Unit 2 Reflection Questions

1. Do you think humans will need to move to another planet?  Why or why not?

ASW: I don't think humans need to move to any other planet. our planet, the earth, has so enough rooms that it could fit all of us. In addition, the earth has what we need for surviving. I see that instead of thing to leave our home and spent too much money on the habitability of a dead planet, it would be better for us to direct our efforts toward improving our planet to be better place. 

2. If it does happen that some humans move to another planet, would you volunteer to go?  Why or why not?

ASW: certainly, I will go, but just to see how other planets look like and have some new experiences for couple of days and then get back to my very beautiful home, the earth.

3.  Read this article about people who have signed up to move to Mars: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/09/tech/innovation/mars-one-applications/index.html  What is your reaction to this story?

ASW: My reaction to this story is that I see it is not rational at all. Canning themselves in desert where staying alive is not guaranteed for very long time and just for interest is suicide itself. It sounds like they have signed to buy a metal coffin in a place that is located too far from their families. How selfish they are!!    

4. What do you think Ray Bradbury wanted the readers of "All Summer in a Day" to understand?  What did you think after reading this story?

ASW: I think he tried to indirectly say "save the the life before it is too late". After reading this story I'm willing to say that the life is precious, meaningful and do not deserve what we do against.

 

Didn't you know !?

Hi 4 Reading Class,

This is Ghdeer Alabdal. Although the majority of you guys know me, others like Ruth and Brazilian students may not have enough information about me. Therefore, I'm going to say that I'm from Baghdad, Capitol of Iraq. I graduated from law college in 2005. In 2007, I decided to start my master degree in law. Therefore, I took an English test, which was required at that time besides the Arabic test. Almost, I prepared the whole requirements for my master except one thing I had never thought about, the money. The tuition and the fees were unbelievably expensive, at least for me. Consequently, I dismissed this decisive choice for just one year. Foolishly, I thought. Every year, I was telling myself  "This year you should get the money you need" but I couldn't for reasons. Lately, I realized that getting money was harder than getting a permission from a college to study in. For the first time in my whole life since I decided to make my first step toward the master, I had felt it was going away from me. Fortunately, in 2010, I got a scholarship to complete my education in the US. Lucky!!