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    inspired many people, led important expeditions and had helpful traits for the expedition. Groups of people have retraced many of the journeys Shackleton took, not only in Antarctica. Ernest Shackleton was known as “heroic.” Klug said in his article “Anyone who has heard of his heroic exploits.” Ken Klug was among a group of people who retraced Shackleton’s steps. The location that this adventure was reinvented in Georgia known as the “Crossing South Georgia in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton

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    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. 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

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    Was Ernest Shackleton a Good Leader? Ernest Shackleton, a man with heart, vision and a dream. He had all the skill for success; yet never achieve the fame and fortune he desired. Looking over his life, his character and his experiences give us an insight to who he really was. I will show that he had the skills necessary to be consider one of the great leaders of his time. Ernest was known as an explorer and he was honored with Knighthood. He wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole, but R.

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    Intro: What characteristics come together to form a great leader? Throughout the novel, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Sir Ernest Shackleton portrayed many key characteristics on his expedition across the Antarctic that demonstrated good leadership. On an expedition that was as dangerous and long as his had been, Shackleton had no other choice than to be a good leader for his crew. Although there were many, three of the most important characteristics that Shackleton contributed to being a

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    Context (Internal and External Environment): It is said in the Dubrin textbook that in order to be an effective leader, he/she needs to be able to have multicultural skills and adaptability (DuBrin, A. J., 2014). One of the examples of Shackleton possessing internal and external influences. The external environment of the cold and wind made it difficult for the crew members to find any sort of happiness or entertainment. Shackleton was able to find the teams internal hobbies and passions and planned

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    Ernest Shackleton

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    1.0 Introduction: Shackleton, who died in 1922 at the age of around forty-seven, certainly not achieved his objective of traversing the continent of Antarctica but remembered these days for something more astonishing. In recent years, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton has been celebrated through books, autobiography, films, and a major museum display (Lagace, 2004). Here this satiated journal attempts to critically explore and relate his leadership chronicle, activities on the ice that have a

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    This video was about Ernest Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914. This expedition was supposed to be first to cross continent with their Trans continent boat Endurance. Shackleton chose 27 men to serve a variety of positions, such as running and navigating the ship, cooks, scientists, surgeons and photographer. His expedition failed to cross the continent, because his boat got trapped in thick pack ice, and man were forced to abandon ship and continue expedition on foot and smaller boat to

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    Does Shackleton display the most important characteristics of a good leader? Sir Ernest Shackleton had all of the most important characteristics of a perfect leader, plus more. He was able to stay motivated, optimistic and very resourceful throughout his entire dangerous, freezing cold, backbreaking, journey across the atlantic ocean. But why should a leader possess these traits? How do they help? The first trait that a good leader should have is motivation. Motivation is what starts the journey

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    Jennifer Armstrong

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    Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World is a fictional book, written by Jennifer Armstrong. It tells the true and extraordinary tale of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914-17. All of the men worked extremely hard to get back home alive, but three men stood out the most. Those three men are: Sir Ernest Shackleton, Frank Worsley, and Tom Crean. These men were definitely the most essential to the entire expedition, and took part in almost every single task executed

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    Sir Ernest Shackleton was a courageous and bold man; here are a few things about him. He knew all about the weather in Antarctica. Also, he was the first one ever to come into a 100-mile radius of Antarctica. He was as famous as famous could be, and was a hero to thousands who read his book “Furthest South” expedition. He was also the leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and before he set out on the Endurance he had already been to the Antarctic twice. There was a race to the South

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