Roald Amundsen

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” (BBC). After his adventure with the leading Naval Officer and explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, he wanted to be the first man to step foot on the Antarctic. Shackleton had become sick while on his first expedition to the South Pole. He returned home, became a journalist, and decided to go back and attempt twice more at being the first to step foot on the South Pole. His dreams got crushed when the “Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached” the South Pole/Antarctic first (Biography.com). Once his dreams came crashing down, he made a new goal to accomplish: being the first to ever cross the whole Antarctic. Because of “unfulfilled ambitions and failed business,” Shackleton had to leave “his men unpaid and his family with debts” (Shackleton). “On August 1, 1914, the same day Germany declared war on Russia, Shackleton departed London on the ship Endurance for his third trip to the South Pole. By late fall the crew had reached South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic. On December 5, the team departed the island, the last time Shackleton and his men would touch land for an astonishing 497 days” (Biography.com). By January 1915, the ship had become…

• 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? The Endurance expedition fits in all three contexts of imperial, scientific and entrepreneurial. Ernest Shackleton used his journalist contacts in order to promote the expedition. Shackleton was not able to…

Glory & Honor is a historical drama that focuses on Robert Peary (Henry Czerny) and his assistant Matthew Henson (Delroy Lindo). Robert Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1856, but moved to Portland, Maine where he grew up and went to Bodowin College in Brunswick, Maine. He then became a civil engineer for the United 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…

Journeys for Fame Competitiveness is like a wild animal. Once aroused, it can’t be controlled. In the year 1911, Roald Amundsen, a figure in polar exploration, began his long journey to the South Pole, in Antarctica. He became the first person to ever succeed this dangerous objective. Only 16 years later, in 1927, a pilot named Charles Lindbergh prepared to fly from New York all the way to Paris. A $25,000 award was set up by a hotel owner in New York City for whoever could accomplish this…

Roald Dahl was born September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales. His parents named him Roald after Roald Amundsen, because he was a Norwegian who had been the first man to reach the South Pole. Sofie Magdalene Dahl and Harald Dahl are Roald’s parents. They met in the United Kingdom. Later both, of them emigrated to Sarpsborg in Norway and later got married in 1880. Roald has a total of six siblings. Astri, Alfhild, Asta, Else, Louis, and Asta. Louis Dahl is the oldest out of seven children. Around…

Roald Dahl is a famous author who had written many works throughout his life. He did not have an easy life despite how successful his career was. Death was a recurrence in his life; however, his children stories reflected a more cheerful atmosphere. He also wrote screenplays and horror stories; he even the script for the movies based on his books. Roald Dahl is more than just an author of children's books; he became a highly revered author that will not be forgotten. Roald Dahl was born in…

Have you ever wondered why you truly enjoy reading certain books, while others are quite boring and uninteresting? A vital ingredient that allows a story to leave a powerful impression on its audience lies in the ability to personally connect with the readers. Such an idea was a prevalent theme across many sources read and viewed during a recent study of the power of a story, such as The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, which involves a young man trying to put his life back on track and find…

Formative Group Essay Literature is valuable because it entertains, educates, and inspires. To start off, literature entertains because it makes the reader imagine what’s going on in the story like in the story ‘The landlady’ by Roald Dahl . Secondly, literature helps educates because it teaches the reader important lessons through the theme an example of this is in the story The Landlady. Finally literature helps inspire people by encouraging the reader to take action by giving ideas. just…

Achievement Standard Technology 91354: Children’s book research essay Fraser Mander There are many opinions about what makes a good book for children. A children’s book is a book with a mix of words and pictures. This is true from the Hairy Maclarey, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd to Roald Dahl’s books as illustrated by Quentin Blake. Children’s books have to offer a sense of joy no matter how simple or complex it is. Books such as Curious George or Winnie the Pooh have that…

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…