Every year that passes, the race for college admissions becomes more and more competitive. High school students are required to do more and more to be a “poster” applicant. The bar, having already been considerably raised, continues to rise as students chase a name-brand college. Students are forced to balance academics, extracurriculars, family life, social lives, and countless other domains to lead a healthy lifestyle while preparing for college applications. During the brunt of the process, high schoolers from around US present their entire lives, personalities, and intangible qualities all on a sheet of paper. Arguably the most crucial component…

At the current rate of human resource expenditure, natural resources and habitats will be in shortage in the future (WWF 2016). A potential solution is to explore and colonize Mars as a viable alternative habitat (Hawking 2017). However, the feasibility of Mars colonization must be determined before plans are prepared. This paper addresses the feasibility of a Mars mission through a futuristic lens. It is asked: When, if at all, can we colonize Mars? Extensive research indicates that short-term colonization plans may be infeasible, but long-term plans are slightly more possible.

Colonizing Mars in the Near Future is Impossible

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The late twentieth and twenty-first century has given rise to countless technological innovations (Britannica). These technologies have sped up the rate of information exchange throughout the world (Dublon and Paradiso 2014, Schlesinger 1971). Furthermore, the commercial output of such devices has expanded the modes in which humans can sense, and therefore learn, information (Dublon and Paradiso 2014).With these improvements comes innovation in teaching materials and methods incorporating the use of technology. Especially in developed nations, the educator has evolved from the teacher to devices, with the teacher being the facilitator rather than the lecturer (Furr et al. 2005). In the…