A polar explorer‚ Sir Ernest Shackleton led the Imperial trans-Atlantic Expedition‚ in the first ever attempt to cross the Antarctic continent. On December 5‚ 1914 the Endurance departs from South Georgia carrying 28 men. The goal was to drop off six men as close to the south pole as possible. Six days later‚ Shackleton gave the order to enter a gap in loosely packed ice in the Weddell sea‚ he did not know it at the time but this decision would lead to one of the greatest survival stories of all
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with six disciplines for earning and sustaining credibility. Earnest Shackleton demonstrated these disciplines during his monumental journey. The first of these disciplines is titled discover your self. “Confidence in one’s abilities‚ especially in uncertain and challenging situations‚ is crucial to sustaining credibility.” (James M. Kouzes‚ 2011) Shackleton demonstrated this well before even stepping foot onto the Endurance. He did this when posting his recruitment notice which read: “Men wanted
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Muscular endurance is very important for people playing sports and who have to sustain an activity for long periods of time. Muscular endurance is determined by how well your slow twitch muscle fibers are developed. In case your wondering what slow twitch muscle fibers are‚ I will explain. There are generally two types of muscle fibers in your body‚ slow twitch and fast twitch. Slow twitch muscle fibers cannot exert as much force as fast twitch‚ but can sustain an effort over a much greater period
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Endurance is often shown in physical ability and strength‚ but Odysseus proves endurance can be emotional as well. In the Odyssey‚ Homer often states‚ “Odysseus‚ always thinking…” meaning Odysseus always sees the possible outcomes in every situation. For instance‚ while was on the Island of the Cyclops‚ he was forced to watch his men die‚ two at a time. As a greek‚ he was going against his morals by avenging his men by killing the cyclops‚ but instead seeing that if he did‚ he would be trapped. He
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Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance 1. In what context should the Endurance expedition be analyzed? As a scientific endeavor? An entrepreneurial venture? An exercise in imperial opportunity? By what criteria should the expedition be evaluated? Given your answer to the preceding question‚ was it a success or a failure? I believe that this expedition should be analyzed as an entrepreneurial venture because the South Pole had already been found so
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BookRags Literature Study Guide Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing For the online version of BookRags’ Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage Literature Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-endurance/ Copyright Information ©2000-2012 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting
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3rd Mrs. Ursery Book Review Lansing‚ Alfred. Endurance. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers‚ 1959. Print. The book Endurance is about the failure of the expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in its attempt to cross the Antarctic continent in 1914 and the struggle for survival endured by the twenty-eight man crew for almost two years. The book’s title is actually the name of the ship Shackleton used for the expedition‚ the Endurance. The ship was being pushed together by two large massive
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2014). The first example of this Shackleton and the crews’ inadequate preparation for a second ship to come around and meet them on the other side. This would have maybe allowed for an earlier rescue if the second boat were to realize that Shackleton and the crew were stuck. The crew and Shackleton’s over assumptions about needing to have help or more than one boat sailing caused their expedition for land and a way home to be much longer. The second example was Shackleton and the rest of the groups lack
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in the world. Severe winds and temperatures of down to -41 degrees Celsius have been reported on recent expeditions (Shackleton Solo‚ 2015). In 2015‚ Henry Worsley commenced a Trans-Antarctic expedition to commemorate the life of Sir Earnest Shackleton and aimed to follow in Shackleton’s planned expedition route which the Endurance crew failed to complete from 1914-1916 (Shackleton Solo‚ 2015). Worsley aimed to complete this expedition solo and unsupported (Endeavour Fund‚ 2016). However‚ on the 24th
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metaphorical weight the fish holds on the speaker’s reality. While the description soon hints at a repulsive nature mentioning barnacles‚ and infestations of sea-lice‚ these too aid in the start of a description of a respect directly related to endurance. Hints of a deeper meaning become clearer as the speaker describes the trials of mortality using the fish’s struggle in breathing the “terrible oxygen” (23). The bloody gills breathing in this almost torturous substance of life ironically represent
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