https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91 By Christina & Alex & Shawn en-us 2019-04-10 17:29:13 UTC 2024-11-28 08:09:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350473753 Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. 

Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. 

Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to 🤬 him first. 

But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills — and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit — he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

]]> 2019-04-10 17:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350473753 christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350475950 Andy Weir chose this title and its fitting because the story is about how Mark Watney an astronaut is left stranded on Mars this makes him the first human to inhabit Mars making him a resident therefore making him a martian.]]> 2019-04-10 17:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350475950 alexandramclaggett https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350481688 He has always loved space and he’s a hobbyist of subject such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He was thinking about how to do a manned mission to Mars and it turned in to a story.]]> 2019-04-10 17:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350481688 alexandramclaggett https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350482228 The author’s thought on his work are that he did find it difficult not to turn it in to a paper about how the technical aspect on the novel would work. He wanted to make sure that the science was explained well but that it did not over take the novel. He also wanted that to be a good balance of humor in the novel. ]]> 2019-04-10 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350482228 christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350482920 This story takes place in the year 2030 and is taken place in NASA headquarters and Mars ]]> 2019-04-10 17:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350482920 shawnkpradit https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350818128 David Fish has Quite a bit to say about this book and it's all worth listening to.]]> 2019-04-11 15:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350818128 christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350830654 on mars]]> 2019-04-11 15:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350830654 christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350832790 Author of the Martian]]> 2019-04-11 15:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350832790 alexandramclaggett https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350836290 He is a software engineer. ]]> 2019-04-11 15:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350836290 alexandramclaggett https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350837294  This was his first novel.]]> 2019-04-11 15:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350837294 shawnkpradit https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350872840 2019-04-11 16:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/350872840 shawnkpradit https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/351191960 Survival(Stranded on Mars), Sci-fi(On Mars in the future), and Ethical quandaries(Should He be Saved).]]> 2019-04-12 15:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/351191960 christinacvalle https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/351195191
“He’s stuck out there. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man’s psychology?” He turned back to Venkat. “I wonder what he’s thinking right now.”

LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian
This quote is significant in understanding how the Mark (protagonist) was affected by his situation and how he is working to keep his psychological sanity. Its a unique way to display it but when looked at closely you can see he uses comics to stay grounded instead of giving into the madness.

“I guess you could call it a "failure", but I prefer the term "learning experience".”
― Andy Weir, The Martian
This quote is significant in understanding how Mark tries to approach everything with a positive attitude as to keep motivated in his hopeless situation.

 “If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian
This quote is significant in understanding Marks thoughts and how he uses this to fuel his hope of being rescued  and yet again displaying his positive outlook on life to motivate him to keep pushing on through the hard times.

“Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian
Shows Mark's humour and how NASA likes to improve everything basic thats down on earth for space. So the fact that they didn't improve duct tape shows its worth and overall superiority of tools.

"LOG ENTRY: SOL 381 I’ve been thinking about laws on Mars.
Yeah, I know, it’s a stupid thing to think about, but I have a lot of free time.
There’s an international treaty saying no country can lay claim to anything that’s not on Earth. And by another treaty, if you’re not in any country’s territory, maritime law applies.
So Mars is “international waters.”
NASA is an American nonmilitary organization, and it owns the Hab. So while I’m in the Hab, American law applies. As soon as I step outside, I’m in international waters. Then when I get in the rover, I’m back to American law.
Here’s the cool part: I will eventually go to Schiaparelli and commandeer the Ares 4 lander. Nobody explicitly gave me permission to do this, and they can’t until I’m aboard Ares 4 and operating the comm system. After I board Ares 4, before talking to NASA, I will take control of a craft in international waters without permission.
That makes me a pirate!
A space pirate!”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

It is an important Quote as it shows the humour that is present in the book and gives the tidbit of info that normally Accompanies it,  most people would not know. It shows Mark's thought process and is a way of entertaining himself and how he applies laws down on earth to Mars this also helps him remain tethered to earth.]]> 2019-04-12 15:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christinacvalle/ourn95lz2l91/wish/351195191