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    book is a fictional account of the colonization of Mars‚ while pondering the question if humanity is ready to frontier Mars or ready to approach other lifeforms. NASA repeatedly sends teams to explore; finally‚ one of them is successful. What follows is a rampant settlement‚ much like Westward Expansion in American History. Although‚ some are looking for escape from civilization‚ however the government wants to expand American civilization to Mar for their benefit. Besides the warning against

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    Martian by Andy Weir The book follows the stranded NASA astronaut Mark Watney on Mars‚ as he channels his inner Crusoe and tries to survive and get rescued. Weir uses logbook entries to convey Watney´s thoughts‚ which makes the book a bit more unique since the events of the book are told after they have happened. However Weir still makes sure there is enough suspense to go around for everyone. Humor Watney is all alone on Mars with only limited resources‚ no companions and no escape. To make the reader

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    sci-fi author‚ once said‚ “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow” (“Andy Weir Quotes” Brainy). Andy Weir is the author of The Martian‚ a hugely successful book about an astronaut called Mark Watney. In the book‚ Watney is left on Mars by his fellow crewmates who believe he is dead. The Martian describes what it would be like to survive on a desolate planet‚ but still somehow makes it interesting. The interest in The Martian is sometimes found in the author himself‚ but it is also

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    One mile west of Flagstaff‚ Arizona stands a mesa known as Mars Hill‚ which provides unobstructed views of the sky. Perched on the top of the mesa is the historic Lowell Observatory‚ built in 1894 by Percival Lowell. Today‚ Lowell Observatory is still the center of space research and discoveries. Lowell Observatory happily welcomes the public to experience the historic landmark and museums. Filled with telescopes‚ museums‚ and collections the 750-acre facility offers plenty of activities. The excitement

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    Similarly‚ it is hoped that these spacecraft will result in better understanding of comets and the early Solar System. The spacecraft has already performed two successful asteroid flyby missions on its way to the comet. In 2007‚ Rosetta also performed a Mars swingby (flyby)‚ and returned images. The craft completed its fly-by of asteroid 2867 Šteins in September 2008 and of 21 Lutetia in July 2010. On 20 January 2014‚ Rosetta was taken out of a 31-month hibernation mode and is continuing to its target

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    taking pictures that show that there might be water on Mars‚ and the scientists became so curious that they decided to send a space rover to Mars. The space rovers names were Spirit and Opportunity and they were launched on July 7 in 2003. Later‚ they launched a second rover named Curiosity in 2011. The goals of the missions were to find out if there was water on Mars‚ which could support life there‚ as well as to observe the geography of Mars in case we ever put a human on the planet. The results

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    perform everyday functions‚ but they can also have a negative impact on our lives. The use of robots will make us indolent‚ go against our morals and lose control. Although robots can be harmful to us they would be helpful to us in the colonization of Mars. What is a robot exactly? A robot is a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. So how can this machine be harmful to us? Robots take away our responsibility. We will rely solely on a device to do everything for

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    Simulations predict that a protoplanetary disc capable of forming the planets Venus and Earth should also be capable of forming another planet but said to be at least half the mass of Earth in Mars location. Studies show that mars are 10% of the Earth’s mass. This videos say now that “We have a tiny Mars‚ No Super Earths‚ A weird mixed up of Asteroid belts‚ An early obliteration of Earth’s surface‚ and a missing ninth planet. This is all to be cause of Jupiter. There are no facts if the solar system

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    illustrate the consequences of not acknowledging your surroundings. Thus the theme can be argued as “You must respect the land you live on”. This premise is evident in their initial intention when the bittering’s first arrived on Mars. They assumed that they could just colonize Mars as opposed to adapting. However‚ later in the story it was revealed that against their will they had to adapt and modify their lifestyle. Bradbury presents imagery that causes the reader to analyze the changes that the land

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    Wrigley’s Case Question 1) a) There were 199‚230‚000 shares of Common stock. The board declared a 1 for 4 Class B stock dividend. So there were 4‚980‚750 shares of class B stock distributed to common shareholders. And there were 33‚211‚000 shares of class B shares outstanding of which those shareholders received a 1 for 4 dividend also; which would be 8‚302‚750 shares of class B distributed. Total shares of class B shares given as a dividend are 13‚283‚500. Value is 13‚283‚500 x .0669 = $888

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