Shackleton's Sacrifice On Elephant Island

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.

Wiping the sweat from my brow I called a halt to the crew. Phil and I dumped our packs and found a comfy boulder to rest on. I looked back to where the last guys were coming from back down the trail. They had stopped talking a while back and marched slowly along the dirt trail. Phil produced an energy-bar he’d saved from breakfast and began to munch on it as I drained another water bottle. After the refreshing drink I laid back against the rock and stared up at the pine trees. But a moment later, hearing grumble about sore legs, I sat up, grinning, “By the map we only have another couple hours.”

Just imagine crash landing in a remote jungle, swept out to sea, or even being snowed in your car and struggling to survive. Well Robert Hewitt, some USA airman, and Peter Skyllberg were force to survive in these exact situations. A short history on each of these stories, the personal qualities they had or developed and the situations they found themselves in will be in this essay. To start Robert Hewitt was swept out to sea while diving for cray fish, when he resurfaced he realised he was way further from shore that he should have been. He was force to survive for four days while fighting sleep, thirst, loneliness and large waves until he was rescued.

“Of Mice and Men,” to most is not a pleasant book for society to read. In fact, there are multiple arguments about whether it should be deemed inappropriate or simply as a book that many should be exposed to. After reading the article “A Teachable Good Book: Of Mice and Men” Scarseth’s view on the book helped one reflect on the book along with him. Not only did his article focus on the positive impact the story has, but also included multiple examples that traced back to why this book should be used outside of just English class.

Much like any other story, Alma, from Time of the Wolves developed a person vs self conflict. Alma is the type of person who demonstrates a caring personality, and will do what needs to be done. Alma doesn't enjoy Sarah's company, nor does she enjoy the weather, nevertheless, she went to take care of Sarah. Not only did Alma have to deal with displeasure of being around Sarah, between the wolves and the weather, she also had to deal with fear. Much like Alma, Shackleton from Shipwrecked at the bottom of the world had to deal with fear. Shackleton did a very good job at hiding his fear and keeping his men in order. The entire time Shackleton stayed confident, and had the I-will-not-give-up attitude, which demonstrates his leadership skills.

Topic 3 Was Shackleton’s expedition a success or a failure? Why? Was Shackleton himself a success or failure for the expedition? Back up your answers using examples from the novel.

What makes a great leader? To every individual in today’s world, this ideology will be different. A historical man by the name of, Earnest Shackleton, was viewed by many, as one of the most renowned leaders of the 20th century. Duly in part to the ingenuity, and pure determination he inspired in the individuals who joined him on his journey to cross 1800 miles of frozen terrain. The voyage a team of 30 men embarked upon was a true story of heroism, and perseverance until its completion, after they team endured many months of hardship and suffering. Shackleton was viewed by his team as the ‘Boss’, and for many reasons this was the case. This paper will outline Shackleton as a leader, and how he demonstrated the five exemplary leadership practices outlined in the text: The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations (5th ed)., by J.M. Kouzes and B.Z. Posner. A discussion on Shackleton as a leader, requires a discussion on exemplary leadership practices what makes an effective leader, and a personal reflection on leadership.

After a night of rain, waking up in the chilly morning was very hard. Especially today, because Caleb and I slept outside for the night because it was our turn in the rotation for sleeping outside. We woke up at around 7:30, and sat down at the table for your breakfast. Today, we were having pancakes to full up for the day. Decent meal, just the rest of the food on this trip, not the best, not decent. After breakfast, a couple people from our boat went over to the Rio Dorado boat, and some people for that boat came to us. So today was different, with a change of crew, we were in for a change of tone in sailing. By the end of the day, it was a super successful day of sailing. We were simply cruising, with constant winds we were able to hit speeds

As Bill took his first step in the woods, he takes a deep breath soaking in the scent of oak and fresh ash. “far removed from the seats of strife”, not having a warm bed or hot meals even a full night rest. Knowing he had one abventure ahead for Bill and Kats. Both having to hike 16 miles everyday over rocks,trees, crossing ice cold rivers, and hearding the rain outside of thier tend and the roaring of the bears at night.

One strong quality that Shackleton demonstrated throughout the expedition was Adaptability. The ability to adjust to new conditions. This was crucial. Shackleton was willing to adapt and move forward to ensure the safety of his men. “When adversity struck, Shackleton kept his men focused on routine” Stated in the Fieldworks supply company newsletter. Showing that Shackleton kept it regular to ensure the health of his men and keep a steady routine while they were on the pack ice. “I knew one more night of exposure would have done it for some of them… the boss decided they should set out at dawn” (pg. 90-91) Stated Shackleton when the men arrived at Elephant island after their long days sailing to solid land from the pack. During the long

Sir ernest shackleton [1874 - 1922] was a polar explorer who led the three british expeditions to the Antarctic , and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic age of the Antarctic . His goal is to get to the Antarctic first before anyone does , but he couldn’t be able to get to the Antarctic on time . Still Shackleton didn’t give up on his goal , in 1914 Shackleton had made his third trip to the Antarctic on a ship called the endurance , where he invited some people to come along too on the expedition . Some people would think of him as crazy and others would think of him as a true leader . Shackleton is a very effective leader because he doesn’t want to lose his goal and doesn’t want to lose his target to get to the South pole .

On August 30, 1916, The Yelcho was sighted from Elephant Island. The stranded men were finally rescued. Twenty-two months after the crew of the Endurance had set off from South Georgia, a journey from ice floes to Elephant Island to South Georgia had been completed by Shackleton’s crew. The Endurance had been crushed almost a year prior to the rescue. The rescue team of six, who had set off to South Georgia one hundred and thirty-eight days prior, were back to rescue them.

a pinch of hope. It’s our third day of our run away journey to the northwest. We stopped in a hut

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

I am so happy to see my family! Everyone is just like I remember them, except they are 12 years older. My mother squeezed me so tight that I thought she might break my bones. She had thought I was lost at sea forever. I told her about the sudden storm that swept our fishing boat away and our rescue by Captain Whitfield. I can only imagine what he and his whaling crew must have thought when I swam out to his boat. I’m sure it is quite unusual to come across three young teens who had been living for five months on a deserted island!