H. G. Wells

One of many meaningful quotes said by none other than Herbert George Wells. Known by many as “the Father of Sci­ence Fic­tion” and praised upon for his humanitarian efforts on women’s rights. If it was not for Wells, modern day technology may not exist. He not only opened the world’s eyes to science, he encouraged innovation. Early Life Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley England on September 21st, 1866. (Bio.com) Wells was the youngest of his three siblings. He had two brothers,…

One theme in Ted Chaing’s “Exhalation” is acting for the greater good, in this case, to add to the pool of scientific knowledge. The narrator, a mechanical being in a world populated with other mechanical beings who believe they will live forever, is an anatomist. He has suspected for some time that the prevailing hypothesis of how memory is stored is incorrect. He comes up with an idea for an experiment to find out. The experiment poses great risk to his body, so he deliberates over whether he…

1. Wells uses the reporting to make her case by building on the facts that were stated in the reporting. Wells took the facts and the facts only and formed her own case from them. 2. The lynching of Sam Wilkes occurred on April 23, 1899. 3. It took Wells and her Chicago group three weeks to prepare this account for the press. 4. According to the detective, most whites in Newman did not care what motive Sam Wilkes had for murder. All that seemed to matter to the whites is that a “nigger” killed a…

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles remade a script of H.G. Wells’ book War of the Worlds and performed it live on the Columbia Broadcasting system radio scaring millions of citizens leading to chaos. Orson Welles is guilty of violating the clear and present danger clause because he broadcasted fake news, caused police lines to become jammed and created mass fear and panic. Only real news should be played on the radio. Judge Kennedy, who testified against Welles at trial stated that the broadcast…

H. G. Wells, a famous writer, once said, “Our true nationality is mankind.” He understood that God made all men equal regardless of skin-tone, nationality, accent, or facial features. Unfortunately, sometimes people only view the differences of others and view these distinctions as a reasons to discriminate the other individuals. Over time this feeling of prejudice or racism grows into an unspoken culture where people know not to associate himself or herself with “that crowd.” During this time,…

H. G. Wells is a visionary of his time, and even though his works are considered science fiction you can find within his writings how he addresses his fears for society. Wells expresses his thoughts while living in England at the end of the Victorian age, a time that has eagerly engaged in the industrial revolution, seen an increased population, followed a royal prince who leads the stories in the tabloids and was exposed to the published writings of his peers like Max Nordan, Degeneration.…

Language and Composition back in September. Coming off as a student who went through a various type of classroom settings including a specialized reading and English classes in middle school, the stakes are high. On August 23rd of 2017, I read H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man as a part of the summer assignment. The task was to identify and annotate rhetorical features. Because I had a poor background knowledge of rhetorical features, I found very few of figurative language. For example, I…

The future is easily affected by past actions. Throughout his story The Time Machine, H.G. Wells expresses his concern on how the victorian era will affect the future. Traveling to 802,701 A.D., the time traveler meets the eloi and morlocks, who seem to be the descendants of humans. Throughout his travels, Wells includes hints on how he thinks the social class and industrial revolution of the Victorian era will affect the evolution of humans. Although there are people benefiting from the social…

The War of the Worlds - Journey of Fate The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is a brilliant collection of two books that enlightens the reader of a destructive race of Martians that threaten humanity. The journey that the Narrator undergoes portrays the book’s overall meaning of fate, which is witnessed through close encounters with death, the reuniting of family, and the allusion of God. The first evidence of fate in his journey is the travel the Narrator takes with an Artilleryman to Weybridge…

The moment the woman turned, he immediately noticed her bright green eyes that looked like it could be luminant. He and his family had green eyes, but they were natural, dull, and not quite as bright as the woman before him. He began to wonder about her species since he believed that she could be either a vampire or a hellhound with such an unnatural gaze. Much to his dismay, the questions that ran through his mind were answered almost immediately: the words that came past her lips quickly…