31 While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • 1914: British explorer Ernest Shackleton and a small crew embarked on an expedition to Antarctica. • 1915: Shackleton’s ship Endurance became stuck in ice before eventually breaking apart and sinking. • 1916: After more harrowing sea-ice adventures, the entire crew was rescued. • 1959: Historian Alfred Lansing wrote a book called Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. • 2001: Filmmaker George Butler released a documentary called The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition. • 2022: The wreckage of Endurance was discovered at the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. The student wants to provide a historical overview of the Shackleton expedition. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
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