Expedition Essay

The U.S. Botanic Garden is a living plant museum which was originally built between Pennsylvania and Maryland avenues but it was moved to its current location in Washington, DC in 1933. The U.S. Botanic Garden is a symbol of the dream George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison shared. The U.S. Botanic Garden has been around for more than 200 years and this 200 year old Gardens history will be explained (About Us)(Brief History of the U.S. Botanic Garden)(U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory)

Hernando de Soto’s expeditions had a monumental effect on the future state of Mississippi. A Spanish conquistador, Hernando de Soto made many important discoveries and contributions to the history of Mississippi. While de Soto’s expeditions certainly made impacts on other parts of the globe, he also influenced and molded the culture of today’s Mississippi in several ways. De Soto sought riches at the time of his expeditions, but little did he know, he was making history in the Americas. These are

same ethnic stereotypes against the Sherpas. Referring to how much the Sherpas are willing to carry, Miura says that he does not think any European or Japanese man would ever carry 30 kgs to make a living. Additionally, when six Sherpas die in this expedition that took place in 1970, Miura emphasizes on the fact that they died “in order to achieve a great thing.” However, this “great thing” was simply so Miura could have accomplished a personal desire. Lastly, Miura kept indicating that this was not

was invited to explore the West Indies with Davila, the governor of Darien. His dad wanted him to be a lawyer, but he told his dad that he wanted to explore the West Indies. So in the expedition he was an excellent horseman, so he was put captain of the calvary crew. So after de Soto got through with the expedition to the West Indies, he went to another journey to Peru. Another explorer named Francisco Pizarro made Hernando co-leader of the

it! Yet, Robert Peary was not alone. Although, Peary would have liked to have claimed the Pole on his own, and as he said it “go it alone” (qtd. in Robinson 1), his plans changed the day he met Matthew Henson, who was by his side throughout every expedition. Many other men attempted to claim the North Pole, but Peary and Henson, two extraordinary men, managed to be the first to reach the “top of the world.” If Robert Peary went to the Pole without Henson he may have been just another man who only attempted

In the painting Prometheus is running with the fire of the gods in his hand while looking back at the sky in fear of Zeus. The benefactor of the expedition, Peter Weyland, shares the opinions of Prometheus: that our gods/creators have immense knowledge and they should share it with mankind and that’s why he funded an expedition to get the knowledge of the gods/creators, just like Prometheus. There is also a hint of Prometheus in the character David, who is a robot. Similar to Prometheus

an experienced mountaineer and the journalist on the expedition. Krakauer plays a pretty important character in the novel, but is not nearly as involved as other clients on the expedition. Krakauer’s narration comes across as very negative. Although Krakauer has a lot of experiences to complain about, he still doesn’t try to look for the positives in each situation. However, Krakauer gives his opinion on many of the climbers on the expedition with him, saying many positive things about Doug Hansen

famous expedition as a translator, negotiator, and guide, all the while with a baby on her back. Many loosely associate her name with the U.S. gold dollar coin, but few know her story. Sacagawea was born

of the dangers that await them the expedition could have ended in a failure. The Yankton were somewhat disappointed by the gifts they received—a mere five medals—and warned the Americans about the reception they would receive upriver Clark recorded in his journal (Lewis and Clark 2). The fact that the Teton Sioux were a fierce tribe made the journey up the Missouri River a treacherous route. As the Yankton Sioux had warned, the Teton Sioux greeted the expedition and its gifts—a medal, a military

with more than half occurring between 1992 – 1996. Sadly, this achievement did not come without loss of life, as 148 have perished while trying to complete this achievement. In 1996, a total of 30 expeditions would attempt to reach the Summit of Mt. Everest. Two of the largest commercial expeditions would be attempted in May of that year, under the leadership of Rob Hall, co-founder of Adventure Consultants, and Scott Fischer,