Case Study of “EPIC OF SURVIVAL – Ernest Shackleton’s Voyage to the South Pole” By Reuben Q. Binasoy‚ SILVER Group‚ UB EMBA Intake 17 I. Most Compelling Facts / Main Learning Points a. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition started out on August 8‚ 1914. The last of the crew members were rescued on August 30‚ 1916. More than 2 years after they had set out – in the face of the many dangers they faced during the failed expedition – Shackleton mustered together the courage‚ willpower‚ wit
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condemns it and thinks of it as only a façade of power. In ”Shooting an Elephant”‚ he conveys the ironic‚ powerless and evil nature of Imperialism through the experience of himself as a young British officer shooting the elephant against his own will in order to maintain the image of the imperial power in Burma. This is shown specifically through the relationship between the British and Burmese‚ the portrayal of the elephant as well as development of the inner conflicts of the protagonist. The major
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1. John Merrick is a kind‚ but shy spirit. He really just wants a friend that stays around and a place to call home. His self-esteem is really low‚ and we can be sure of this because whenever John goes out in public he wears a giant cloak‚ a sleeve to cover his right arm‚ and a hood to cover his head and face. We also know he has low self-esteem because he doesn’t look or like to look at himself in the mirror. John seems fairly religious not only because he has read the Bible‚ but he also made
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One day there was a rampaging circus elephant going through the town‚ and Orwell went with his old .44 Winchester so he could go scare it away. During the elephants rampage throughout the town it destroyed a hut‚ killed a cow and raided some fruit stalls. Later on they realized the elephant trampled a man to death and that’s when Orwell went and got an elephant rifle from a friend because he thought it was needed at the moment. Orwell tracked down the elephant and the whole town followed because they
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Save Forests and Wildlife As man learnt about nature he started to interfere with the laws of nature. He cut off the forests for agriculture and tamed wild animals for his food and clothing. Man was able to conquer nature‚ yet he can ’t control it. A balance exists between all living and non-living things in nature. Ecological disasters are bound to happen if there is any disturbance in the natural equilibrium. Increased industrialization and human requirements have led to the destruction of our
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The clepsydra {klәp·sә·drå} is‚ along with the sun dial‚ one of the oldest ways to tell time passing. In Greek‚ the word clepsydra means to “steal water” or “water thief”. The amount of time passing was often measured by the regulated dripping flow of water from the top pot and into the lower pot and then measured. The clock‚ in ways was better than the sun dial because it could be used on cloudy days as well as inside; this also made it much more popular. There are many variations of the water
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Island‚ in an attempt to send help to the remaining crew waiting on Elephant Island‚ Shackleton monitored them very closely. If at any point he felt one of his crewmen was close to death‚ he would order a serving of warm milk for all. I believe as captain of the crew‚ his ability to keep his men alive made him very dependable. Upon arrival to South Georgia Island‚ he wasted no time in obtaining another ship and departing for Elephant Island to rescue the remaining crew. When the ship proved too weak
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The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love‚ he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end
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Animals like the South African Elephant have been hunted to endangerment in pursuit of their ivory. What would happen to the environment if they were eliminated? Although true‚ affecting one member of an ecosystem is known to have drastic effects on the wellbeing of all members of the ecosystem‚ it is our obligation as a species to maintain the wellbeing of our own species first. In conclusion‚ although involvement to save endangered animals in sometimes necessary‚ its necessity
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George Orwell’s essays – related text ‘Marrakech’ explores the notion of ethnocentricity through a Eurocentric perspective‚ in which one is isolated at the consequence of differing morels. Orwell succeeds in doing so through various anecdotes “What does Morocco mean to a Frenchman? An orange-grove or a job in government service.” In essence this displays the failure of a migrant to withhold a deeper connection to the land. Orwell emotively describes the crippled elderly women who “answered with
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