew was one of many obstacles and complications. Ice is one of the many kinds of danger the Endurance crew came face to face with throughout their adventurous journey. People who are uneducated about how ice can be dangerous won’t understand the level of danger these men were in on a daily basis. One cannot even begin to understand the threat they were in; the stories don’t even do justice to kinds of things these men encountered.

The Age of Exploration was a very important period in time. Many significant changes occurred, some of which were good and others which were bad. There were many causes for the Age of Exploration and many resulting effects for it that impacted the colonization of the New World along with many other things. The main causes for the Age of Exploration were God, Glory, and Gold. Some of the negative effects of it were disease, slavery, and harsh treatment to the Native Americans. Some of the positive effects were global trade, Columbus’ voyages, and new inventions. The Age of Exploration greatly influenced the world and life as we know it today.

Both heroes possessed a remarkably strong attitude of bravery that was vital in fulfilling their missions.

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.

Unit 3 Character Analysis “Without the cranes cable holding us, we would have been tipped out into the sea. I hauled myself to the high side and the last light flight line.” That right there is bravery. Many characters might have the trait bravery.

Walt Disney once said,”We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Attempting to accomplish something unfamiliar isn’t a simple responsibility. It requires a lot of courage, perseverance, and personal motivation. William Bradford’s Journal about the expedition to the new land, “Of Plymouth Plantation” and the excerpt from Tom Wolfe’s book about orbiting around Earth for the first time, “The Right Stuff” both incorporate the theme of adventure and question the boundaries of convenience, but the obstacles faced by the pilgrims were more arduous than those faced by John Glenn.

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

The Age of Exploration was a time period that has had significant influences in the modern world. It was the moment in which Europe was brought out of the Dark Ages and into an era of discovery. The risks taken within the 15th and 18th century allowed both positive and negative outcomes to be introduced to the European Exploration. There were many motives for this era, and many outcomes came about. However, they were both negative and positive. To summarize the motives of this age, a simple combination can be stated. The main purposes of the Age of Exploration was God, Gold, and Glory.

Body Paragraph #1 – Expedition the expedition was a success because altho the team did not get to map out antarctica they got to see it with there own eyes and without that information we wouldn't know as much about the antarctic as we do today. from the novel BUt on the other hand the expedition was a failure because it would have been nice to see a map out of antarctic altho under the conditions they were in,I understand that they couldn't map it out. Examples from Novel Body Paragraph #2 – Shackleton I believe that Shackleton was a success because altho

The expedition I chose to investigate was S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897. S. A. Andrée, the first Swedish balloonist, proposed a voyage by hydrogen balloon from Svalbard to either Russia or Canada, which was to pass, straight over the North Pole on the way. Andrée ignored many early signs of the dangers associated with his balloon plan. Being able to steer the balloon to some extent was essential for a safe journey, and there was

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).

Elephant Island, at 6108’S and 5507’W, is just off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. In four hundred and ninety seven days, this was the first land stepped on since South Georgia. Ten months earlier, the Endurance had drifted and was crushed between ice floes.

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?