Explorers of the Arctic

With regards to toughness, Douglas Mawson was at the top of the pack. He was tall, lean, and muscular. Strong-minded and keen for a challenge, Mawson landed in Antarctica to take on the toughest conditions the world had to offer. From his landing in 1907, Mawson had accomplished several historic feats. He joined a team and traveled to the South Magnetic Pole, and had been the first to climb Mount Erebus. In his mind, he was untouchable. In his mind, Antarctica was defeated; another notch on

of this paper is to describe the life and the contribution to the development of the British Empire of one of the most important English explorers. It was in the second half of the 18th century when James Cook, originally a poor farm boy, explored and mapped vast uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However, James Cook was not ‘only’ an explorer. He can also be called a scientist – he managed to introduce new principles into seafaring and cartography. For better understanding

The novel Frankenstein, authored by Mary Shelley, begins with the introduction of explorer Robert Walton and his series of letters, to his sister Margaret Saville. Walton is the captain of a ship en route on a treacherous expedition to the North Pole. He composes a multitude of letters, particularly one where he informs Margaret that the ship is immovable and surrounded by ice. Walton reports sighting an enormous man-like creature being pulled by a dog sled, as he is looking out into the icy distance

little creatures almost being old as a dinosaur! Scientists estimate that ants came about in the mid-Cretaceous period, which was an amazing 110 to 130 million years ago. They are found nearly everywhere on earth (good explorers they are!) but not found on the Antarctic and Arctic regions. The largest ant ever

A Canadian novelist Margaret Eleanor Atwood was born in Ottawa Canada in 1939. Furthermore she is a great poet, novelist, essayist, and environmental activist. “She grew up in Northern Ontario, Quebec, and Toronto” (“Canadian Poetry Online” 1). “She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College.”(“The Famous People”1) Most of Margaret Atwood’s earlier short stories focus on the nervous transactions between men

Palestine and The Greater Syria En route; swung through Anatolia and Persia to Afghanistan; crossed the Himalayas to India, then Sir Lanka and the Maldives; and reached the eastern coast of China before turning around. Christopher Columbus: The explorer made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492,1493,1498 and 1502. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from spain in three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Although he did not reach Asia which was his plan he landed

limits of knowledge and creation. The ambition to acquire knowledge through self-pursuit as well as self-education is illustrated through three essential characters: Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the Creature. Robert Walton, an ambitious explorer, is on an expedition to discover the “country of eternal light” (Shelley 13). Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his education and then with his project to create a living being through science and technology. He brings the Creature to life

An analysis of Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly The title of the book, Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus is a reference to the story about Prometheus in Greek mythology. Prometheus was a titan who sided with the other titans to join the Greek gods in their war against the titans. Since I have not read that story, I do not know much else about what happened but I assume that Shelly´s novel will be somewhat similar in the sense that someone will side with his friends and

dreamlike bliss. I lead a pretty charmed life-two parents, a sister, a soon-to-be brother, and an iridescent, teal-colored room. What more could a seven year old ask for? But really, my life was pretty fantastic. I was a clueless little girl with a Dora Explorer(cultural allusion) haircut and larger than life bow to match. However, one day I made a dreadful mistake that haunted my childhood; I robbed the Easter Bunny. You're probably wondering how I could have possibly robbed something that doesn’t exist

I, Henry Hudson, have had a reputation for exploring new ways and directions. As an English explorer, I have felt the need to find the Northwest Passage and seek everything and every visual in it. It is the beginning of 1607, and I am about to start my first voyage after getting the job of attempting to perceive a smaller path to the riches of Asia from Europe via Arctic Ocean. I have obtained high hopes for my commitments, and I am certainly not going to give up. I am acquiring high hopes