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Understanding The Mission To Mars - ENW492 - RE - FA23

The essay discusses the potential benefits and challenges of a human mission to Mars, highlighting the need for a new home due to Earth's resource depletion and climate issues. It emphasizes exploration and the possibility of discovering new resources and life forms on Mars. The author argues that despite the challenges, the mission to Mars is worthwhile for humanity's future.

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Understanding The Mission To Mars - ENW492 - RE - FA23

The essay discusses the potential benefits and challenges of a human mission to Mars, highlighting the need for a new home due to Earth's resource depletion and climate issues. It emphasizes exploration and the possibility of discovering new resources and life forms on Mars. The author argues that despite the challenges, the mission to Mars is worthwhile for humanity's future.

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READING

Read the essay below and answer the questions that follow.

Understanding the Mission to Mars


[1] The Martian was a movie that made traveling to Mars seem much more possible than it
has seemed before. The movie reveals many of the hardships and unexpected problems
that could develop. In addition, the dangers and expenses of such a trip make many people
doubt that humans should go to Mars. Despite the dangers, more people are starting to think
that taking on this challenge and going to Mars are worthwhile and beneficial to mankind.

[2] The first reason a trip to Mars might be a good idea is that the Earth is experiencing many
threats to its wellbeing, and humans may need a new home. The human population is
growing so fast that Earth is starting to be stressed. In many places, there is not enough
water for people to drink. Even places that never had to worry about a water shortage are
starting to control the amount of water they use. People are starting to fight each other for
control of water. There are also many places in the world where crops don't grow well. This
has caused food shortages, and people are suffering. Climate change adds to the stress on
Earth. Warmer weather and rising sea levels have made storms very violent. These
problems give the sense that the planet will not provide for billions of people forever, and
they may need to go somewhere else.

[3] A need for other resources also gives humans a reason to go to Mars. Many electronics,
including smart phones, are made with rare minerals that are hard to find on Earth. If man
cannot find these minerals, there will be unrest and maybe even violence. Mars might have
some of these, but it also will have new resources that man doesn't even know about. Just
like the rain forest has produced secret medical cures, Mars must have medical benefits
humans cannot imagine. Also, man has been trying to find alternate fuel sources for many
decades. The Earth will run out of natural gas. goal, and oil, and humans will have to find
other sources of energy. Moyo (2012) explains that "arable land, potable water, energy and
minerals are finite, scarce and rapidly depleting on Earth. Finding new resources will allow
humans to continue developing all kinds of products for food, health, and technology.

[4] Another reason humans want to travel to Mars is a sense of exploration and discovery.
Humans have traveled to far-away lands for centuries in search of other life. They did this
even when they traveled by foot because they wanted to find resources, food, or other
cultures. Today, this interest in travel is why the world has become so small. Now, people all
over the world share languages, companies, investments, and relationships. It's natural for
humans to want to continue exploring and expanding their lives. There's nowhere else on
Earth to explore, so the closest planet is the new frontier. Furthermore, humans have always
wondered if they were the only intelligent species. The search for alien life is a big motivator
for many people interested in Mars. There's even a theory that "a Mars rock with life in it
could have landed on Earth and "kicked off terrestrial life (Orwig). This theory can only be
tested if life is found on Mars (Orwig). Curiosity about what humans will find on Mars keeps
them interested in the new planet.

[5] One issue that needs to be settled is who will make the trip to Mars. One option would be
a multi-national team because there has long been a space race on Earth. This competition
has created hostility between nations. Working together as Earthlings instead of as individual
countries will unite them by providing a common goal. These shared motivators will unite all
humans on Earth. A joint effort will also keep Mars from being colonized by one Earth
country. Private companies like Space-- X or Mars One may be able to send regular people
to Mars even sooner than national space agencies (MacDonald et al.). Mars One volunteers
would make a one way trip to the planet because they don't have the technology to return
the humans to Earth (MacDonald et al.) Mars is a dream for many people, and the travelers
could be anyone.

1) Paragraph [5] presents


A. a counterargument.
B. an aspect that needs to be considered when it comes to Mars colonization.
C. a solution to an issue related to Mars
D. a rebuttal.

2) In paragraph [4]. how is the external source used?


A. Paraphrasing.
B. Paraphrasing and using quotes.
C. Paraphrasing and using quotes with credit giving
D. Paraphrasing and using quotes without giving credit.
E. Using quotes.

3) In paragraph [2]. the author's main point is


A. a new home for humans might be necessary.
B. the Earth's weather has become warmer.
C. the human population is growing.
D. crops do not grow well in many places, causing food shortages.
E. there is not enough water on Earth.

4) The author of this essay argues that


A. we should understand the mission to Mars.
B. there are challenges going to Mars.
C. anyone could go to Mars.
D. going to Mars is worthwhile despite challenges.

5) In paragraph [/], the author


A. concludes with a final, relevant comment.
B. restates the thesis statement, summarises the key points, and concludes with a final,
relevant comment.
C. restates the thesis statement.
D. summarises the key points.

6) In paragraph [3]. an author's name was used to give credit to source. However, it was
inappropriately referenced. Which of the following is the correct in-text citation according to
the MLA Style?
A. Dambisa (2012)
B. Dambisa
C. Movo
D. Dambisa Moyo

7) Which of the following sentence is the topic sentence of paragraph [6]?


A. They will need to be able to grow food too if they plan to survive for years.
B. A spaceship that can go farther faster still needs to be developed.
C. The plan to go to Mars is still decades away because there are difficult problems to figure
out.
D. Because humans have never spent more than a year in space, there are probably other
problems that will have to be worked out.

8) In paragraph [3], what is the function of the following sentences?


"Many electronics, including smart phones...... scarce and rapidly depleting on Earth."
A. To present another reason as to why humans should go to Mars.
B. To support the thesis statement.
C. To state the main point of the paragraph.
D. To provide supporting evidence to the main point of the paragraph.

9) According the Works Cited page


A. all sources used to support the essay are news articles.
B. all sources used to support the essay are essays.
C. all sources used to support the essay are books.
D. source types can't be identified.
E. all sources used to support the essay are journal articles.

10) The essay is organized using


A. an argumentative essay organisation.
B. a compare-and-contrast essay organization.
C. a cause-and-effect essay organisation.
D. a multiple-paragraph-type argumentative essay organization.

WRITING
Many governments are spending a lot of money on space exploration missions.
Some people think that governments are wasting money and this money should better be
spent on addressing more important problems on Earth.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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