began new attacks on adversaries‚ including the 415 BC expedition to Sicily. The purpose of this paper is‚ therefore‚ to identify and analyze the motivation behind the planning for and execution of the Athenian expedition to Sicily and its ends-ways-means congruence. The paper also assesses how the Athenian leaders evaluated risk and lastly offers the author’s personal reflection on why did the expedition ultimately failed. The Sicilian expedition was the result of Athenian ambition to seek more expansion
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Christopher "Kit" Carson was a famous American frontiersmen born in Madison County‚ Kentucky on December 24th‚ 1809‚ who made an important contribution to the expansion of The United States of America. Kit Carson became a legend due to his name associated with several key events in the Westward expansion. Exploration‚ Encounter‚ and Exchange‚ Christopher Carson experienced a lot of this during his life. In 1818 Kit Carson’s father Lindsey Carson died due to an incident while clearing a field
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The Accomplishment of Reaching the South Pole When preparing for the expedition‚ the clothes were a significant factor. Because of this‚ Amundsen and his crew decided to wear loose clothes because of all the sweating so that they would not freeze to death. Their clothes were made out of fur to keep them as warm as possible at temperatures down to -58 Fahrenheit (The Race to the Pole - Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott‚ nd). Amundsen claimed that they did not suffer from the cold because of their
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that had a river‚strait and bay named after him. He went on 3 different expeditions seeking for the NorthWest Passage. In one of his expeditions he almost died of mutiny. While on his fourth Expedition Henry’s crew abandoned him‚ his son‚ and other crew‚ members‚ they left them there to die which they did. Henry Hudson was brave and courageous. He put his life at risk for the sake of the country. On his first expedition he sailed under The Muscovy Company (Russia). He left on May of 1607
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Reflective Statement Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born March 6‚ 1927‚ Aracataca‚ Colombia‚ he’s a Colombian novelist and known to be one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Marquez was awarded the Nobel prize in the year 1982. He wrote the novel Chronicle of a death foretold in 1981. The book is about the murder of the main character named Santiago Nasar‚ who is rich‚ a handsome guy living in the small Colombian town.In the novel the author Marquez plays a character of himself interviewing people
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Earnest Shackleton: Moral Challenge Earnest Shackleton‚ leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition showed great moral leadership in the choosing‚ leading and ultimate saving of his crew of 27 men. Shackleton led his men with strength and respect. He had a great ability to showcase the strength of individual men‚ while leading them as a team. In choosing his crew‚ he not only looked at the work that they would do‚ but also how they would interact with the rest of the men. In the most trying
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permanent departure into the wild. The first thing that chronicles the call is that Buck hears the howl of a wolf and runs into the woods to find the wolf‚ where he growls at the wolf and lets him know that he is in charge. “Never was there such a dog” said John Thornton said as one day buck went out of camp. This is significate‚ because it shows that people took pride in Buck‚ and saw him as a leader and a beast. The second thing that chronicles the call was that he killed a big black bear. This shows
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trek and delivering the data to the U.S. government‚ have altered the course of history‚ but have some Historian’s and author’s stating‚ "It produced nothing useful."‚ and having "added little to the stock of science and wealth. Lewis and Clark’s expedition is one of the most famous and most unknown adventures of America’s frontier. What makes Lewis and Clark truly significant historical figures‚ or not? It depends on your perspective. To the Native Americans‚ it was the
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story of a tragic Mt. Everest expedition‚ the guide Rob Hall was definitely a tragic hero. His courageous efforts helped many of his clients achieve their dreams by reaching the top of the mountain. Unfortunately‚ Rob paid a tremendous price to do so. Rob Hall was a very driven and determined person. On the expedition‚ he was competitive and compelled to get all his clients to the top. In his determination‚ he became bullheaded in his ways of going about the expedition‚ which may have seemed good
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His expeditions secured trade routes through the Chinese and Indian seas‚ which in turn promoted more and more Chinese trade; “he opened the doors to western trade” (“Zheng He Sails the Seas: 1405-1403” Gale). China profited greatly from this trade and was known to the world. In addition‚ he brought more than thirty kingdoms into China’s economic sphere (“Zheng He Sails the Seas: 1405-1403” Gale). His expeditions also helped spread Chinese culture and knowledge
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