Expedition Essay

On February 18, 1952, Bernard Webber received the call to lead a Coast Guard rescue just off the coast of Cape Cod. A massive T2 oil tanker called the Pendleton fractured into two pieces under the giant waves. It lay broken just beyond the sandbar, with 33 crew members still aboard. Under perilous conditions, the Coast Guard rescue crew risked their lives to save those 33 sailors. It was all or nothing. Disney recently produced a movie entitled the Finest Hours, which depicts the harrowing story

In December of 2002, Lynne Cox completed an unthinkable challenge. The challenge itself was only 1.06 miles and lasted twenty-five minutes, which doesn’t seem like a long time but for her it lasted a decade. Cox wrote an autobiography about her journey titled Swimming to Antarctica. Within Cox’s book she relives the phenomenon at which she faced the frigid unknown. That one day Cox would put everything she had into a dream only she could possibly achieve due to her physical and mental stability

Throughout this voyage, there was no set itinerary or guidelines to follow as they were traveling into the unknown. Since this was an unfamiliar endeavor, the crew relied heavily on the experience and leadership of Shackleton to navigate them through the unforeseen obstacles which laid ahead. The adversity which faced them along every aspect of the journey was tremendous, and without a leader who was searching for opportunities to better their circumstance, many would have perished. Kouzes & Posner

Arthur Walworth's 1946 work, Black Ships Off Japan: The Story of Commodore Perry's Expedition, was released in the immediate aftermath of World War II, near the beginning of the American occupation of Japan. Walworth writes his account of Perry's expedition as objectively as possible given the relatively limited sources available in English at the time. The work goes into considerable detail in describing Perry's 1852-1853 visit, illustrating not only the minutiae of the diplomatic maneuvering

The World of Adventure The World of an Adventure by James Borrell and Craig Turner is an interesting article that promotes expeditions by shining light on what seemed to be a dying thing. James Borrell and Craig Turner are experienced explorers who have applied their experience to write an article about the methods of expeditions to motivate readers to go out on an expedition. They talk about how even though it is unforeseen that there is land out there to be found. There are however plenty of other

much more unforgiving in the past. Numerous expeditions took place in the eighteen hundreds to explore the frigid regions. These expeditions were taken with varying sources of motivation, and harsh conditions, one of which was undertaken by Captain James Cook. The expeditions taken in the eighteen hundreds had a few sources of motivation. The main sources of motivation was to find a northwest passage. To sum up their motivation,“the early expeditions to the Arctic had been motivated by money; a

There were many European Explorers after Columbus “discovered” it. One important explorer to know and learn about is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. He attempted to explore major things and he became well known after his expedition to the New World. Coronado was born around 1510 in Salamanca, Spain. He had other siblings and he was one of the younger/youngest siblings, therefore he didn’t inherit the family title or the family estate. Being younger didn’t bother him. He had a desire to travel, and

is very easy to say yes.” Expedition Behavior stems from the overall tone set forth by the leader, however trusting all participants to model the leader’s standards is difficult. Both positive and negative expedition behavior may be present on trips. The members of the team must learn to effectively discuss concerns and celebrations as a group in order to inform the entire company of certain situations. Arguing or ignoring requests from the leader results in bad expedition behavior, whereas trusting

Mount Everest 1996 Abstract In 1996 two expedition adventure organizations joined operations to climb Mount Everest. Mount Everest is an unpredictable “800 pound gorilla” that demands respect from all that would attempt to achieve a fraternal summit acquisition. The pitfalls that await an assuming prepared expert can turn a well laid out plan into a treacherous and lethal reality. The expedition to reach the summit on May 10th, 1996 is a blue print of the defiant forces

History Inquiry Project - Red River Expedition (Wolseley Expedition) Questions: How will the Canadian government take responsibility for taking over the metis land? How did The Red River Expedition affect Canada? Why was the Canadian government interested in capturing Louis Riel? Canadian government considered Louis Riel as an outlaw, he mounted rebellion in Red River Colony and occupied Fort Garry illegally. Also, Canadian government intended to avenge to Louis Riel for the crime that he executed