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We Should Not Go To Space
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Option 1: Claim: Space exploration should be a priority for our country
Option 2: Claim: Space exploration should not be a priority for our country
Use evidence from at least 2 different sources
Use transitions
Make sure to include which text and paragraph evidence is from
Include pictures

Why We Should Not Go To Space
By: Mateo Casas
Introduction
Humanity has flown people into outer space and landed them on the moon. We live in an age where we could go out and find other places to expand. But there are a few reasons we should continue to stay put, at least for a little while longer.
Reason 1
We should not got to space because according to the story “Danger this mission To Mars could Bore You to Death” in paragraph 2 it states that calculus and massive amounts of fuel, traveling the tens of millions of miles to Mars will take a tremendous amount of time. With current technology, the journey takes eight months each way.
Another reason we should not go to because in “Danger this mission To Mars could Bore You to Death” in
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Another reason we should not go to space is in“Danger this mission To Mars could Bore You to Death” in paragraph 9 The cognitive and social psychologist Peter Suedfeld says that people will sometimes do reckless, stupid things when they suffer from chronic boredom. In Antarctica, where winter can cut scientists and crew off from the rest of the world for as long as nine months, the isolation can lead to strange behavior. Suedfeld told me he has heard about Antarctic researchers venturing outside in 40-below weather without proper clothing and without telling anyone else they were going out.

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