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    “Intelligence on Mars” relates to the scene The War of The Worlds by speaking upon evolution. The main point of both of these readings is that Martians and differently evolved than humans. The narrator describes the Martian as “A big grayish rounded bulk‚the size perhaps‚ of a bear”(54). To a human‚ a “bear” is a wild animal that is very dangerous. I believe that the author made this comparison to state that the humans will fear the Martians as they would a bear. Wells state’s “ creatures on Mars would be

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    Exploration; to travel in a little-known region for discovery‚ as defined by Webster. Since the age of the Greeks‚ Anglo-Saxons have been interested in space exploration. From Copernicus to Gaileo to Newton‚ space has been looked upon with adoring eyes. Space has been regarded time after time as the final frontier. That was until 1957‚ with the launch of the Sputnik-1‚ when the Soviet built satellite became the first man-made satellite successfully launched out into outer space. In 1958‚ the United

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    become. On the other hand‚ A Martian Odyssey is about Dick Jarvis‚ who is a part of team that was sent to Mars. Jarvis gets separated from the group and has to make it way back to them. Along the way‚ he meets several different types of creatures. The stories seem very different. The setting of The Time Machine takes place on earth‚ mostly in the future. A Martian Odyssey takes place on Mars. The book

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    was a specific event that inspired Wells. In 1894 Mars was positioned particularly closely to Earth‚ leading to a great deal of observation and discussion. Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli had reported seeing "canali" on Mars‚ meaning "channels‚" but the term was mistranslated as "canals‚" leading to much speculation about life on the red planet. [Although scientists were able eventually to photograph what seem to be large stream beds on Mars‚ these are on a much smaller scale than the blobs

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    1. Mercury - Smallest and innermost planet. Venus – Second planet from the sun. Rotates in the opposite direction than most other planets. Earth – Third planet from the sun. Known as the only planet to harbor life. Mars – Fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest in the solar system. Jupiter – The fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system. Saturn – Sixth planet from the sun. Only planet with a ring around it. Uranus – Seventh planet from the sun. Third largest planetary

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    Chapter 14 Section 2 Notes: The Sun The sun produces energy through nuclear fusion. In the process of nuclear fusion‚ two atomic nuclei combine‚ forming a larger‚ more massive nucleus and releasing energy. Within the sun‚ hydrogen atoms join together to form helium. Such conditions exist in the sun’s core‚ or central region. The sun’s interior consists of the core‚ the radiation zone‚ and the convection zone. The sun’s energy is produced in its central core. The radiation zone is a region

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    planet. Chapter 2 Critical and Creative Thinking Questions: 1. The same minerals that are found on Earth and the moon could mean that in the early stages of Earth that the moon broke away as a chunk from Earth. Yes‚ I would expect minerals on Mars or Venus to be very similar to the ones on Earth. 2. Water is not a mineral‚ it is not a solid. Beach sand is a mineral‚ it is made up of broken down rocks. Diamonds are minerals; it is the hardest known substance. Wood is

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    In “The Martian”‚ a 2011 hardcore science fiction novel by Andy Weir‚ astronaut Mark Watney must embark on a dogged quest to survive alone on Mars after a freak accident led to him being abandoned by his crewmates. Weir explores an optimistic view of human nature and pays an extreme attention to detail in the composition. One of the major themes that emerge from the novel is human nature. The team-up between NASA and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) emphasizes the author’s belief

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    Now how many of you believe in aliens? Well if you don’t‚ here are a bunch of reasons why you should believe that aliens exist. Let’s consider galaxies first. There may be 100‚000‚000 galaxies‚ because an estimated 50 billion galaxies are visible with modern telescopes. Every galaxy must have a number of stars in it‚ as many as hundreds of billions. Now we all know that stars have planetary systems. Then it is also a well known fact that the dimming and brightening of a star is when a planet crosses

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    Geometry Puzzles Problem 1 (But first‚ one last logic puzzle). Suppose that you are a prisoner‚ and you are confronted with two doors: one leading to freedom‚ and one leading to the executioner’s chamber‚ but you don’t know which is which. A sentry guards each door. You know that one sentry always lies‚ and one sentry always tells the truth. Again‚ you don’t know which is which. You are allowed to ask one of the sentries one question. What is a question you ask a sentry that will tell you with

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