Antarctica

Shackleton Case Study: Was He a Successful Leader? Summary In late 1914, the ship Endurance, left the port of South Georgia Island for their final stretch to their South Pole destination. Sir Ernest Shackleton, their illustrious leader, had been at sea before and had even attempted this perilous journey prior to this sailing. Shackleton was starting this journey with renewed vigor as he could sense this would be one of his last chances to accomplish his life-long goal of traversing the southern…

Australia the country that's nicked named the country that is down under. The country that was only discovered around 300 years ago, so it remained from human intervention for thousands of years. Australia is located at 250 South and 1340 East, Australia is classified as a continent, country and an island, is the sixth largest country (based on land size) following the USA closely, has a population of 22.13 million and is the biggest island in the world. The reason for Australia is…

Although Sir Ernest Shackleton did not conquer his life dream, some still believe he is a great explorer. Ernest Shackleton was an Irish-British explorer who had attempted multiple times to accomplish his dreams, but failed. Later, after a tragic accident, he decided to become a journalist. Before he died, he set sail for one last attempt at being the first person to ever cross the whole Antarctic. When Ernest Shackleton was younger, he had gone and “joined the merchant navy at the age of 16”…

According to the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (an American institution), “more than 100 million people currently live within 1 [metre] of mean sea level”, meaning that close to 100 million people could and will be displaced from their homes within the next few hundred years, due to sea level rise (2010). There are several factors that contribute to the rise of global sea-level, both directly (warming oceans, expansion of ocean particles and melting glaciers) and indirectly (global warming…

The Expedition With the wind whipping through her sails and water at her bow, the Endurance set out across the choppy waver toward an adventure that would make history. Men gathered on her deck with a sense of excitement and determination. They had one goal: to sail across the frigid seas of the Antarctic and make it back alive. Many had attempted this feat and nearly all had failed. Many set out, but few returned. Sir Earnest Shackleton was determined to be the first to accomplish this…

Max Rafeedie Writing- 9 December 19, 2017 5 Fun Facts About Penguins Long black and white body. Small head with an orange bill. Short legs and feet. Wings that are only good for swimming. Penguins are one of the only birds that swim but don’t fly. Just because they are one of the most popular birds doesn’t mean that people know all of these 7 facts. 1. What an interesting body shape. Even though penguins are birds they can swim. Their body’s have adapted to swimming. Penguins have large heads…

The 18th century explorer James Cook’s ambition in claiming Australia as authentically “British” manifested in the maps he produced. In the time he spent in Australia, James Cook named well over 100 different landmarks. Although it may seem at first as if the names he gave to these bays, isles, and mountains are arbitrary, they most certainly were not. The names given were all of English-style and more importantly arose from his history as a British-born citizen. He assigned names like “Cape…

Have you ever heard about the little penguin or the African penguin? Lauren Tarshis and Kristin Lewis have both written amazings stories about Penguins that have been stuck in an oil spill that is really harmful to animals. Lauren Tarshis wrote “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” which is about 40,000 penguins that were in an oil spill and the people that helped them. Kristin Lewis wrote “The Seabird Chronicle” which is about saving the penguins that were in the oil spill and then making sure that…

The Endurance The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew’s voyage to the arctic was one worthy of countless volumes. Yet the defining moment of their epic journey, was not their voyage to the arctic itself, nor their amazing plans, but it was their survival through the “polar night”; a time of complete darkness and isolation. So what caused this crew to not just survive, but to thrive in spite of their frightening situation? In this essay I will argue three points for what I believe may have…

Stanly Yelnats has been through alot, and everyone at Camp Green Lake has changed him, but Hector Zeroni has definitely been the most help. Making him go through hard challenges and decisions, Zero has really helped shape Stanly. Stanly at the beginning may have been wimpy, but because of Zero, he has become brave and independent. Before Zero, Stanly was wimpy. Stanly, back in (Sachar 135), was bullied by Zigzag, and Zero had to defend him. Stanly is supposed to defend himself, rely on himself,…