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Shackleton

Imperial Trans arctic expedition: rescue

His first three attempts were foiled by sea ice, which blocked the approaches to the island. His inability to reach his men filled Shackleton with frustration and anxiety, yet he refused to give up showing his determination.

Legacy:Early

This disparity continued into the 1950s.[146] Scott's fame was difficult for Shackleton to handle, as it overshadowed his own hopes for enduring fame.

Lincoln

Reconstruction

Shortly after Lee's surrender, a general asked Lincoln how to treat defeated Confederates. Lincoln replied, "Let 'em up easy."[17]:509–512 '''Lincoln was determined to find meaning in the war even when it had passed, and did not want to continue to outcast the southern states. His main goal was to keep the union together. He planned to go forward not by focusing on who to blame, but on how to rebuild the nation as one.'''

Marriage and Children

They reconciled and married on November 4, 1842, in the Springfield mansion of Mary's married sister. '''They announced their re-engagement on the same date that they were married. '''

Douglass

Life as a Slave

When Douglass was about twelve, Hugh Auld's wife Sophia started teaching him the alphabet. '''From the first day he had arrived, Douglass finally got to experience proper clothing, a full stomach, and a bed with sheets and blankets thanks to Sophia's decency. ''' Douglass described her as a kind and tender-hearted woman, who treated him "as she supposed one human being ought to treat another". Hugh Auld disapproved of the tutoring, feeling that literacy would encourage slaves to desire freedom; Douglass later referred to this as the "first decidedly antislavery lecture" he had ever heard. Under her husband's influence, Sophia came to believe that education and slavery were incompatible and one day snatched a newspaper away from Douglass. She stopped teaching him altogether and hid all potential reading materials such as her bible from him.

Dietrich

Return to the US

He returned to Germany on the last scheduled steamer to cross the Atlantic. '''One of his former colleagues from the confessing church was at first outraged at Dietrich's almost immediate return. However, his choice to return to Germany showed that he was prepared to lose everything in order to fight for a bigger cause.'''

Imprisonment

Once he was in prison, however, Maria's status as fiancée became invaluable, as it meant she could visit Bonhoeffer and correspond with him. While their relationship was troubled, she was a source of food and smuggled messages. The communication and visitation with his fiance provided Bonhoeffer with support and motivation to continue living and fighting while in prison.

Rachel Carson

Early Life and Education

At the Pennsylvania College for Women (today known as Chatham University), as in high school, Carson was somewhat of a loner. '''Her limited social life may have been due to her shy personality. It also may have been due to her avoidance of social events and her mother's frequent visitations to the college . She originally studied English, but during her sophmore year she found herself more and more interested in science, and despite many reserves about the difficulty the field of science provided for women, she''' switched her major to biology in January 1928, though she continued contributing to the school's student newspaper and literary supplement.