Essays Tagged: "Jules Verne"

Jules Verne

Jules VerneGoing to moon, a balloon trip around the world, adventure under the sea, all this in the ... orld, adventure under the sea, all this in the late 1800s? All this was possible in the writings of Jules Verne. Jules Verne was born in Nantes on February 8, 1828. He had a vivid imagination and as a ... ne of these advances were discovered.His father was a lawyer and wanted young Verne to be one, too. Jules was sent to Paris to study law and while he was there, he became interested in literature. He ...

(4 pages) 53 1 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

The writing styles of 2 prominent british science fiction authors. Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley and Herbert George Wells

her genre. Science fiction can be written as fantasy one day, and read as scientific fact the next. Jules Verne has written about man setting foot on the moon. When read by its original readers the id ...

(7 pages) 57 0 5.0 Oct/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Synthesis Essay - Comparison between Frederick Douglass and Jon Krakauer

conventional, nomadic lifestyle like those of hisidols Henry David Thoreau, Boris Pasternak, and theJules Verne character Captain Nemo. Growing up, hewaited until the time was right to begin his journ ...

(4 pages) 54 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

y to the Center of the EarthA Journey to the Center of the Earth is a great science fiction book by Jules Verne. The narrator is Harry, the nephew of a professor. Harry tries to convince us that his u ...

(4 pages) 86 2 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Jules Verne's Ideas Around His Novel, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea...

tely". John Emrich Edward Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton Letter to Bishop Mendall Creighton, April 5,1887Jules Verne predicted the future. He wrote his novels as a means to warn and inform a corrupt societ ... ecomes corrupt absolutely. These ideas are both shown from aboard the Nautilus throughout the novel.Jules Verne wanted to get across his feelings on how society itself has becomes corrupt, and many pe ...

(4 pages) 39 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Jules Verne - 20,000 lieues sous les mers

Verne, Jules, 20000 lieues sous les mersL'année est 1866 et des bateaux partout dans le monde sont e ... là. Ni ils savent ce qu'est que est arriver au le Nautilus.Ce célèbre roman de Jules Verne met en scène le capitaine Nemo, un personnage torturé par une haine contre ... irc;tra quelques années plus tard en 1875 dans un autre roman moins célèbre de Jules Verne : "L'île mystérieuse ".Ceci était un roman très intére ...

(3 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea" by Jules Verne.

In reading "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne, the last paragraph was very interesting to think about in Christian terms. This passage ... ors' mistakes and not make too many in this day and age.1. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne - Scholastic Inc.2. Microsoft Word

(1 pages) 2070 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Information on the contribution of one of the following to the development of space exploration: Tsiolkovsky.

the passion for space with hard mathematical calculations to produce not only the dream inspired by Jules Verne, but also a vision for the future. He imagined a time when space ships would launch from ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

"Le Voyage dans la lune"/"A Trip to the Moon" - The Birth of Sci-Fi

k and white silent film known in its English language release as "A Trip to the Moon". Based on the Jules Verne novel From the Earth to the Moon, it was written and directed by Georges Méli&egr ...

(2 pages) 16 0 5.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

George Méliès

y one reel in length, created by imaginative French director and it was based on his version of the Jules Verne story. The silent film's plot, a light-hearted satire criticizing the conservative scien ... light-hearted satire criticizing the conservative scientific community of its time, was inspired by Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon This film, was Melies' 400th and most famous film, was made ...

(7 pages) 5 0 4.5 Apr/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

Around The World In 80 Days

The book I read was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The main characters were Phileas Fogg, and Jean Passeportout. The setting was all aroun ...

(1 pages) 11 1 3.0 May/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

La Vuelta Al Mundo En 80 Dias

report: around the world in 80 days papers = The book I read was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The main characters were Phileas Fogg, and Jean Passeportout. The setting was all aroun ...

(1 pages) 1457 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Jules Verne Pages - 213 Setting - This book usually

Jules Verne Pages - 213 Setting - This book usually took place in the giant submarine the Nautilus. ...

(2 pages) 1492 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

nd of course, the development of the Soviet and Russian space program.At the age of 17, inspired by Jules Verne's science fiction novels, he first dreamt about the possibility of space flight. From th ...

(4 pages) 2399 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

The Importance of the Act of Reading” by Paulo Freire essay

eady interested in! That is to say, I was not very open to using my imagination when forced to read Jules Verne. I never used my knowledge of history to integrate creatively when reading Salinger's "C ...

(5 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American