Endurance Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Irish explorer who led the Trans-Antartic expedition in 1914. Shackleton was a really confident and hubris man, his personality would give a sense of authority and greed. This essay will discuss how Shackleton’s arrogance led to the destruction of the Endurance then proceed to explain how Shackleton personality changed from extremely hubris to more humane during the course of the expedition. Ernest Shackleton was a very arrogant, greedy, yet really
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, the leader is 28 men, not just one. People have often heard the adage, “It takes a village...” and in this case Shackleton, the captain of the ship Endurance, led an expedition to the Antarctica in 1914. This voyage took over one year to complete. Success is often defined as winning the race, but the expedition was not completed, yet every man survived. Success was achieved through sacrifice no one died afte x amount of years. travelled distance yet
Endurance Book Report Lansing, Alfred. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. Illinois: Tyndale House, 1999 The book Endurance is a novel that depicted a journey on the Endurance, the name of the boat used by Shackleton and the members of the “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition”, in which they tried to make history by their adventure. The author, Alfred Lansing, was a journalism major from Northwestern University. Later in his career, he became a freelance writer. The author’s
leader. And in the real life story of Earnest Shackleton, this has never been more clearly expressed. Sir Ernest Shackleton has been called the "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth... bar none". Shackleton was able to mount an exploratory journey to the Antarctic, accompanied by a crew of 27 men. Shackleton's ship was crushed by packing ice early in the expedition, forcing the crew to brave the merciless polar elements from 1914-1916 Shackleton and his Artic exploration team survived the
Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907
threatening situation, Aron Ralston found himself in the depths of despair. In like manner, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of the Antarctic expedition of 1914 suffered many hardships. In both stories, they find themselves in a crisis. How did they survive? They survived these horrific events because they were strong, willing, and played smart. Ralston handled his situation in a frenzy type manner whereas Shackleton rarely worried about the survival of him and his crew. Trapped shows how when clicking
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