Kaitlyn Beebe Sparrow English 9 2 March 2015 Sir. Douglas Mawson: Perseverant Explorer "Just have one more try -- it's dead easy to die, It's the keeping-on-living that's hard," said Robert Service (Conell Par 32). This quote inspired Sir Douglas Mawson to persevere through all of his rough journeys. These journeys helped Mawson to inspire people around the continent by providing information about Antarctica through all of his expeditions. Australia’s interests in Antarctica showed through Mawson’s expeditions (Antarctica Par 8-9). Mawson helped with the creation of three major bases that ended up being really important (Jaka Par 11). Not only has Mawson discovered things, he has fought for the lives of many animals (Bredeson 59). Mawson really …show more content…
But most of all, I like to remember that when all alone, he kept on trying no matter what went wrong, and plenty did. And that even when there was no hope, he continued to trust in Providence,” (Bredeson 7). I really do agree with this quote. Like I said before, Mawson’s techniques are used all the time (Antarctica Par 11). His lectures are still broadcasted around the world. (Jacka Par 28). He also has earned the King's Polar Medal and wrote impactful science papers (Sir) and the bases he created have become really important (Jacka Par 11). Sir Douglas Mawson helped inspire people to persevere through even the worst scenarios. Also, he inspired people to stay positive (Bredeson 18 and 31). Australia has been positively influenced by Mawson. Sir Douglas Mawson was influenced by many people to be the person he was. He was an adventurous person ever since he was a kid (Bredeson Par 11). F.J. Jacka said, ”Through the early influence of Professor Archibald Liversidge, Mawson became a pioneer in the chemical aspects of geology and geochemistry (Jacka par 3).“ Archibald Liversidge was a mentor to Sir Douglas Mawson and inspired him to explore. His college also helped him with deciding what he wanted to do with his life (Antarctica Par
To start with, McCandless was not someone who gave up. Despite others trying to scare him out of continuing with his journey into the Alaskan wilderness, nothing deterred McCandless. He anxiously awaited to experience life off the land. The people McCandless encountered on his way to Alaska often commented on his determination. Jim Gallien, a man who drove McCandless into the Alaska interior, described McCandless as “real gung-ho”. McCandless's attempt to undertake such a risky endeavour is something to admire in itself. To travel two years, mostly on foot, is certainly not an easy task. However, McCandless still persevered through the hardships he faced throughout his journey. McCandles...
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Living in the wilderness is difficult, but understanding the meaning of such lifestyle is even more difficult. One of the Christopher’s admirable qualities was that he was well aware of what he was doing. He knew about the difficulties and dangers that he would face into the wilderness, and was mentally prepared for that. Author Jon Krakauer says that “McCandless was green, and he overestimated his resilience, but he was sufficiently skilled to last for sixteen weeks on little more than his wits and ten pounds of rice. And he was fully aware when he entered the bush that he had given himself a perilously slim margin for error. He knew precisely what was at stake” (182). McCandless was an educated youth, who loved nature and dreamed of living in the Alaskan wilderness. Although he ignored to take many necessary things with him on this
“Born on August 18, 1774, close to Ivy, Virginia, Meriwether Lewis was considered the greatest pathfinder the country has ever had. Coming from his family estate in Locust Hill, he came from a decorated family. His father Williams Lewis, his mother Lucy Meriwether, and his father’s cousin. His mother was a skilled cook and herbalist; her generous and charismatic nature was known throughout the region. His family was one of the first to settle in the region and had a long standing connection and friendship with the Jefferson family.
Christopher Johnson McCandless, a.k.a Alexander Supertramp, “Master of his Own Destiny.” He was an intelligent young man who presented himself as alone but really he was never lonely. However, he believed that life was better lived alone, with nature, so he ventured off throughout western United States before setting off into Alaska’s wild unprepared where he died. Some may say he was naive to go off on such a mission without the proper food and equipment but he was living life the way he wanted to and during his travels he came across three people: Jan Burres, Ronald Franz, and Wayne Westerberg. McCandless befriended these people, it is believed that he made such a strong impression on them that their connection left them with strange feelings after finding out about McCandless’ death.
The lands included in the Louisiana Purchase were those west of the Mississippi River but they were largely unexplored and therefore completely unknown to both the U.S. and France at the time. Because of this, shortly after the purchase of the land President Jefferson requested that Congress approve $2,500 for an exploratory expedition west.
In 1914, a great leader began a great expedition, unbeknownst to him that instead of being known as great explorers, they would be known as some of the greatest survivors. This man was Sir Ernest Shackelton and he was determined to be the first to cross the Antarctic. Little did he know, his biggest challenge would end up being his ability to lead his team to survival. He also had no idea that their tale of strength, determination, and courage to survive would influence people well into the 21st century, and the book detailing their stories would be used as a model of leadership. As our group read this book, it was evident that Shackleton was a truly motivated and successful leader as we have come to understand one to be. His ability to successfully lead a team played a significant role in their survival.
I have served with Scott, Shackleton, and Mawson, and have met Nansen, Amundsen, Peary, Cook, and other explorers, and in my considered opinion, for all the best points of leadership, coolness in the face of danger, resource under difficulties, quickness in decisions, never-failing optimism, and the faculty of instilling the same into others, remarkable genius for organization, consideration for those under him, and obliteration of self, the palm must be given to Shackleton, a hero and a gentleman in very truth.
...ostly remembered for his eccentric lifestyle. His prosthetic nose made of precious metals is a familiar tale. The story of his pet moose lives on, even though the moose did not. His ignominious death is almost common knowledge. Even as far as his astronomical work is concerned, outside of the scientific community, he is perhaps best-known for his geoheliocentric universe, which was later so strongly disproven by his own assistant.
Christopher McCandless made the decision in April of 1992 to venture into the Alaskan wilderness, inspired by the Transcendentalist works of Henry David Thoreau, along with the works of other authors. This decision was made without consulting anyone, and this decision famously ended with McCandless’ death months later. For most people, the idea of living in the secluded Alaskan wilds without any means of communication or navigation is a sign of mental illness. When McCandless made this decision, he effectively ignored the opinions of thousands of people, and decided that his views were somehow more valid. This ideology of “a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn't a challenge at all” led to McCandless embarking on a challenge in which a successful outcome was not only not assured, but simply not possible (Krakauer 182). Had McCandless talked to anyone, literally anyone at all, he would’ve been told that this plan was a suicide mission. This shows that the opinions of the general population can be lifesaving.
he reached his goal but when he arrived he found a Norwegian team had beaten him to it. Disaster struck on the return journey and its entire party perished in the brutal cold. Scott’s final haunting diary entry shock the outside world. For years after his death, Scott was regarded as a hero; a British icon who had shown courage and nobility in the face of insurmountable odds but as time went by critics began to question his aptitude calling him an ill-prepared adventurer whose bad judgment had cost his team their lives. He was portrayed as irrational consistently, inept, a heroic bunglers. In November of 1910, Robert Scott arrived in the Antarctic aboard the ship Terranova he established his base camp in a hut at Cape Evans and on November 1st 1911 after a year of preparation he set off for the poll. Two weeks later Scott and his party of 16 men 10 ponies and 22 dogs
Charles Darwin was a scientist from the United Kingdom who was a naturalist and geologist in the early 1800s. Although, he is best known for his role in the evolution theory. Darwin decided to take part in a five-year voyage in 1831, called the Beagle, to make naval charts of South America. At the beginning of the expedition Darwin was just a young graduate, at the age of twenty-two, with only eagerness to be able to be a part of the opportunity. He had no high expectations to find the rare discoveries that he had found during his time on land on the far off continent. By the end of the excursion, Darwin had made a name for himself as a geologist and fossil collector after his journal was published, later titled The Voyage of the Beagle. His writing got him a lot of attention from multiple scientists around the world.
What determines whether an action undertaken by any agent is right or wrong? Lon L. Fuller's 1949 article, The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, provides a situation whereby the ethical definitions of right action are evaluated. The ethical study of right action consists of two major moral theories being de-ontological (backward looking/origin) and teleological (forward looking/ends). Both also have religious and non-religious strands. The de-ontological theory consists of the divine-command theory (religious) and Kantianism (non-religious), while the teleological theory is composed of natural-law theory (religious) and utilitarianism (non-religious). In this paper, all four strands of moral theory will be used to evaluate the Fuller article and decipher which moral theory best serves the argument whether the actions of the four defendants were ethically permissible given the situation. At the end of this paper, sufficient proof will be given to prove that the application of Kantian ethical theory regarding right action—the categorical imperative—with Christine Korsgaard's double-level theories is pertinent in bringing about a moral conclusion to the case involved.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” The man who made countless mistakes and learned greatly from them spoke these wise words. Of all the scientists to originate from the nineteenth and twentieth century, his name is acknowledged by nearly all living people. Albert Einstein, a man whose name is practically parallel to a genius, is one of history’s most noteworthy figures (Willsey). He had made a remarkable, positive impact on society through his works and contributions to science.
Charles Darwin was a scientist from the United Kingdom who was a naturalist and geologist in the early 1800s. Although, he is best known for his role in the evolution theory. After going on a voyage, called the Beagle, around the world for five years to accompany well renowned explorers like Robert FitzRoy, he had created a name for himself in the . At the beginning of the expedition Darwin was just a young graduate, at the age of twenty-two, in hopes of seeing the tropics before it was gone with no expectations to find rare findings during his time on land in these far off lands. Though, by the end of the excursion, Darwin had made a name for himself as a geologist and fossil collector through the publication of his journal that was later titled The Voyage of the Beagle. His writing got him a lot of attention from multiple scientists around the world.