April 1, 1909, Peary and I began the final 5-day dash. We would camp out in an igloo overnight then move to the next igloo and continue to do so until we reached the last one. WE HAD ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO LAST US FOREVER (hyperbole)!

April 6, 1909, We took many measurements using tools called a chronometer, and a sextant. After confirming our longitude and latitude, we confirmed that we were the first people to reach the North Pole! I got to put an American Flag in the snow!

Later in years, Peary got all of the credit because he was white and I was black. People didn’t like black people back then so they left me out and denied my recognition.

 In 1955, I received a congressional medal and got the credit I deserved a long time ago.

Guess what! Today I am going to try and make this final trip to the North pole. We have made two trips already and failed to make it. I just wish that this trip will be the one. We have twenty-two men on board to help and 130 dogs on board. In the last trips the wind was like a gush of ice down your back (metaphor). Some times the leader can be as mean as a lion (simile). Got to go. Boss says we are almost there. Hope we make it. I forgot to write about the team. There are going to be six teams and they are going to make igloos and store a food supply for the next group before the turned back. Well got to go. 

April 1rst, 1909

Today is the day. All the teams have come back and it is time for me and Peary to go on our five-day trip. I am so excited because I get to try and be the first one on the North pole. I just wish that Peary does not get sick on the way. Most of the team has gotten sick but then better. I have been the only healthy one. I guess that I will have to be in many igloos for five nights. Got to go. It is time for the trip.

April 6th, 1909

I think that we are on the North Pole. I just have to take a few more measurements on my chronometer, and a sextant. I just finished my calculations and we are on the North Pole. I was the first one to discover the North Pole. I even got to put the American flag right on the top. This is the best day ever. I am so excited that I could dance but my legs are frozen together. 

Many years later

Of course, I did not get any credit. I am black. The captain Peary took all the credit for himself and he did not do any work. I just wish that I could have got some sort of mention but no. So long for my credit.

1955

I got the credit I deserved and I got honored by two presidents. I am so happy from this day on.

 

   

Today is the day that Peary and I were going to make our final trip out to the North Pole.  With a team of 22 men and 130 dogs, we set off to the North Pole. The wind was as cold as stone.(simile)  Peary created a new system. Using the system he devised, Peary divided the men and dogs into six teams. Each team would reach its designated point along the path, build an igloo, and leave a cache of supplies for the return trips of the others before themselves turning back. 

  

After the last support team turned back, peary and I began the final five-day dash.  I knew that at this point, there was no going back.

 

We took many measurements using tools called a chronometer, and a sextant. After verifying their longitude and latitude, we were confirmed that we were the first people to reach the North Pole. 

 

Peary’s accomplishments were honored with multiple awards. Because

he is white.  Although I, as a black man was denied the recognition I deserved.  It is like comparing the same thing but they are a different color. (simile)

 

I received a congressional medal and was honored by two presidents for my bravery, and got the credit I deserved along time ago. 

We started tracking in the icy breeze once more. We were face to face (personification) with wind that was colder than any metal. (metaphor) As we continued to walk we came to a peak, Peary said that he was more than sure this was our destination. Peary was fidgeting with our equipment to pinpoint if this exact spot was the North Pole. Sure enough, it was. We had finally reached our biggest achievement, to be the first people to set foot on the untouched North Pole. This was one of the most exciting and long-awaited moments of my life.  I had taken hold of our USA flag and drilled it far into the snow cap peak, marking a moment for the history books, I,  Matthew Henson, with my pal Robert Peary had reached the North Pole.

  March 1st, 1909
Peary and I are going to set sail to hopefully reach the North Pole. We set of with 22 mn and 130 dogs. Our first tripped we failed, same with our second one. You know what they say third time's a charm.   The wind was so strong and cold it felt like a huge  block of ice pushing against me. Peary decide to divide the men up into six teams.The teams would build a path and make an igloo.
April 1st, 1909
After the men were done Peary and I began our trip. I felt like a 7 ton elephant walking through the snow. This was a challenge that Teddy Roosevelt probably couldn't handle.

April 6th, 1909
We took measurements.
We both were confirmed that we have finally reached the North Pole. I couldn't believe it we did it! I planted the flag on top of a mountain of show.    
Many years later 
Peary has gootan all of the credit. Only because he is white and I'm black.

Many more Years later.
When I was 70 I was granted admission prestigious  Explorers Club. I was honored by two presidents  This has truly been an fantastic life.

Today, Peary and I will go on our very last trip to the North Pole. When we adventured out to the North pole with our twenty-two men and 130 dogs it was as cold as an ice cube (Simile). Traveling with the dog sleds made it easier to get from one destination to the next. Also, with the dogs on our journey, they help us sense danger ahead. On our way Peary  finally figured out a method so the men and dogs that would split into 6 different teams. They have to get to their designated spot to build igloos and take supplies to each of their igloos for the returning team.

On this day, Peary and I set off to our five day dash to every igloo the support team made to finally reach our destination. Each igloo was built nicely as everyday came along. 

Today was the official day we said that we will finally reach the top of the world, the North Pole. With many hard to find measurements, we finally found the longitude and latitude. We found it by using the tools chronometer and sextant. After finding the right measurements, we officially can say we were the first people to reach the North Pole. 

With both Peary’s and I’s hard work, I was a bit disappointed that Robert Peary got all the attention after our hard work, but still grateful that I got to go on the adventure with him. Remembering back to the growling winds, (Personification) and how harsh it was to live for the both of us, I believe we should both get equal attention. We both overcame extreme conditions, like what felt like the coldest day in the history of the world(hyperbole). For this, all credit for the expedition should be shared between both of us!

 

I am seventy years old and I finally got recognized by two presidents. I got a congressional medal from being brave during the hard times. Thinking back and remembering the great feeling when we reached the North pole, I can still feel the excitement of accomplishing a fantastic feat. (Literation) 

Today is the day. My partner Peary and I are going to start our adventure to the North Pole, along with 22 other men, and 130 dogs. I am so excited!! This is the final time we are going to try to reach the North Pole. The first try was a bust, but I have confidence that we will get there. We came face to face with the freezing winds and the cold weather then, Peary came up with a plan. Peary divided the 130 dogs and 22 men into 6 teams to make it easier to travel.

This is the end of the first week!! There have been so many pressure ridges and leads. It is freezing here too, I have gotten frostbite so many times, I lost count. The wind is howling (PERSONIFICATION), and the dogs were barking, it was like the end of the world!! (SIMILE) Other than the dogs and wind, we have done pretty well with traveling.

Well, its officially been a month, and we are only miles away from the North Pole!! Peary and I already established that I would put the flag in the snow. I have super bad frostbite, its as if 100 bees are stinging me (SIMILE). Out of all of the days I’ve been here, I haven’t seen the sun at all, it is so gloomy here. It snows almost every day, and the snowflakes are dancers (METAPHOR).

I just have to measure the chronometer and sextants to make my calculations… We are here!! We made it to the North Pole. I put the flag in the ground and we celebrated!! Peary and I are so excited that we finally made it here!!

I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get the credit I deserved. Peary, a white man, was over there getting all of the fame, but I put the flag down. I hope it’s not because I’m a different race because that’s a little offensive. I am still happy that he is getting credit because he helped me get to where I am today. I just would like to get the credit I deserve.

Whoo-hoo!! I finally got recognized by two presidents. Although I am seventy years old, I am still excited about this. Thinking back on one of the first days we were there, we were ice cubes!! (METAPHOR) This is so amazing, I finally got the credit I deserved!!

  Today we woke up in the harsh cold of our igloos. Though, I cannot complain because it was much colder outside. At the start of my day, I ate one or two hard biscuits. Sometimes, we’d have pemmican throughout the day. (Sometimes I felt like it was as if the days would go on forever), and time would never come to sleep. I hastily got ready for the long day ahead of me.

  Once we got out of our igloos, we began the treacherous walk to the next igloo. The day was seemingly calm, that was until I had fallen into the water. (The water was as cold as ice.) I felt like I was going to die! Luckily enough, some of the Inuit people we were with pulled me out of the water just in time. After walking for quite sometime after that, we made it to the next igloo. I settled down and once again, went to bed.

Dear Diary,

Today I finally got a copy of the book I wrote about my exploration of the North Pole. I called it A Negro Explorer at the North Pole. Now, maybe I can get some of the credit I deserve for getting Peary to the North Pole. After all it was me who learned from the natives all about building igloos and control dog sleds and essential arctic survival skills. Without me Peary would have not gotten to the North Pole at all.

It was a great day in history when we were the first men to reach the North Pole. It was a brilliant plan. We made pit stops by sending teams of men along the way to the North Pole. They built igloos and stocked them with food and water and resources. Once all the pit stops were set up, Peary and I used them to hop across the frozen land. We used the igloos and resources to get us to the North Pole. We finally made it on April 6th. We were the first men to reach the North Pole. Of course, since he was white, Peary got all the fame and I got none. Hopefully, now that my book is published I will get the fame I deserve.