Biographical Summary Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, to parents Sophie Allote de la Fuÿe and Pierre Verne. He was born a French citizen, on an artificial island called Île Feydeau. The island was situated in Nantes on the Loire River. His father was an attorney and his mother was from a family of Scottish navigators. Verne had three sisters, Anna, Mathilde and Marie, and one brother, Paul. He was the oldest of the five children. Verne had a stable household throughout his childhood, and he received a good education. Verne began his education at the age of six, when he left home to attend boarding school. As early as 1834, Verne was learning things that would come to shape his future works. His first school teacher, Mme Sambin, …show more content…
Verne is said to have been fascinated with the land and river in Chantenay, because there were many merchants and large vessels. “Living in a maritime port city and spending summers on the Loire River, Verne would closely observe the comings and goings of ships and schooners which developed his imagination for adventure and travelling” (FamousAuthors.org). In the same year, Verne went on vacation to visit his uncle in Brains. His uncle, Prudent Allotte, was a retired ship-owner. He has traveled around the world as well as served as mayor for 9 years. Verne was deeply influenced by his uncle and his stories. Examples of his uncle’s influence can be seen in many of Verne’s works, including The Will of an Eccentric and Around the World in 80 …show more content…
Early in the novel, Fogg wagers twenty thousand pounds, his entire fortune, that he can make it around the world in under eighty days. Ultimately, Fogg wins the wager, despite the almost impossible odds. Critics Michel Tournier, Virginia A. Salamone and Amrita Varshini discuss the central themes and characters of the novel. Tournier writes that the story is about man against time. Salamone argues that Fogg represents technology, and that Detective Fix represents the dangers of technology. Varshini explains how British Imperialism at the time affects the
Paul Revere's Ride is a collection of historical accounts centering around Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the countryside of the battles that occurred. The novel is made up of narrative accounts that tell the whole story of the midnight ride. David Hackett Fischer goes to great lengths to cover every possible angle in telling the story. "Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than a simple artisan and messenger"(3). By adding different perspectives he allows the reader to see not only the American idealistic point of view, but we get a chance to hear British accounts of these particular events. In this way Hackett Fischer paints an accurate and unbiased picture not only of Paul Revere and his ride, but also of many other supporting historical figures that were important in making these events happen.
Philippe Petit changed numerous peoples’ thoughts about the Twin Towers when he performed his high wire walk between them in 1974. Before Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers in 1974, people weren’t certain how they felt about the construction of the World Trade Center. After Philippe performed, people began to warm up to the idea of the towers. Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974. This event prompted Andrew McMahon to write the song “Platform Fire” about this event for his band, Jack’s Mannequin. This song was not a hit for the band; however, fans of Jack’s Mannequin seem to have a special place in their heart for it.
Robert Louis Fosse , also known as Robert Fosse and Bob Fosse, was born in Chicago Illinois June 23 , 1927 . He had many great professions such as directing , choreographing , acting , screenwriting , and most importantly dancing . Fosse was one of six children growing up from his father who came from a Norwegian background and his mother who was Irish. They were all surrounded by dance and theatre growing up. Fosse began studying dance at age eight when he would accompany his sister to dance lessons such as ballet, tap, and aerobatic dance . He took such an early interest in dance with an unusual skill which his parents supported. They then enrolled him in a formal dance training and by the time
Aloysius “Louis” Baumann was a businessman who truly cared for the well being of his customers as well as his family. He was born on August 22nd, 1863 in Hirschau, Bavaria in southeast Germany. Louis accompanied his parents, Joseph and Anna, on the long journey to settle on a farm near the town of Branch in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Throughout the duration of his early years, Louis attended public school, dabbled in carpentry and assisted his family on the farm. In 1885 he moved to a farm north of Hewitt, Wisconsin. During the next four years, in May 1886, Louis married Anna Meidl, a girl born in Newmark, Bohemia, and had their first child, Theresa, in 1887. In 1889 Louis Baumann purchased a property on North Central Avenue in Marshfield, Wisconsin to build a saloon and hall. Sanger, or Singer, Hall became a community gathering place and was later renamed to Baumann’s Hall as the business prospered.
Herman Melville had an interesting life. He was born on August 1st, 1819 to Allen and Maria Melvill of New York. At a young age, he came down with scarlet fever and as a result had weakened eyesight for the remainder of his life. His family was a well-respected one, then their import business fell through and they moved to Albany, New York. Their finances were desperate. During this time they changed the spelling of their last name and added an e, to be spelled, Melville.
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in the town of Sighet in Transylvania, Romania. His parents, Shlomo Wiesel and Sarah Feig, had three other children, including Elie. The three other siblings were his sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tsiporah. Wiesel and his family were primarily an Orthodox Jewish family. When he was very young, he started to study Hebrew and the Bible.
The community of Nocatee in Ponte Vedra Florida was recently voted as the 6th Best Selling Community in America. The community known as Northeast Florida’s premier planned community, is located in the highly sought after area of Ponte Vedra. Close to St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Nocatee offers residents more than just a community, it offers a lifestyle.
Jules Bledsoe was born in 1897 and died in 1943. Jules Bledsoe was a American baritone and one of the first African Americans to gain poularity on Broadway. Jules Bledsoe was born Jules Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe in Waco, Texas. When his parents split he went and lived with his mother. Throughout all the years he went to school he went to college and studied medicine and also secretly studied music.
Miguel de Cervantes was born on an unknown date in the ancient town of Alcalá de Henares, where he was baptized on October 9, 1547. He was the fourth child of physician Rodrigo de Cervantes and Leonor de Cortinas in a family of seven. Little is known about his earlier life, however, from Cervantes's own testimony he loved to read and enjoyed the productions of the famous dramatist Lope de Rueda. In 1569, Cervantes made his first appearance as a writer at the age of twenty, collaborating with the humanist scholar Juan López de Hoyos and contributing three poems to a volume in memory of the death of Queen Isabel de Valois.
Verne was born on February 8th 1928, in a small city in France named Nantes.His parents were, Pierre Verne and Sophie. Pierre Verne was a prosperous lawyer and Jules was his oldest son. Born in a middle class family,Verne despised how his parents would try to achieve middle-class respectability.
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John Steinbeck was born in 1902, the 22nd of February, and he was the third child. His Father was John Ernst Steinbeck and his mother Olive Hamilton. In his young years his family lived in Salinas California. His family struggled a good amount with his father being unemployed
Robert Lee Frost, commonly known as Robert Frost, was born in San Francisco, California on March 26, 1874, to William Prescott and Isabelle Moodie Frost. Frost was their first born child. His father, William Prescott was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard, heavy drinker and became a journalist and politician in California. After Frost’s father later died of tuberculosis in 1885, him and his mother moved to New Hampshire (Greiner 96). His mother was a school teacher, and she also taught Frost. She allowed him to skip classes and be lazy, which later affected his preparation for college. He had one sister, Jeanie, who was two years younger. Frost’s high school days at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts were crucial due to the fact he starte...
On July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. Shaw was the first son of his parents, George and Lucille, but had two sisters upon his arrival. Although they lived in Ireland, the Shaws were Protestants and George Bernard was baptized in the Church of England; however, he was never very religious and never enjoyed attending church. He also did not care much for his formal education, even though he attended many different schools. He started his schooling at the Wesleyan Connexional School and ended his fifteenth year at the Dublin English Scientific and Commercial Day School.