With this being a free write, I would like to talk about a video
that I watched on the blog site that is called Colonizing space. I know this is
not really a theme that I have learned about, but it was something that caught
my attention. As a young kid, can you recall looking up at the sky and thinking
to yourself that one day I will travel to outer space? Well, just maybe, that
dream can become reality. There is talk of the United States one day colonizing
mars. Mars got its name from the Romans after their God of war, because of its
red color. Mars has water on it that is found in the Polar caps that would be
easy to get to with the technology of today. Mars has carbon dioxide in its atmosphere
that could be turned into oxygen and can be used to make energies that would
stain Life. Mars is the second closest planet to earth. Mars is a six month
travel in a rocket ship or roughly one hundred thirty thousand miles from earth.
Mars has a day and night cycle similar to the earths cycle, but last just forty
minutes longer. The United States is sending a machine to Mars in 2020 to study
if in fact one day Mars could be colonized. I know this idea has many holes in it,
but I think it is pretty cool to think about traveling in space. One day you
might be able to travel to Mars for a vacation. With the Technology of today
anything is possible. On the other hand, one thing I did learn in this class to
date was how to write a paper in MLA format. With being a criminal justice
major all the papers I have had so far in my college career had to be done in
APA. The two formats are not much different, but MLA is still going to take me
a little time to get used to. On a good note, I now know how to format properly
in MLA.
In high school I always wrote papers in MLA, but now that I am in Nursing school everything is done in APA. When I was learning about the solar system Mars was always my favorite planet. First because it was a beautiful planet. Second because it was one of the only ones that has the potential to sustain life. But, do you truly think it would happen? That we would one day be able to move to Mars?
ReplyDeleteMy Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas... That makes Mars one planet further away from the sun, therefore making it that much colder. I'm not for it; it's plenty cold right here right now (on the east coast). The purdue owl site will cure your formatting woes, Matt. I use that site whenever I can't figure out how to adjust between the two styles. Similar to Annamae, I was taught how to do MLA in high school, but then had to learn APA for Nutrition coursework. They're not much different at all, but you have to please the people who use each!
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ReplyDeleteI believe it is astounding what scientists have determined about other planets in our solar system. How do you feel about traveling to Mars? If you traveled to another planet, do you know how old you would be when arriving back to Earth? With technology evolving so quickly, I believe that anything is possible. Would you be able to live on another planet instead of on Earth? I believe MLA and APA go hand in hand when it comes to writing papers. They both are similar yet different in many ways. Mark brought up a good website. Purdue owl site gives good examples on how to write papers in both MLA and APA formats. The examples are given in step-by-step instructions. I have been using it since jr high. Which style do you prefer MLA or APA? Your freewrite was as interesting read. It truly makes you wonder where humans, plants, and animals could live in the future. If you could live on any planet, which one would it be and why?
ReplyDeleteIt is funny you posted about life on Mars. It is a conversation my husband and I have had several times as a result of questions from my seven year old son. It's not a topic of general adult conversation for us. He believes that there defiantly is life on Mars. I, on the other hand am not too sure about that. Then again with the rapid advances in technology I suppose my opinion could be easily swayed with some proof. Who wants to travel that far anyways? I think most of my papers have had to be in APA format so far. I think I am pretty comfortable with that so far.
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