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20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA - College Essays

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

by Jules Verne
The news spread worldwide about a serpent-like creature. Supposedly,
part of the whale family has been ramming ships and sinking them with ease. The
large ship named the Abraham Lincoln was sent out to find and kill this beast.
An attack of the monster left Professor Aronnax and his long time sidekick
Conseil thrown overboard. Ned Land, master harpooner was thrown overboard as
well. An iron-plated submarine saved their lives. When taken aboard the
submarine they were treated with hostility. With an introduction to Captain
Nemo they became passengers aboard the Nautilus. They were astonished by the
Nautilus on how it could dive down to the ocean depths to see all ...

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to go there. They almost died leaving the Great Ice Barrier.
Then they fought with giant squid. Captain Nemo seemed to be seeking revenge on
ships from his own country. He used the powerful Nautilus as a weapon to sink
many ships. After 10 months of being aboard they completed their underwater
exploration covering 20,000 leagues under the sea. A Maelstrom hit the
Nautilus and Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land, already in the dinghy
ready to escape, were thrown from the submarine. They floated to safety and
returned to their homeland. The mystery remains. Nobody knows what happened to
the Nautilus and its infamous Captain ...

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Added: 2/22/2007 06:20:20 AM
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