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overambitious like he was. Walton “gained him only to know his value and lose him” (Shelley 202). Walton gained Victors knowledge that being overambitious is dangerous so he does not make the same mistake. Walton desperately wants to find the North Pole and will do with lives on the line. Victor teaches Walton to temper his own glory to protect his crew. He needs to put others necessities before…

The Walton Estate is a thousand acre piece of land owned by the illusive Thomas Walton; Mr. Walton is a European man in his late twenties, most women, myself included opps I just broke the third person narrator oh well I plead postmodernism, would consider him to be a hansom man; he is 6’1”, light brown hair styled in an effortless messy bedhead, fit, six pack if you know what I mean, and is notoriously single. Thomas is known for being the sole inheritor of his father's estate and his…

scientific and entrepreneurial. Ernest Shackleton used his journalist contacts in order to promote the expedition. Shackleton was not able to claim Britain as the first to reach the South Pole, although he was within 100 miles. Unfortunately, the Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen won the race to the South Pole shortly after Shackleton returned from his voyage. Shackleton felt this new voyage…

Everyone has always had an unusual fantasy of creating a being of their own and creating something that will have a huge impact on the world in a positive way. However, no one really thinks about the consequences that these fantasies and obsessions may have. In Mary Shelley's novel ¨Frankenstein¨ a young doctor, Victor Frankenstein, becomes completely obsessed with the idea of creating a life, a life that is so indestructible and that is better than mankind, but most importantly that is able to…

The totem poles are incredible works of art usually included some form of a bird on top. Usually, at the top of the totem pole proudly stands an eagle, but their styling made some of these carvings appear to be a combination of animals. Like in the totem to the right, the bird seems to have raccoon like ears. Also, The…

States Navy who was held in the highest regard due to his “exceptional talents” (Robinson 118). It was these talents that would lead him to be the first man to claim to reach the North Pole with Matthew Henson. Peary led many expeditions during his Arctic career, which included many to Greenland and to the North Pole. According to Jake Page and Charles Officer, Peary made eight Arctic trips, which was “more than anyone else” (Officer and Page 132). These “publicized trips” (Officer and Page 132)…

The shackleton Expedition was led by Ernest Shackleton. His dream was to reach the south pole. He was a veteran explorer, he had tried to make it the south pole before with Robert Scott. On That expedition they had to turn back before they made it to the south pole. He got the funds to take his own expedition he wanted to choose his crew. He choose his crew by putting out an ad to get people to volunteer. His ad stated what the expedition conditions would be. He said how there would be many…

to the South Pole. He returned home, became…

I went to see ‘Elf the Musical Jr.’ on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The tickets were $15 For decent seats and in my opinion, the show plus the seats that we had were not at all worth the $15, that we spent. This musical is not a show that I would recommend to anyone, at anytime. It was that bad. But, to help you understand in my own opinion as to why ‘Elf the Musical Jr.’ was so bad, let me give you some feedback and get into a little more detail in the next few paragraphs. The first reason as…

founding of this country all began with the Revolution of the Elves, also called The Elfolutionary War. It dates back to December 24th, 2076. It was the day before Christmas in 2076. Santa is, and has always been, the communist dictator of the North Pole. The elves have had to put up with his cruel ruling for long enough. One elf, named Tasol Elfuclan, decided to start a bloody revolution for the price of the elves’ liberty. It was a war that ruined Christmas and caused the death of millions…