Nautilus

Oliver Wendell Holmes was a prominent figure in the literary and philosophical circles of his era. He was born on August 29, 1809 in Cambridge Massachusetts. He attended Harvard College after years of private schooling. It was at Harvard where he started to write and translate poetry. After he graduated he began to publish his works, while he was studying to law. One of his most famous works, “Old Ironsides” came in 1830. In 1831 Holmes quit law school to get a medical degree, and went to Europe…

only once. But, the description of the ocean and all of its creatures makes me feel like I am aboard the Nautilus. I have always been interested in the ocean and the life that inhabits it and I believe that Verne has done an outstanding job on showing and not telling the ocean. The writing style that Verne uses is wonderful. I can clearly tell by all description of the ocean and the Nautilus that Verne uses is that he likes writing about nature and technology. I have noticed that there is not…

“Resignation” Vs. “After the Burial” “Resignation” by Longfellow and “After the Burial” by Lowell differ significantly in the treatment of the author’s daughters’ deaths. For example, Longfellow’s poem is hopeful, while Lowell’s is hopeless. Longfellow believes his daughter is protected in Heaven and that one day he will get to see her in “celestial grace.” He commands a positive outlook by boldly stating, “Let us be patient!” On the other hand, Lowell focuses on the sting of death and the fact…

Nemo has just saved and imprisoned Aronnax although he seems strict he is kind to Aronnax and gives him a luxurious life. Captain Nemo continues to treat Aronnax well, but something isn't quite right. Begrudgingly Aronnax continues to live in the Nautilus he develops a relationship with Nemo, which begins to show him how detached Captain Nemo is from the world. In the event that Nemo's former life is ever mentioned he simply changes the subject and nothing much is ever revealed except that Nemo…

ship allows them to stay on his nuclear submarine, the Nautilus. Captain Nemo explains that they plan never to return to land. Our three heroes are stuck in this sub, until it encounters an unknown ship off the coast of England. The ship on a revenge mission, tries to sink the sub, but Captain Nemo sinks it first. The Nautilus floats around for a few days, until it stumbles upon the Maelstrom. The Maelstrom is a deadly whirlpool, and the Nautilus is headed right for it. Pierre, Conseil, and Ned…

When Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil first arrived on the Nautilus, they of course were a bit skeptical. When they first met Nemo, his instructions were for them to never leave the submarine; as he did not want the secrets of the Nautilus or his personal affairs to surface. However, they were allowed to roam the boat freely. Captain Nemo showed Aronnax around the humongous metal cylinder, enlightening him with his knowledge of the ocean. Aronnax’s primary interest was with the undersea world;…

Professor Arronax’s lack of strong patriotism in the beginning, but gradual increase throughout the book. Another important theme that affects the characters in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is that of revenge. The reason that Captain Nemo created the Nautilus submarine in the first place was so he could escapes society, but also because he needed a way to enact his vengeance against the ideals of a world that caused the death of his family. Whenever the captain finds a ship with ideals or…

What is the theme/what does the nautilus represent in Oliver Wendell Holmes’ The Chambered Nautilus? Use the text to support your answer. A. In The Chambered Nautilus, I feel that the main theme is change and improvement. A nautilus shell is shaped like a spiral. As it grows, the animal grows and moves to new chambers of the shell. Holmes talks about change when he “left the past…

Hyman G. Rickover. This prototype nuclear power plant was operated by Westinghouse Electric Company. Continued research and development in nuclear energy led to the birth of the first nuclear-powered vessel, the submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571). The crew of the USS Nautilus was trained at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho, even though the reactor aboard the submarine differed from the land-based prototype reactor. This demonstrated the effectiveness of training crews on land-based reactors…

to be enjoyable. In Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea we see a lot of the story explained through advanced, but still coherent chemistry and physics that allow us to wrap our heads around the topic. This is seen well when Captain Nemo of the Nautilus, explains the sub’s workings, saying; “So it is the sodium that I extract…