“An indisputable event, my gallant Ned. Accordingly, people have proposed naming this devil fish Bouguer's Squid. And how long was it? the Canadian asked. Didn't it measure about six metres? said Conseil, who was stationed at the window and examining anew the crevices in the cliff. Precisely, I replied Wasn't its head, Conseil went on, …
Category: Literature
Quote – Capricious equilibrium
“From a caprice of nature, not from the ignorance of man. Not a mistake has been made in the working. But we cannot prevent equilibrium from producing its effects. We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Literature Quote – Under the sea
I hope so. And I also hope that his powerful vessel has conquered the sea at its most terrible gulf, and that the Nautilus has survived where so many other vessels have been lost! If it be so- if Captain Nemo still inhabits the ocean, his adopted country, may hatred be appeased in that savage heart! May …
Quote – Bags of Death
20k Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verna Professor Pierre Aronnax, narrator: What is in those sacks they are carrying? Captain Nemo: Nitrates and phosphate for ammunition. The seeds of war. They're loading a full cargo of death. And when that ship takes it home the world will die a little more. I was once …
Quote – Damn the walls
“Walls were invented simply to frustrate scientists. All walls should be banned.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
An analysis of A Modest Proposal and The Declation of Independence
This is an analysis of two writings that I wrote for a college class back in 2016. I have only changed some grammatical errors. One group that Jonathan Swift places blame upon in “A Modest Proposal,” is the Catholic population who Swift explains as having a large number of children in the nine months …
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Literature and the ties to social change
27 August 2016 Our first review begins with James Joyce and his work of The Dead. One of the constant themes that we see in this piece, is Gabriel Conroy and his inability to properly connect with the women of the story, due in part to the changing dynamics of male and female relationships …
From the illusions of romantic warfare to the carnage of a repugnant war. World War One and the impact on literature.
17 July 2016 How much of an impact can a single person have in the world? On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip answered that question. Gavrilo fired shots into Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, igniting the powder keg of war. As a result of the assassination, in excess of 65 million soldiers …
Madness: A town of cats and a diary. Comparing two stories.
This was written in July 2016 for a college course. These were the feelings that I had then and didn't edit them except for grammar errors I had. I plan on a follow up to the same stories for a comparison how my opinions and positions change. The works are linked here. Murakami, Haruki. Town …
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