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Shackleton

            
             The book Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Ernest Shackleton is set in late 1914 on a cross Antarctic expedition. Sir Ernest Shackleton is a leader of an expedition which encompasses a twenty seven man crew that was built from people who responded to the ad "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success." Three days into the journey the ship Endurance was struck by enormous icebergs and patches of sea ice. After six weeks Shackleton ordered the crew to cut the engines to save fuel, and the next morning the crew was trapped in a sea of ice. The crew was stranded and there was nothing left to do except wait until spring for the ice to clear away so the ship could sail again. They had sufficient food to last them until spring, so they set up a sort of base. The crew tried twice to march to safety. They hauled their lifeboats with them incase they reached open waters again. The ice was too hard to cross because of instability. The ice was breaking up all around them. The crew found the thickest strongest floe, and the crew set up a new camp on the ice which they called "Mark Time Camp". Then the men had to move again there new camp was called "Patience Camp". Here the men were ordered to shoot some of the dogs. During the stay at this camp the men were kept busy by hunting. The stomachs of the crew were becoming upset because of the amount of meat that they were eating. They were also at a critical blubber shortage which meant that they might have to start eating raw meat. The men soon had to ration their meals to the point of extreme hunger. The rest of the dogs were then killed and butchered. Two sea leopards were killed which added to their blubber supply and increased there ration size. The crews hunger was never satisfied though, and they endured long clothing and harsh conditions.


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1. The Endurance: Shackletons Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Shackleton and Scott had not got along very well on the expedition and Shackleton was sent home early. ... Shackleton offered his boat and crew to the war effort but received a telegraph which said "proceed". ... Shackleton decided that the best thing to do would be to attempt to march towards land. ... Finally on April 9 the order was given by Shackleton to launch the boats. ... Shackleton decided to take his two strongest men and attempt to ...

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  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

2. The Definition of Heroism

Ernest Shackleton shares many common qualities with Odysseus. ... Shackleton and his men crafted sleds from lifeboats, and headed out, eventually taking to the sea, and landing on Elephant Island. ... Once in South America, the Chilean government loaned Shackleton a small steamer to return to Elephant Island (Lansing 37). One hundred and thirty six days after he left the group on Elephant Island, Shackleton returned to rescue his men. ... One of the most amazing aspects of Shackleton's story is his leadership. ...

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3. Survival

Survival The theme survival was used in both The Cabin Door And Epic Of Survival: Shackleton by they both had some sort of survival that occurred outside and had a lot to do with the surroundings. ... Epic of Survival: Shackleton was about a great ship that went down many years ago in Antarctica's Weddel Sea just at the outbreak of the first world war. ... The day after the abandonment of the ship Shackleton gathered his men and told them that they were going to try to march over the ice to Paulet Island which was 400 miles away. ... In April the ice cracked and Shackleton gave ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Shackleton

Shackleton Final - Question 1 There was probably a large mixture of feelings among the crew as they watched the Endurance sink. To some of them, the entire event likely did not surprise them or move them much in any way because they had already lost hope the ship would survive and it would event...

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5. Sir Ernest Shackelton

Sir Ernest Shackleton was a strong minded and strong-bodied man. ... As a leader Shackleton was always on the same level as his men. ... Shackleton exhibits is his ability to set priorities and stick to task. ... Shackleton earned the nickname "Cautious Jack" for his cautious approach to things. ... Shackleton was also a stern, down-to-earth man. ...

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6. My Trip To The Museum

After viewing the nice exhibitions, we decided to go see Shackleton"s Anta at the Imax. ... On a single boat that later during their voyage sanked in the middle of the Antartic, Shackleton, and his men tried to find the way out . Shackleton persistance to rescue his crew took the courage to walked many miles through the Antartic, becoming a person that will always be remembered as one of the most brave and adventours man of the Antartic. ...

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7. Mirages

Indeed, his observations were not confirmed for over three centuries when, in 1915 and half a world away, Sir Ernest Shackleton briefly observed a distorted sun suddenly visible over the horizon seven days after it had set for the Antarctic winter night. ...

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8. Human Resources Management

Newell and Shackleton quote in Bach & Sisson(2000,p.111) said that "hiring the "right' people is of paramount importance and this is dependent on effective recruitment and selection procedures, which aim to select the right' individuals and reject the wrong' ones-. ...

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