Unit 2 MMTS Responses BLOCK 2 by Sarah Byrd https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2 Find your name. Post all of your responses on your shelf. All work should be your own. Responses to questions on the Googe Slide and links to reading guides must be posted by midnight Friday (10/26). The graphic essay must be posed here as an image by midnight Monday (10/29). en-us 2018-10-19 01:30:54 UTC 2023-04-05 07:24:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Graphic Essay--Why do we try to imagine the future? sarah_byrd https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295377256 Texts: "Harrison Bergeron," "A Sound of Thunder," The Lego Movie, The Lorax]]> 2018-10-22 11:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295377256 "Earthlings, Meet Venus" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295960617 1. Bradbury was inspired by Venus because of the clouds that cover 98% of its surface. 
2. It is supported by the short story because it talks about Venus being a rainy, cloudy place.  Venus is a very cloudy place, and that is where Bradbury got his inspiration. 
3. The environment that Bradbury describes in the short story is different than in reality because really Venus has no water and is deadly for humans because of all the carbon dioxide in the air. Venus also has a very high air pressure that would crush humans and is very, very hot. These conditions in reality make it so humans can not live on Venus but in the short story, Bradbury makes the environment on Venus be able to support human life.  ]]> 2018-10-23 14:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295960617 "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295970956 2018-10-23 14:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295970956 "By the Waters of Babylon" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295975260 2018-10-23 14:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295975260 "Earthlings, Meet Venus https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295979475 1. Ray Bradbury was inspired by the clouds that cover 98% of Venus's surface.

2. This is supported by the short story in how Venus is actually very cloudy and that's what gave him his inspiration and make a rainy and cloudy place for his story.

3. The environment in Bradbury's story is very different besides the fact of Venus being very cloudy. For one Venus is not livable as is stated in Bradbury's story and it is not raining it actually has no water because it is so hot. ]]> 2018-10-23 14:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295979475 "By the Waters of Babylon" Reading Guide https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295983371 2018-10-23 14:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295983371 "There Will Come Soft Rains" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295986339 2018-10-23 14:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295986339 "There Will Come Soft Rains" (Poem) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295987853 1. Nature in the poem acts as peaceful and beautiful cover up to what happened to the humans on the planet. Nature acts as the distraction that will not stop even if we humans eradicate each other.
2. The poets tone in the poem is peaceful at first listing plants and animals peacefully living their lives. Then there is a shift when the poet describes that the humans have wiped each other out. The attitude that poem develops towards humans is that the humans are the  background while nature is going. ]]> 2018-10-23 14:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/295987853 "What is Mars?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296028707 1. The prospect of human colonies on other planets is stated in both texts by describing the conditions and environment on the planets. They take the conditions from the planet and see if humans could live there.  They take the air pressure, atmosphere composition, water, etc. and see if those conditions could support human life.  
2. Life on Mars would differ from live on Venus because they have really different conditions.  For example, Venus is a super hot planet while Mars is a pretty cold planet.  They also have different air pressures as well as surface compositions.  These differences make it hard for humans to live on either planet. 
3. The short story impacted how I feel about the idea of sending humans to live on Mars by making me think that it could actually happen. On Venus, with the conditions it has, humans would not be able to survive, but on Mars it could be possible. Mars is more similar to Earth than Venus and has similar conditions, so it could be possible for humans to start living there. ]]> 2018-10-23 15:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296028707 "There Will Come Soft Rains" RG https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296139065 2018-10-23 18:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296139065 "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" ayang9520 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296139361 2018-10-23 18:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296139361 "Soft Rain Will Come Again https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296142037
  • Nature takes the role of being the middle ground, it doesn’t care what is happening or what happened to humanity, it only cares to keep living and keep growing. 
  • The tone is cheerful and carefree. It’s giving the impression that humanity doesn’t really matter and things might be better off without it.

    • ]]>     2018-10-23 18:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296142037     "What is Mars" by NASA https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296144482 1. In both texts they speak of living on different planets. In this one is presumed to be possible one day to live on Mars but in the other text it tells how Venus is unlivable. They are different then. Living on a different planet seems to be a big goal for NASA and a good bit of people because it'd be a new environment or could be a place to live in case of an apocalyptic event happened. These reasons are huge to people so living on a different planet or being able to go to one and live a is huge.

    2. It would differ in how Mars is cold and Venus is hot as well as Mars seems to have livable traits while Venus doesn't. Life would be impossible and harsh on Venus while life on Mars you just better be able to find a way to stay warm but water would be able to be found on Mars but on Venus you would make sure that you bring water to Venus to live there. Living on Mars compared to Venus is almost complete polar opposites but let' just say that life on Mars would be way easier and less hassle then life on Venus.

    3. It impacts how I feel in the way that what if that's what would happen if we lived on Mars and that would be terrible but it also inspires me and interests me more in the idea of living on another planet and seeing what it would be like. ]]>     2018-10-23 18:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296144482     "What is Mars" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296145703
  •  They are surprised of what they are able to do since they are just made out of “meat”. They don’t know what they want or what to do with them so they just try and act like they were never there. They say “Do we really want to make contact with meat?”.  
  • I think in some ways it is and some ways it isn’t. They way they talk is similar to how I imagine they would. I don’t think they would call us meat though. But overall we truly don’t know if it’s accurate or not. 
  • The way humans would act in the alien’s position is very cautious. I say that because if humans find something new they have to study and investigate it, they just don’t dive right in. We wouldn’t know their intentions at first which is why we would also be very cautious.    
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    ]]>     2018-10-23 18:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296145703     "At Your Fingertips" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296147212 1. In the article, machines and robots, and satellites tell the weather. The people that work at NWS can't do that on their own, the machines are what tells them. 
    In the short story, machines clearly did everything for the humans. Dishes, made meals, cleaned, read to them. Without the machines the humans would've been lazy and so unproductive because they didn't know how to do anything on their own. It's the same concept in a way, the NWS wouldn't be able to tell us anything or do anything with monitoring the weather without machines. The human kind in "There Will Come Soft Rains" wouldn't be able to do anything without the machines. 

    2. In the short story the relationship between environment and humans is all about how the robots do everything for the people. The people don't have to do anything on their own, they don't have to be "one with the environment" because the robots do it for them. 
    In the article the relationship between environment and humans is ]]>     2018-10-23 18:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296147212     "There will come soft rains" (poem) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296151221 1. The role of nature is to take care of the Earth for itself and the author points out how different animals and plants could thrive under no human rule.
    2. The poem's attitude toward humanity is that humans disrupt nature and it"s pointing out how things would be different without humans.]]>     2018-10-23 19:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296151221     https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296197967 2018-10-23 21:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296197967 "Bags of Bones" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296214727
  • I understand now that after death things are forgotten and lost and that things will always keep moving forward no matter what.
  • “There Will Come Soft Rains” is a understanding of death and forgetting of death. “Bag of Bones” is a mourning of death and is a sadder poem.

    • ]]>     2018-10-23 22:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296214727     "Epic Message" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296221624
  • The tone is very powerful and makes an impact. 
  • The tone is established by the way he speaks, the way he puts more emphasis on some words and not others. He is very confident in his words making him seem trustworthy.
  • The purpose of the piece is to get people’s attention on the topic of environmental health. Humans take what we want/need and we don’t give back to the environment. We are the reason animals are going extinct and the planet we call home is polluted. 
  • It is achieved by publishing the piece on a big media source where a lot of people will see it. He makes his point and lays out the ways we’ve screwed up, so then we can fix our messes.



    • ]]>     2018-10-23 22:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296221624     "Nature is Speaking" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296224289
  • The tone is very intimidating. The “I” statements, the factual reasons, and the way certain words are emphasized all contribute to the tone.
  • The purpose of the video is to say that nature is stronger than us and one day when we are gone nature will prevail without us.
  • In “The Waters of Babylon” the people depend on nature and they work with nature to live side by side. In “Nature is Speaking” it’s set in the present where nature has been affected badly by us and the video says that nature doesn’t need us.

    • ]]>     2018-10-23 23:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296224289     "One of Carl Sagan's Most Pertinent Messages for Humanity" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296228366
  • His purpose is to explain that what we do right now matters the most. What we do right now affects our descendants and the lives that they will lead to live and it affects the environment around us.
  • The technique he uses is emphasis and responsibility. He puts the emphasis on the point that we are in a critical era where things really matter and our choices have effects. He puts responsibility on the viewer for the worlds well being, so it makes you want to listen to him and think about your actions.
  • His message goes along with the story because we are all just people trying to live our lives and provide for ourselves and our families. He’s like the god in “By the Waters of Babylon,” he realizes there’s an issue and wants to address it. The god was aware there was an issue but couldn’t have any actions to change the damage already done.
    • ]]>     2018-10-23 23:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296228366     "At Your Fingertips" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296413420 1. In the article, machines and robots, and satellites tell the weather. The people that work at NWS can't do that on their own, the machines are what tells them. 
    In the short story, machines clearly did everything for the humans. Dishes, made meals, cleaned, read to them. Without the machines the humans would've been lazy and so unproductive because they didn't know how to do anything on their own. It's the same concept in a way, the NWS wouldn't be able to tell us anything or do anything with monitoring the weather without machines. The human kind in "There Will Come Soft Rains" wouldn't be able to do anything without the machines. 

    2. In the short story the relationship between environment and humans is all about how the robots do everything for the people. The people don't have to do anything on their own, they don't have to be "one with the environment" because the robots do it for them. 
    In the article the relationship between environment and humans works together. The monitors and scales that tell the people what's happening with the weather don't tell the other people on earth what is going to happen. That's why the people that work at the weather stations that can read all the monitors are important.

    3. Humans are completely affected by the weather. The weather can kill, harm, and destroy the world. We need to know what the weather is doing so we know how to prepare. The weather is an unpredictable thing, that's why humans are always worried about what is going to happen when. 

    4. Nature is impacted by humans in a way. Certain things we do to the earth can cause the weather to mess up or become more severe. Concrete, pollution, jets, car fumes, nuclear plants, they all send nasty gases up to the ozone and it affects our weather. ]]>     2018-10-24 13:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296413420     "Mr. Blue Sky" Reading Guide https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296417683 2018-10-24 13:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296417683 "What Is Mars" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296419089 1. when the aliens first encounter humans, they are very confused. they can't believe that they're made of meat. the aliens are startled and refuse to believe the information, or let others know it exists. 
    2. this scenario isn't that realistic. aliens coming from an unknown location to our planet in particular, abducting humans and putting them back down on earth, and leaving without a trace. This makes for a good story, just not a believable one.
    3.Humans would not keep the information a secret. Countless conspiracy theories, books, and movies have been based off the idea of aliens or some sort of life on mars. there would be mixed reactions to the discovery. Some would be terrified, others would ask questions, what are these organisms? how do they live? how long have they lived? etc.]]>     2018-10-24 13:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296419089     American Journal https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296419272 2018-10-24 13:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296419272 "Why are Bees Vanishing?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296420746 1.) The cost of having technological advances in "Autumntime" have showed that nature is being completely forgotten and people have not seemed to care because the rest of their world is perfect. Just like in the article "Why are Bees Vanishing?" people now do not have to worry about there food being all gross and somewhat not perfect. This is because of agricultural advancements have been somewhat forgotten as well.  Putting so many pesticides on crops to the point where its killing our bees is a pretty great cost.
    2. )The setting in the short story "Autumntime" Is very similar to the present. In the present we have lots of pollution and buildings everywhere, which is how the narrator described what their time period is like living in. We also sacrifice many agricultural things for the sake of making money. Most of some super rare natural things are put on display and you have to pay to see them, a tourist attraction. Like in the short story his parents had to pay to see the tree, a tourist attraction.   ]]>     2018-10-24 13:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296420746     "A Song on the End of the World" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296421568
  • The theme of “A Song on the End of the World” is that things will come to an end but you might never notice, big changes can happen without the realization that they are happening. The theme of “By the Waters of Babylon” is things are not as different as you might think. The events in “A Song on the End of the World” are just normal everyday occurrences that people experience and in “By the Waters of Babylon” the events are a journey of discovery and they bring enlightenment to the characters. These compare and contrast in the way that the poem has normal everyday events with a big change happening that people don’t even realize and the short story has a big realization that will change the way people worship and think. The poem is an unnoticed change and the short story is a big realization that will change the way people think forever. 

    • ]]>     2018-10-24 13:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296421568     "excerpts from We" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296422306 1. In excerpts from We the future is described as "United into a single body with a million hands, at the very same second, designated by the Tables." Which is showing that they every person does the exact same thing at the exact same time. In By the Waters of Babylon the person with the most power is the priest. It seems like the people live in tribes as inferred by the names: The hill people, and the forest people. In By the Waters of Babylon the 'gods' have died but, in excerpts from We nothing catastrophic has happened. ]]> 2018-10-24 13:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296422306 "Mr. Blue Sky" Song https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296436237
  • This song connects to the short story because in both the sun comes out after a long time of it being hidden.  In the short story, they’re on Venus where it has rained non-stop for seven years until finally for just a couple of hours the sun will come out.  The same scenario is in the song “Mr. Blue Sky.”  There has been no sunlight for a long time and finally the sun has come out.  The characters in both are also very excited about the sun coming out and go play outside soaking it all in. 
  • In the melody of the song the mood is happy and upbeat.  This reinforces the children’s mood in the short story because they were also really happy that the sun has finally come out.  In both the song and the short story, the mood of the children and the people when the sun comes out is joyful, and the melody of the song helps reinforce the mood of the children in the story.

    • ]]>     2018-10-24 13:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296436237     "What Will Humans Look Like in the Future?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296571289 1. The conditions today that may cause human bodies to change would be global warming, space colonization, and a drastic reduction of sunlight reaching Earth. 
    2. The differences that are present in the characters and their lifestyles from "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" are; the characters live in space colonies on the moon and many of the other people at the colony, except for his father, have forgotten why they came to the moon and that was to escape the aftermath of the Armageddon.  
    3. People are so interested in imagining what we will look like, where and how we will live, and what our actions now will have on our future. 
    4. Our drive to imagine prompts technological change because in order to satisfy our imagination and curiosity we must invent new technology and or change current technology so it is possible for the things that we imagined to happen. ]]>     2018-10-24 17:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296571289     “Technology Haiku” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296601471 1.  In “Autumntime” it is pointed out that with more technology, there is becoming less of natural, simple things.  In “Technology Haiku,” the speaker points out that technology has its benefits and can help to assist humans and give us advantages that we wouldn’t have with simple technology.  
    2.  The speaker in “Technology Haiku” would most likely be excited about the world in “Autumntime.”  This makes sense because from reading the poem, it can be understood that they are curious about new technologies and anxious to see what will be next?
    ]]>     2018-10-24 17:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296601471     “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296606819 1.  The speaker compares computers to flowers. 
    2.  This suggests that the speaker thinks computers are good will only benefit us in the future.  It also suggests that the speaker believes that computers will be as abundant and normal as flowers are today.   ]]>     2018-10-24 18:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296606819     "Life on Mars" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296621784
  • The sacrifices are similar because they both have to live in a small place with lots of people and they aren’t able to do certain things outside.  The sacrifices are different because the people on the HI-SEAS probably had a choice live in isolation while in the short story most of the children had grown up living in isolation and didn’t have a choice.  These sacrifices are worthwhile because we will never know anything until we try and by doing this, we can become more prepared for the unknown.  In the story, it is better that the children don’t understand what they are missing because it creates a happier mood when they see the sun.  This scenario might be similar for a future Mars-born generation because there will be certain things that the Earth will get more than Mars will.  The people on Earth wouldn’t think anything about it, but the people on Mars who have never seen it before, would think it was amazing.   
  • The settings of both texts play a role in the conflicts by creating a place that is different than Earth.  By making the setting like this, it creates a sense that lots of things can happen.  It also creates the basis for the conflict.  For example, in the short story the setting was on Venus where it rains constantly but for a couple hours the sun is coming out.  By having this setting, it creates the conflict with Margot and the children fighting about what the sun looks like, and results in Margot getting locked into a closet.  These environments would affect me by having a different personality and not being as extroverted.  I would learn more about myself on a deeper level and would have to overcome being isolated from life and everything I would know.  Traits that are necessary for long space travel are patience and determination.  Astronauts would need patience because it is a long time up in space and patience would be key in not going crazy.  They would also need determination because without determination they wouldn’t make it as long as they should. 
  • The social dynamics are similar to everyday life on Earth because in the short story there are still kids getting made fun of and bullied, which also happens on Earth.  In the videos, the people are mostly still doing the same stuff as they would on Earth, but have to do it with more caution and gear.  Margot feels different than the other children because she didn’t grow up on Venus but moved there, while the other children have lived on Venus their entire lives.  This affects how the children treat she is different than them and that causes them to be mean to her.  The HI-SEAS members deal with everything by confiding in each other and keeping themselves busy.  By doing these things and also doing things that give them the sense of comfort, the members are able to deal with isolation and their internal conflict.
  • We can learn what to do and what not to do for the future Mars community by seeing the Venus civilization.  We can also get some ideas from the Venus civilization to use for Mars.  The HI-SEAS members have made everything fair for each other and also have made sure that everyone is on the same page about everything.  Non-negotiables for setting up a healthy community would be free healthcare, a variety of jobs, and laws that are strict but not too strict.  It is important to look at experiences from others because then you can learn from their mistakes and make the best decision possible for yourself and others. 
  • Ray Bradbury is giving the scientists advice to make sure that an idea doesn’t just look good on the outside but is strong and right all the way around.  Even though the idea may look good, it still has to be a good, right idea that could still work in the future.

    • ]]>     2018-10-24 18:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296621784     “Why are Bees Vanishing?” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296675801 1.  In both “Why Are Bees Vanishing?” and “Autumntime,” human technological progress is damaging the natural world.  As explained in “Why Are Bees Vanishing?,” pesticides, a new advancement, are killing bees, which will lead to no pollination, which means plants die.  Then animals who eat plants will die and eventually humans could be wiped out.  All because of a technological advancements to prevent insects from eating plants.  However in “Autumntime,” buildings and urban society have taken over and there are no trees left because no one cares about nature in their “perfect” world. 
    2.  Although we are not yet to the point where there are hardly any trees, the world is constantly becoming more and more urbanized.  The setting in “Autumntime” and in present-day are not very similar at the moment, but could be almost identical in the future. ]]>     2018-10-24 20:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296675801     “Coming: The Sixth Mass Extinction” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296686545 1.  Human activities are causing species to go extinct.  There is also a lack of biodiversity, or variety of life, which greatly benefits the ecosystem.  
    2.  Humans are using up all of Earth’s natural resources, which is messing up the ecosystem.  We are also polluting the air and will eventually kill trees, and there will be a chain reaction of multiple species going extinct.
    3. In both “Why Are Bees Vanishing” and “Coming: The Sixth Mass Extinction,” the authors emphasize the importance of biodiversity because the human race relies on it.  Both mention how trees clean the air and provide oxygen for us to breathe, and plants clear pollutants from the air and water and also provides food for insects(like bees) and animals, which spread seeds to restart the cycle.   Without these resources provided by a diverse species, the ecosystem would be thrown off and there would be a mass extinction.  ]]>     2018-10-24 20:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296686545     "A Song on the End of the World" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296690208 2018-10-24 20:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296690208 “The Sixth Extinction Fusion” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296692708 1.  Humans are causing the extinction of species by destroying species’ habitats, killing species; poaching, hunting, fishing, harvesting, etc., moving species around, and using up the earth’s natural resources rapidly which contributes to global warming.
    2.  This is a negative impact on our planet because all of this will kill off many different species of animals and plants in a short amount of time.  This will eventually lead to the destruction of the human race who’s needs depend on all of the other organisms on Earth. 
    3.  I believe that  many humans are somewhat aware that we are damaging the environment, but they do not realize the severity of it.  Some probably even choose to ignore the fact that we could be extinct in only 300 years.  Most only believe that the climate is getting warmer and do not realize how we are affecting species too.
    4.  I think awareness of our destruction would have a positive impact on our world because we can try to prevent these changes from happening by doing simple things.  It could encourage us to teach future generations.]]>     2018-10-24 21:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296692708     "The Nuclear Tourist https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296706812 1)The exclusion zone shows us that without humanity for 30 years buildings crumble, things rust and decay, and nature takes over.
    2)The article reassures that things that are dangerous to humanity happen but given with time the danger subsides and we can be left with a beautiful scene. Danger can come with good after effects, like the beauty of nature taking over and the appeal of old run down buildings that can give a sense of peace.
    ]]>     2018-10-24 22:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296706812     “A Briefer History of Time: How Technology Changes Us in Unexpected Ways” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296709701 1.  I see the technology progress as positive because having a constructed time allows to have more order in our lives.  Without it our world would be much different because we would just go with the flow and do what we needed to do only when we felt like it was time.
    2.  Technological progresses bring order and structure to life.  It not only changes the world, but how we view it.]]>     2018-10-24 22:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296709701     “The Jetsons Future of Technology” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296716953 1.  The 1960s version portrays a wonderful world where machines assist humans and change things for the better.  Meanwhile the world in “Autumntime” portrays a world that has been “taken over”  or urbanized so much that the world does not even seem real. 
    2.  It is appealing because humans do not have to do much because they have the help from machines.
    3.  They serve as a warning for the possible problems of the future because they show how humans rely too much on technology and we might come to the point where we simply cannot live without it.  It is also warning us that nature could be destroyed if we let technology take over our lives.]]>     2018-10-24 23:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296716953     “Nature is Speaking” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296720600 1.  The video provides warnings about the world ending and humans being destroyed but nature evolving to survive.   No matter if we take care of the Earth or not, when we become extinct, nature will continue to thrive as though we were never here. ]]> 2018-10-24 23:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296720600 “Epic Message” Spoken Word https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296738306 1.  The tone of the piece is enthusiastic.
    2.  The speaker raises his voice and uses a lively voice to express his feeling about the subject. 
    3.  The speaker raises his voice and uses a lively voice to express his feeling about the subject. 
    4.   It is achieved by the persuasive voice the speaker uses and the dramatic music.  It also achieves it by giving surprising facts about what humans are doing to the earth and what we can do about it.  Pictures are shown that display the destruction we are causing.]]>     2018-10-25 01:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296738306     "Can Machines Learn Morality?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296949179 1. In the short story and in the article they both had advanced technology in them. In the short story you have a talking house that does everything for you, it cleans, cooks, opens the garage door, reads to you, sets up for game night, it even wakes you up when you need to be woken up. In the article, it talks of robots that can tell the difference between good and bad. They want to make robots learn morality so they can fight in wars and know the difference between innocent civilians and terrorists. If robots know how to help and how not to hurt, and if they know to be useful in everyday life then humans can take advantage of their capabilities. 

    2. The technology in "There Will Come Soft Rains" is useful to the family that lived in that house by helping. They did chores, and just made living easier. The mornings wouldn't of been so rushed, nights wouldn't be as chaotic. The in house robot made living a lot less stressful.

    3. The technology in "There Will Come Soft Rains" is similar to the technology in "Can Machines Learn Mortality?". Both types of robots were there to help, not to harm. They both were there to make situations go quicker, easier, and not cause any damage to humans. Both types of robots were programed to be humans friend, or companion, not an enemy. ]]>     2018-10-25 14:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296949179     "Can Machines Learn Mortality" (Article) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296957303 1.The technologies present in both text are different by a large margin. The short story shows technology that regulate our lives by giving commands based on the time. Emotion expressed from the House in "There Will Come Soft Rains" are when the house understands Mrs. McClellan's favorite poem. The article discusses AI understanding mortality. This differs from the short story because we get more emotion from the technology in the article while the technology in the short story is more like a machine.
    2. Technology in the short story does not express much mortality. The house acts more as a programmed machine to do the same thing over and over again. 
    3. Ideas in the article present what robots would do if they understood right from wrong. Understand why they are doing what they are doing while in the short story the house is just repeating itself.]]>     2018-10-25 14:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296957303     ''Cool Jobs: Reading Out to ET is a Numbers Game' https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296960730 1. Both texts show how humans, instead of sending out spacecraft, are attempting to use radio signals to communicate with other planets that may contain intelligent life.
    2. If there really are aliens out there, and if they have the technology to receive our signals, and they don't send any back, they may just be scared. in most of our sci-fi tales, when aliens come to earth, they are superior, stronger, smarter, etc. if these aliens imagine the message-senders this way, they may be too scared to send anything back.]]>     2018-10-25 14:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296960730     "There will come Soft Rains" poem. https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296960869 1. Nature's role in this poem is to be the aspect of the world that hasn't been corrupted and remains without any dependence on the advances of humanity. It's role is emphasized when the poem talks about how Nature would hardly notice  if they were even gone.

    2.The narrator develops a tone that puts an emphasis on Nature and how little of importance humanity is to it.The poem looks at humans as an alien life form that is irrelevant and insignificant.]]>     2018-10-25 14:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296960869     "Mr Blue Sky https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296964736 1. The song connects to the characters and events from "All Summer in a Day" in how in the song it's about how the blue sky and sun makes everyone happy and in the story everyone is happy that it's a clear day and sunny. Then in the song night comes in and everyone tries to remember what the feeling was like just like in the story when rain comes back and the children are all sad trying to remember the sun and the great feeling it gave them.

    2. The melody of the song is happy and gives off a good feeling. It reinforces the mood of the children in the story in how the children are all happy and the feeling is great with no worries.]]>     2018-10-25 14:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296964736     "There will come soft rains" (Reading Guide) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296967172 2018-10-25 14:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296967172 "Cool Jobs: Reading Out to ET is a Numbers Game" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296967249 1. It shows how much effort people are putting into finding life on other planets. It also shows how complicated it is. 
    2. Aliens might not respond to our messages because they don’t know who we are so we could be a possible threat to them. They might just want to be left alone. 
    ]]>     2018-10-25 14:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296967249     " There Will Come Soft Rains" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296969615 1. Nature is being used as the good side of the world that has no violence and no war. Since there is a lot of destruction going on, nature is the distraction to keep people' s minds off of the war.
    2. The author adopts an almost jealous tone for the text as it gets further along because nature and plants do not have brains or eyes so they can not witness the hard times everyone else is having. So the author is jealous of the plants for their ability to be clueless.]]>     2018-10-25 14:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296969615     "The Space Race Is Over" ayang9520 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296969624 1. Space colonization is something of people's fantasies. An act of desperation out of fear for the upcoming problems Earth will have.
    2. The author uses arguments, quotes, and opinions of people to support his points.
    3. The author first writes about how  in the past, people were excited to see what would happen in the future. But now it has been replaced with fear. Then he explains why people are fearing the future, such as Earth's problems and a possible apocalypse happening . Which contributes to his argument.]]>     2018-10-25 14:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296969624     "Technology Haiku" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296972229 1.) "Autumntime" costs presented in the short story is how the need for nature is unnecessary for living in a perfect society where living is made easier. "Technology Haiku" the cost that was made in this media was that many sacrifices are made to further improve the advancements in technology.  The speaker paid for the advancement with his ability to move, paralyzed but that's the price for advancing for the future.
    2.) The speaker in "Technology Haiku" would ave reacted to the short story "Autumntime" with disbelief, and would probably say something about how our society would never get like that, the people would never let something that major happen. ]]>     2018-10-25 14:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296972229     "Ozymandias" (Poem) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296975679 1. How nature takes the role in both poems is that: nature still goes even if humans do not. 
    2. Nature will always be with mankind, but if we wipe each other out nature will still keep going. Nature is also depicted as what will break our long forgotten technology down.
    3. Both authors use nature to critique mankind by showing that things we do to break each other down will matter for our future. Both poems show how nature takes over what we humans have left behind due to our violence.  ]]>     2018-10-25 14:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296975679     "There Will Come Soft Rains" (Poem https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296976412 1. In the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains", the role of nature is showing you what is beautiful in the world, it's showing you what would be left in the world if all of mankind had died. It plays the role of the peace left in the world.

    2. The poem is showing us that nature is so different from people. Nature does it's own thing, it doesn't care what people think. It doesn't need war to "solve" it's problems, neither do we. The poem makes war look so pointless. In reality we have the capability to be as peaceful as the "frogs in the pools," we just have to figure that out. ]]>     2018-10-25 14:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296976412     Life on Mars https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296976877 1. The sacrifices are the same in how they gave up the same sort of luxuries and life is relative the same in Life on Mars and the story. The sacrifices are different in how the kids get no sun while the people on Mars don't give it up and get to go outside every day.I think that these sacrifices are...]]> 2018-10-25 14:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296976877 "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296977316 1. The man gets tired of hearing the Learn'd Astronomer go on and on so he goes outside and looks at the stars. This can relate to science, math, and nature because sometimes you can't focus and all you really need is some time to be alone and think.]]> 2018-10-25 14:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296977316 "Excerpts from We" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296978920
  • In “Excerpts from We” the future is a dystopian world with strict schedules that everyone has to follow. “Excerpts from We” has brainwashed people into thinking that freedom is bad and people should follow their strict schedules (that are all the same) religiously. In “By the Waters of Babylon” people have their freedom and they come to enlightenment. “By the Waters of Babylon” is more open and free than “Excerpts from  We.” It contrasts from a harsh society to a calmer one that is just looking for knowledge.

    • ]]>     2018-10-25 14:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296978920     "Birth of a Star" NY Times video https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296979508 1. In the fictional account a star is born from colliding with random planets while in the non-fictional account stars are born when an old star dies and releases the elements that are needed in order to create the linear process of a birth of a new star.]]> 2018-10-25 14:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296979508 "In the year 2525" by Zager and Evan https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296980047 1. The theme that Zager and Evans create is about how humanity taking advantage of the planet can lead to a dystopian society where no personality or individualism is present.
    2. The structure of the poem helps create a linear timeline on how far humanity will dive deeper into the future's technology while losing their humanity. The expectations for the world would be that everything would be great because technology would increase in functionality and make our lives easier but in reality all its doing is robbing humans of their ways of live.
    3. The theme between "The star" and "In the year 2525" they both have worlds that face impending doom from a variable that was totally unexpected.]]>     2018-10-25 14:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296980047     "The year 2525" spfaf7212 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296987587 2018-10-25 14:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/296987587 "All Summer in a Day" Film https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297009967
  • In the both film and the text, the story line is the same.  For example, it is raining and the sun is planned to come out, Margot gets locked in a closet and misses the sun coming out, and the children realize what they have done and feel really bad about it.  In the film, though, they added some things.  For example, they added the children giving flowers to Margot at the end, as well as making the children have sun kits.  The film also gave some more background information about Margot while in the story all we knew was that she was from Earth.  The story also made it seem like every kid was mean to Margot, while in the film there was only one person who didn’t like her.    
  • The filmmaker used background music as well as dialogue and actions from the characters to enhance the mood and message.  By using background music, it made the happier scenes feel more cheerful and the somber scenes feel more solemn.  By using dialogue, the mood becomes enhanced because the character’s feelings are seen through what they say.  For example, you can tell Margot is excited about the sun coming out because she can’t stop talking about the sun and how great it is.  The filmmaker also uses the actions of the characters to strengthen the message and mood by using their actions to see how they feel.  An example of this is when the children go out and play in the sun.  These actions reveal the mood that the children are happy that the sun is finally out.  Another example is when William locks Margot in the closet.  This action by William shows the audience that he doesn’t like Margot.  This advances the message of the film by showing that even though a person may be different, you shouldn’t be mean to them.  All of these choices the filmmaker chose to use enhanced the mood and message of the film.      
  • The filmmaker’s interpretation of the original story was to keep the original story line but add some things to enhance the film.  By adding more depth to Margot’s past and creating an antagonist that is just one person, the filmmaker was able to keep the original story but put their own touch on the film. 
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 15:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297009967     "At Your Fingertips (Article) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297165510 1.Both text depict the natural world being predicted and adjusted to. We learn in the short story that the world around the house has been gone for a duration of time, the house is the only house standing. Even though the short stories focus is describing the routine of the house we get few hints that the world of nature still goes. The large hint is that near the beginning when the house chimes 8:01 A.M. we get a message from the outside weather box telling us it's raining. This means the natural world is still going and that humanity went but not nature. How this compares to the article is we learn how the NWS uses technology to predict nature. Nature is depicted as unpredictable or dangerous but we can predict it using technology. Nature, in its own way, is working against us to were us down.
    2. Nature can be dangerous so the NWS make predictions to be better prepared for what could come. Satellite, buoys, radar and other information is gathered to make the best prediction on the weather. Through these predictions we can avoid possible deaths and injures or just be better prepared physically and mentally for the weather.
    3. The truth for why we predict nature is because humans know we can't control nature, only make it better or worse. We make predictions to prepare for the worst, think of ways to survive nature. We live with nature and we cannot change its course.
    4. We can't control nature as much as nature controls us. Nature is a force that will go even after we parish. Our actions do affect nature but not control it. We cause pollution that affects the world around us. This pollution will affect nature in ways that will make our lives worse. ]]>     2018-10-25 20:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297165510     "Moral Math Robots: Can Life and Death Decisions Be Coded?" (Media) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297173392 1. "Can Machines Learn Morality" discusses about what will happen for the future if we get robots to learn morals. Programmers work on getting robots to learn right from wrong. The discussion on the panel discussed how our meaning of moral might be too restrictive for robots to learn. Many discussions on the panel lead back to robots having restrictions because of our world. The articles view of robots learning morality is positive, but unlike the panel the article does not discuss restrictions. People in both discussions (article and panel) were the main deciders of how a robot responds. People can work against the AI causing the AI to do things we did not plan for or want it to do. Both pieces discuss how robots could be programmed to learn morality. Robots can only learn as much as we give the robot, humans will be needed to guide the robot. Problems will arise from both view points about how other humans will react to robots.
    2. Robots could in theory be programmed to understand almost every possible scenario when given a problem. This program could allow for quick thinking and fast actions that humans might view as dangerous and impossible. ]]>     2018-10-25 20:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297173392     "What Would Happen if Every Human Suddenly Disappeared?" (Media) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297184801 1. Comparing the media to the story, both show us a world where humans are gone and nature is slowly taking back over. The media provides a world where after millions of years most of the world we know would be changed back to   how life was before humans. In the story we get a glance at the process of nature taking back over, the house we witness burns to the ground possible to be taken back over by nature.
    2. What I found most surprising was that even after 10 million years most bronze statues will still be recognizable. ]]>     2018-10-25 21:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297184801     "Nature is Speaking" Conservation International (Media) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297187492 1. The tone of the video is demeaning, we are looked down upon many times throughout the video. 
    2. Some elements that create this effect is that nature is 22500 times older than our own existence. Others are how the video mentions that what we do will not affect nature but in return will affect our own life. "When I falter, you falter or worse." 
    3. The purpose of the video is to inform the watcher how our actions to earth only effect how we live. Nature will go on without us if we wipe ourselves out. Think about what you do to the world and how our actions can affect us.
    4. Both the poem and media both tell how nature does no care if humans end each other, nature will still go.  ]]>     2018-10-25 21:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297187492     "Epic Message" Spoken Word (Media) https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297197461 1. The tone is w dramatic and overwhelming.  
    2. The tone is established through fast paced speaking with many thoughts put into our head. The speaker starts with the fact that if all of Earth was put in a 24 hour period we would only be alive for 3 seconds. This fact alone shows how weak we are compared to how long nature has been around. Then throughout the video many actions are shown that were the cause of us. We have caused more than 1000 times the extinctions than normal rates.
    3. The purpose of the video is similar to "Nature is Speaking" it is to show how our existence is meaningless to nature and how our actions affect how we live.
    4. How the purpose is achieved is by presenting facts about how in our tiny existence we have caused more damage to nature than the entire 4 billion years Earth has been around.]]>     2018-10-25 21:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297197461     "Astronaut Covers 'Space Oddity' from Space" ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297199553 1. Hadfield's experiences compare to those of Marvin's from "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" because both of them have lived in space; Hadfield lived on the International Space Station and Marvin lived on the moon. Marvin and Hadfield both view planet Earth from above and both have missed being on Earth; Marvin thinks about what it was like on Earth and he wanted to be on Earth. There experience contrast because Marvin has lived in space his whole life and Hadfield had only lived in space several years.  Marvin has been on a planet and Hadfield lived on the ISS. 
    2. Hadfield's changes in Bowie's lyrics affect the meaning of the lyrics which affects mood of the song on an interpretive level. Hadfield changes the end lyrics from Major Tom dying to him returning home which changes the mood because that is were there is a mood change. ]]>     2018-10-25 21:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297199553     "Space Oddity" ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297203530 2018-10-25 22:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297203530 "Space Oddity" ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297204564 1. In the first verse Ground Control tells Major Tom to prepare for takeoff and Tom is launched into space. In the second verse Tom is in space, Ground Control tells Tom a question the papers want to know, Ground Control tells him if he wants he can go out into space, and Tom describes what it is like in space. In the last verse Tom tells Ground Control that he is lost and to tell his wife he loves her, Ground Control then say his circuits are dead, and the ask if Tom can here him only to have no response from him. 
    2. The lyrics evoke a negative mood about space travel because in the end Tom ends up dying in space. It is implied that Major Tom dies in space after saying his final words.
    3. It is realistic, Bowie's song, because it is a very real fact that space travel is dangerous and has caused death. Hadfield's version uses images of him in the ISS and him flying over Earth to portray Major Tom's journey in space and what he say when he said that planet Earth was blue. He then uses video clips of a spaceship returning to Earth and landing for his final lines of his version. ]]>     2018-10-25 22:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297204564     ''We Just Tried Contacting Aliens on this Nearby ‘Super Earth''' https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297205345 1, in this video, the message sent out contained songs and a tutorial on how humans keep time. all that is sent out in the story is things like "is anybody home".
    2. the radio signals in the video were sent to an earth-like planet 12 light years away called GJ273B]]>     2018-10-25 22:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297205345     film adaptation https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297208910 1.the film and story both seem to use the word "meat" as an insult. they were hoping that the humans weren't all meat,or maybe it was just a stage. the aliens can't seem to wrap their heads around the idea that humans are all meat, all the time 
    2. the film is very accurate to the story with only a few lines added and two new characters that don't do much.]]>     2018-10-25 22:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297208910     "The Nuclear Tourist" Reading Guide https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297210592 2018-10-25 22:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297210592 "The Nuclear Tourist" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297210879 1. Based on the exclusion zone, the future without humans would be beneficial to the planet. Plants and nature would bloom and would increase the possibility of new organisms forming. New animal species would form and increase in population.

    2. Even when we die the earth will continue to flourish and regain its health from before we ruined it with oil extractions and air pollution. ]]>     2018-10-25 23:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297210879     "What Would Happen if Every Human Suddenly Disappeared?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297212197 1. For starters, humans still exist in By the Waters of Babylon. In By the Waters of Babylon the future seems to be that of a city that was completely destroyed and is in ruins. The people explore these 'dead places' in order to find and use metal. In the Video animals are the ones to take over the planet. The world is also in ruins but is not completely destroyed. The remains of architectures are used as places for birds and other animals to build nests.]]> 2018-10-25 23:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297212197 "There Will Come Soft Rains" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214672 1. Natures role is to be the peace and quiet in the aftermath of human destruction. It doesn't notice or mind that humans are no longer around.

    2.  The tone for the poem is formal, he uses phrases like 'perished utterly' and 'would scarcely know']]>     2018-10-25 23:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214672     "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" Reading Guide & Playlist Questions https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214673 1.) The speaker compared computers to flowers, "where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were flowers with spinning blossoms." The way the speaker uses this comparison is showing that animals like deer would go through the woods and see computers and other technological advancements and brush it off as every other day.
    2.) The speaker feels that nature and computers are like two different species and they do not do anything for or against each other but he wants to bring these two things together so they could make something the speaker thinks would be peaceful. The speaker thinks that computers are completely opposite, from nature but if brought together they could advance off one another.  
     ]]>     2018-10-25 23:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214673     "Bag of Bones" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214776 1. I understand that life will not wait for me and life can and will function without humans and life on earth like animals and nature will bloom and earth will truly be earth again.

    2. Bag of Bones talks about the sorrows that people are left with after a loved one dies and in By the Waters of Babylon it shows that people will acknowledge your passion and determination after life ends.]]>     2018-10-25 23:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214776     "The Space Race is Over", "Are Humans Really Going to Mars Anytime Soon", and Peter Diamandis: "Our Great Next Leap" ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214781 1. The author Neil Greenfieldboyce, who wrote "Are Humans Really Going to Mars Anytime Soon", thinks that it is both possible for humans to go to Mars soon and not possible for humans to go to Mars soon and colonize space. Paul Kingsworth, who wrote "The Space Race is Over", thinks that humans should not even bother with space colonization and focus with our current environmental problems.  Finally Peter Diamandis, who made the video "Our Great Next Leap", thinks that it is highly possible for humans to go to space commercially and colonized in space soon. 
    2. Neil Greenfieldboyce uses interviews from people on both sides of the argument to support his neutrality. Paul Kingsworth uses small quotes from experts and authors, he also uses facts of human nature, current environmental problems, and facts from the past ( when the first cultural emergence of the whole space race, travel, and colonization.) Peter uses information from companies and math to support his argument that humans can go to space and colonize soon.
    3. Neil's form and style of writing of his piece contributes to his respective tones and arguments tone because he uses evidence from both sides to show how neutral he feels about the subject. Paul uses his past experiences, quotes from experts, and his word choice selection contributes to the nature of their argument and respective tone; with his past experiences, quotes from experts, and his word choice selection create a negative respective tone and argument tone too. Peter uses math, current events, and information from other sites and organizations to create a positive respective and argument tone for space travel. 
    4. Peter Diamandis' opinion aligns the most with mine because I am very optimistic that humans will be able to colonize space and travel there without having pay expensive fees. I feel this way because in the past eighteen years we have made exponential growth in rocket technology; we went from manually flying and landing space craft, but now we have remote control spacecraft that can land themselves. ]]>     2018-10-25 23:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214781     " A Song on the End of the World" Reading Guide https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214857 2018-10-25 23:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214857 "A Song on the End of the World" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214931 1. In both of the short stories, it seems that they don't know that the world is ending or it has ended. The events are the characters doing normal everyday things, not really knowing what is going on around them or what is going to happen.]]> 2018-10-25 23:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297214931 "A Briefer History of Time: How technology changes us in unexpected ways" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297220477 The technological advancements in the video are seen in my eyes as negative.  The reason being that we could rely on the sun too sleep, and that could give us better sleep schedules and people would be less grouchy.  As well as people would eat only when they were hungry, and now we eat when it's lunchtime.  This shows how we are revolving around numbers, when we really do not have to be.  
    2.) The effects of technological processes explained in the video, were how once we realized we could measure time, someone asked "What else can we measure?" This sparked the invention of the calculator, reflective telescope, and the piano to name a couple examples which were in the video.]]>     2018-10-26 00:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297220477     "Ozymandias" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297222530 1. In the short story man see nature as just technology doing everything for them. There really isn't outside nature anymore, it's all robots. In the article man sees nature as great and amazing things. In the article man takes a look around and sees what our ancestors have left for us on the earth. 

    2. Nature is depicted as greater than mankind, nature shows us what happened in the past. Nature shows us what we build can break, and that now matter how big the statue we make may. It's all about what kind of impact the person in the statue or thing it matters what they did for the earth, and for mankind.

    3. The two poems critique human kind by showing how nature is slowing reclaiming all that man made. They both show how even though man made what is around them, nature is still going to take over. ]]>     2018-10-26 00:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297222530     "The Jetsons Future of Technology" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297224527 1.) The Jetsons seem to have a perfect life, absolutely nothing wrong, no one is thinking about changing anything because it is so great. In "Autumntime" people were knew about the tree and the narrator them self wanted to keep the tree because it made the air crisper and it made them happy.  So the narrator did not want the tree to get taken down and replaced as an insurance building.  So narrator took a acorn to change the outlook of the future.
    2.) The idea of automation and technology in the home looks so appealing to our eyes because technology makes things easier for us to do. So people want technology in their houses so they do not have to do the labor or chores around the house.  Like the vending machine example the video gave people sometimes do not feel like cooking so that would be a great way to not have to cook just push a button and it comes straight to you.  
    3.) The 1960 video shows the positive outcome of technology advancements where "Autumntime" shows the negative aspects of advancing in the technology field. So would we want live with nothing but machines that could possibly take over our lives?]]>     2018-10-26 00:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297224527     “What Would Happen if Every Human Suddenly Disappeared?” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297230151
  • The world described in the video is a world of destruction and rundown places. Things without humans maintaining them will go out of control and some things self destruct, eventually letting nature reclaim what we have taken. The world described in “By the Waters of Babylon” is a world that part has seen destruction and part has not. Their world thrives on the knowledge of the destruction, so they learn from mistakes to live a peaceful life.”

    • ]]>     2018-10-26 00:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297230151     "Moral Math of Robots: Can Life and Death Decisions Be Coded?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297231097 1. The questions in the beginning of the video can be answered in the article "Can Machines Learn Morality", the article talks about some of the main points of the video. You just hear more aspects of the topic in the video.

    2. I think machines or robots will be able to make decisions that humans aren't capable of. Humans are capable to make any decision necessary, the only thing that's holding us back are our feelings. Robots and machines don't have feelings. Nothing is going to hold a robot back from making a quick decision if it is programmed correctly. ]]>     2018-10-26 01:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297231097     [american journal] poem https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297232699 2018-10-26 01:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297232699 “NASA Has Been Exploring Mars Every Day for the Last 20 Years” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297235077 1. the future can be drastically changed with easy access to another planet. one day, earth may be running out of room for more people. if we could colonize another entire planet, we could have so much room. also, we would have more resources. there is lots of metal, methane, and carbon dioxide on mars. we could harvest these things and start an entire civilization on another planet.]]> 2018-10-26 01:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297235077 "What Would Happen If Every Human Suddenly Disappear?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297235703 1. The video and the story's description of what it is going to be or look like when the world ends is pretty close in detail. There is dying dogs, and fires, and ashes covering everything. There are no people anymore, all have died from the initial strike. The setting is dark and sad and gross and disturbing in both. In both the video and in the short story nature reclaims the earth eventually. 

    2. The most surprising thing I heard in the video was that after all the fires die down the entire earth will reach complete blackness. It's crazy to think about the earth completely blacked out. ]]>     2018-10-26 01:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297235703     "Human Habitat" ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297239234 2018-10-26 01:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297239234 "Nature Is Speaking" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297240345 1. The mood of the video Julia Roberts narrates is very intimidating. It says how nature will go on, and evolve no matter what even if humankind cannot mold to the new lifestyle. The earth, nature, the trees, the oceans, all of it will shape so it can continue on. 

    2. Certain elements that create the intimidating mood are her voice, the music, the images, the video clips, the pauses in between her words and sentences. Also when she says "I don't really need people, but people need me," that was the most intimidating line in the entire video. That line makes you feel about 2 inches tall. The whole video makes you, as an individual feel miniscule. 

    3. The purpose of the video is to show you no matter what we do to the earth it is only going to affect us in the long run. Nature can revive itself no matter what the condition. Nature is more powerful than man, it can rebuild itself without the need of humans. Humans need other humans to reproduce. Nature will alway rebuild, no matter what. 

    4. This video is very similar to "There Will Come Soft Rains" the poem says the same thing. Nature won't merely notice if humans are gone. Even though mankind isn't there to plow and maintain the plants it is still going to thrive and live on without humans. Humans need nature to survive, but nature is just fine probably better without humans.]]>     2018-10-26 01:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297240345     "Epic Message" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297242794 1. The tone of this spoken word piece is overpowering. You are so overpowered by the facts, and the tough realization that is right in front of your face.

    2. The tone of this video is establish in audience connection, imagery, the realization of it all happening right in front of us. This video overpowers what the world has blinded you with and makes you realize how small you are in the worlds path, and it makes you see how everything plays a part in everything. 

    3. The purpose of this video is to show us if we're so "wise", the humans have taken the thing we depend on add ruined it. Humans are really what decide the future of the earth. If we don't cherish it and preserve it, it may not be here in the next four-hundred years. The future of the earth depends on humans, and it's up to us if we want to keep it. 

    4. The message of this video is achieved by making us feel small, and making us feel meaningless, and then saying how even though we're three seconds we still decide on the earth's future. The video makes the main points when listing all the ways humans have already started to break down the earth and if we don't stop know we won't have much more time to to try and save it. ]]>     2018-10-26 02:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297242794     "Can Machines Learn Morality?" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297244952 1.in "The Veldt", the machines do as they are told, but in the article, the technology described has a mind of its own.
    2. The purpose of the machines in "The Veldt" is to make the characters' lives easier so that they don't have to do much work for themselves.
    3. The article talks about machines learning right from wrong, but in "The Veldt, the machines mindlessly follow people's orders.
    4. it makes their lives easier
    5.it supports it because in both, the machines help people]]>     2018-10-26 02:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297244952     "Nature Is Speaking" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297325260 1.) Nature thrives by itself people live off of nature so if nature falters, the things that need nature also falters. Or if nature thrives we thrive, nature is what we live on and it determines how our future lays out.]]> 2018-10-26 11:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297325260 "Epic Message" Spoken Word https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297325987 1.) The tone the speaker portrays in the video is disappointment and serious. 
    2.) The music behind the speaker and the images have shows how we are responsible for what happens next if we can go on for any longer.
    3.) The purpose of this piece is to bring to the light all the terrible things we have done to our world and only we can change it even if it only starts as one person. There is bound to be people to think the same so more and more people would try and change the outcome of our world but it might be too late.
    4.) This is all achieved with the images, music and tone of the speakers voice.]]>     2018-10-26 11:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297325987     "Are Humans Really Headed To Mars Anytime Soon?" ayang9520 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297386948 1. The chance of going to Mars is low but it doesn't mean it won't happen one day. 
    2. The author uses an aerospace consultant, an engineer, and different agencies to support his points.
    3. By having quotes from the people  that are involved with this, its sets up the tone on how serious they are about going to Mars.]]>     2018-10-26 13:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297386948     "Nature is Speaking" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297389127 1. The tone of the video is serious because you can hear it in her voice.   The music is also an element that emphasizes the tone. By being classical music is brings a serious tone instead of being pop music.

    2. The purpose of this video is to show and tell the world that nature will not be affected by our loss. That it can thrive without our help and that in reality we can't thrive without it.

    3. In both of the worlds nature has thrived and animals are all around. In "By the Waters of Babylon" the world is still being inhabited by people. In" Nature is speaking" it is showing nature and all the good parts of so, we don't know how the world ended. The humans could have vanished or left. In "By the Waters of Babylon" it is known that the world ended by a "great burning" and the story shows the city in ruins.]]>     2018-10-26 13:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297389127     "Is the Apocalypse Coming? No, It Isn't!" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297389586 1. The purpose of this article is to explain to readers why an apocalypse isn't coming for people who believe that it is.
    2. He uses several pieces of evidence and explains to s that there is no way the sky can predict what will happen in the future.
    3. They both relate because in both pieces, people see stuff happening in the sky and think that a huge tragedy is about to happen.]]>     2018-10-26 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297389586     "All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace" spfaf7212 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297393001 2018-10-26 13:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297393001 "How Too Many Screens Affect Our Brains" spfaf7212 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297396180 1. The children in "The Veldt" have the nursery which is kind of like a device and they never want to leave it. Also, because their parents spoiled them so much and let them do what they want, they never want to live without technology.
    2. I am on my phone a lot but if I need to, I can put it down. I also have my Xbox but I don't use it as often.
    3. I think it helps my relationships with my friends because that is how we communicate and text. We also use it to plan things so we can hang out.
    4. If need help I can use Google or text a friend for help so I am pretty dependent on my phone.]]>     2018-10-26 14:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297396180     "Our Next Great Leap" ayang9520 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297397348 1. It is crucial that we go out and explore pass Earth. 
    2. Diamandis compares space and the Earth with the Seward's folly. Then gives three reasons why humans want to go to Mars and reasons why we should go, such as resources. He also tells how certain events influenced him and others.
    3. While talking, Diamandis uses a tone that causes the audience to be amazed ...
    4. Personally I agree with Greenfieldboyce, the author of "Are Humans Really Headed To Mars Anytime Soon?", because the requirements to get to Mars and colonizing it, the technology isn't here just yet.]]>     2018-10-26 14:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297397348     "Epic Message" Spoken Word https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297398167
    1. The tone of this message is factual and collected while also appealing to the more emotional side of the argument of our situation.
    2.The tone is established by repeated intellectual facts about how precarious our situation is on the global scale and the insistence for change on how we run industrial manufacturing i.e. pollution.
    3.The purpose of this piece is to warn us about how if we continue down this path of environmental calamity that we will destroy the planet that we've been so lucky to be given.
    4. By spreading awareness of the cause for the problem and trying to cut down on our own wastefulness of materials. ]]>     2018-10-26 14:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297398167     "the beginning of the end of the world" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297400072 1. The author is developing a theme which makes us feel almost sorry for the cockroaches as they walk away in  shame. The theme is that cockroaches are taking over peoples homes, but they are starting  to go back to their homes.
    2. In both short stories there is a threat that people see and take way too serious by freaking our over nothing.]]>     2018-10-26 14:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297400072     "Are Smart Homes the Future of High-Tech Living" spfaf7212 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297402757 1. In "The Veldt" he has a lot of electronically advanced devices but we never hear abut any of them breaking or being hacked; the only thing we hear about having issues is the nursery. In reality people hack smart home and devices  and steal information.
    2. Smart home are easier to control and take less effort, but if something shuts down or gets hacked, you could get your information stolen.
    3. No because I don't want to risk getting hacked or getting my private information stolen or endangering my future family and friends.]]>     2018-10-26 14:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297402757     "A Song on the End of the World" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406424 1. The theme is that when the world ends no one will know it is happening because it will be on a regular day and no one will suspect it.
    2. The author states that some people believe the end of the world to be on a day where everything goes wrong, but it actually will happen on  a day just like every other day
    3. The two passages relate because in each passage there are people who think the end of the world will be some devastating tragedy where the world is destroyed, but then there are people who say it will be on an average day, so we get two completely different opinions.]]>     2018-10-26 14:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406424     Film Adaptation https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406547 1. The works are similar in how all the main parts of the story are the same and it's the same basic plot and mood but it's different in how in the film there are more details to how these main ideas happened and also the filmmaker enhanced the mood more then the story and made things really dramatic.

    2. The choices the filmmaker makes is to add more specific details and tings into it to make things more dramatic and make the viewer really get a feeling on the mood of what is happening at that moment. 

    3. The filmmakers interpretation of the story is still the same basic plot and mood but he adds specific and different things into the film then in the story. He really emphasizes how much William hates Margot which in the story that isn't really emphasized and he also tries to give the correct feel for how the kids feel about the Sun.]]>     2018-10-26 14:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406547     "When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406604
    1. Math, science, and nature are all part of the function of stars but in an intellectual sense nature clashes with math and science for the exact form of calculations for the two subjects make nature seem imprecise and imperfect.]]>     2018-10-26 14:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297406604     "Epic Message" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297407418 1. The tone for this video is inspirational because it has the power to make us think about what we have done to the world and how we have ruined it in not even one in millions of years that the earth has been around.

    2. The tone is established by the facts that he states and by stating statistics and what we've done to this earth. 

    3. The purpose of this video was to get people aware of what the effects of what we are doing are and that we need to do something to end all this terror that we are doing, to turn this world around into a better direction and away from all the bad. We need to open our eyes to the world around us and not think of only ourselves, that if we don't take care of the earth the earth can't care of us and we will seize to exist.

    4. He telling us of the possible future if we continue on the path that we are on. He tells us how horrible what we are doing is and that we need to change is sooner than later because there might not be a later.]]>     2018-10-26 14:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297407418     "Whispering at Long Distance & Directional Audio" spfaf7212 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297414135 1. He wanted a speaker that could create directional sound. This speaker could affect people's minds and daily lives. It could make people scared and make them drop things if they are holding something. It could distract people if they have work to get done and they could get in trouble.]]> 2018-10-26 14:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297414135 "Coming: The Sixth Mass Extinction" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297414281 1.) The human race is driving species to extinction, with all the pollution and bad things that we do to the earth.  Another event that is causing species to die is lack of biodiversity, which is the cause of the assortment or variation of life.  
    2.) All human activities, like cutting down trees are bringing the sixth mass extinction closer and closer. Cutting down a tree could be breaking down a home to a animal, or destroying a food supply and even a hiding spot for animals. This is why any little thing could effect many different animals or insects majorly.
    3.)The article "Why are Bees 
    Vanishing?" emphasizes that we rely on bees to pollinate plants. Which controls the vegetation, and we are killing them and we do not even know exactly how or why. "Coming: The Sixth Mass Extinction" article emphasizes the statement we rely on nature with how our next mass extinction will be in 300 years. Which is not even that far off considering how many years the last mass extinctions were. The species of diverse animals are getting forgotten and we as a community will not realize this until it is too late. ]]>     2018-10-26 14:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297414281     "The beginning of the end of the world" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297416478 2018-10-26 14:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297416478 "Is the Apocalypse coming? No, It isn't!" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297425945 2018-10-26 14:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297425945 "The Sixth Extinction Fusion" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297584566 1.) Humans are causing the sixth mass extinction by habitat destruction, solely just killing, fishing, harvesting and poaching are all examples in the video. The global warming is speeding up because we are using our natural resources all the time.
    2.) We are causing our own doomsday how can this not be negative? We are killing other species which is going to cause us to die off because we depend on them.
    3.) No, we probably are aware of it but never think about it or really care because we are all super selfish and greedy.
    4.) Once again we are aware but just do not care because we think of ourselves too much. We are too wrapped up in minor problems of our own to even give the slightest attention to others. I highly doubt we care about the world because we all think "Oh I am going to be dead before then anyways," which just goes to show we do not even care about our future generations. Thanos knows what he is doing. ]]>     2018-10-26 21:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297584566     "One of Carl Sagan's Most Pertinent Messages for Humanity" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297595896 1. His purpose id to make us more aware of what we do know and that it might greatly affect the future.

    2.  He uses a professional voice and talks slowly and carefully.

    3. ]]>     2018-10-26 23:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297595896     "Birth of a Star" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297596524 1. In the fictional version, stars are made by multiple planets hitting each other and the birth of a star, while in the non-fictional version stars are born from gas and dust of old and dead stars ]]> 2018-10-27 00:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297596524 "Epic Message" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297597639 1. The tone is very encouraging, like it is inspiring.
    2. The tone is established by the mood of his voice, the suspenseful background music and the words he uses to make you feel like you can do something to save the world.
    3. The purpose of this piece is to get the audience to do something different and move the whole world to make a change.
    4.  It is achieved by spreading the word and stepping up in your community to make a difference in your life and your world.]]>     2018-10-27 00:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297597639     "Making Stars on Earth https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297599119 2018-10-27 00:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297599119 "the beginning of the end of the world" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297600925 2018-10-27 01:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297600925 "Human Habitat" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297603752 2018-10-27 02:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297603752 "Space Oddity" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297606896 2018-10-27 02:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297606896 Film adaptation agorm2373 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297607244 1. The short film symbolizes how unknowing humans possibly are. This is shown by the homeless man just staring at the two main characters most the time just looking helpless.  
    2. They act as if meat is like meat that us humans would eat.  
    3. The portrayal and film are very alike with few differences. One of the few differences is a human actually walks up to the two speakers in the portrayal unlike the original story.  There are two added characters but they are barely used.  
       
    ]]>     2018-10-27 03:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297607244     “Astronaut Covers ‘Space Oddity’ from Space” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297607684 1. Hadfield is in a spacecraft that is constantly moving in space and seems overall happy. While, Marvin is situated on the moon and his emotions seem suppressed.
    2. The tone is softer which adds a new meaning. Which is even though life may change, it will be ok.]]>     2018-10-27 03:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297607684     "We Just Tried Contacting Aliens on this Nearby Super Earth" agorm2373 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297608004 1. The message in the video is that humans just sent radio wave messages to a “super earth” and that they hope to receive one back. This compares to the message discussed in the text by that the hopes of the people are different. In the video they want to make contact with alien life unlike the characters in the story where they don’t want to make contact with the meat.  
    2. They directed their message to a super earth called GJ 273b.  ]]>     2018-10-27 03:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297608004     "In the year 2525" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297608545 1. The speaker thinks that machines will eventually take over and do everything for us.]]> 2018-10-27 03:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297608545 "NASA Has Been Exploring Mars Every Day for the Last 20 Years" agorm2373 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609035 1. This simulation impacts my ideas by making me think of possible habitation on mars. It also makes me think of eventually having mass human settlements on mars which would be amazing. Think about it one day we could be standing on mars. ]]> 2018-10-27 03:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609035 "A song on the End of the World" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609057 2018-10-27 03:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609057 “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609064 1.a forest
    2.they are big and confusing]]>     2018-10-27 03:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609064     Film Adaptation https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609470 1.they are pretty much the same, except that a few tiny details are left out.
    2.they use intense music and sound effects.
    3. the same as the way it is written.]]>     2018-10-27 03:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609470     "The Veldt" Reading Guide https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609566 2018-10-27 03:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297609566 “Audio Spotlight” https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297610024 1. the visuals show the invention being used.
    2. it could be used to single people out in a crowd.]]>     2018-10-27 03:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297610024     "[American Journal]" by Robert Hayden agorm2373 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297610063 1. Some positive traits the alien speaker observes are “their variousness, their ingenuity, their elan vital”. He says that is what attracts him to the americans. Some negative traits the alien speaker observes are  “much violence” and  “their ignorant pride”. 
    2. The description of humans compares and contrasts to those in “They’re Made Out of Meat” by that in the poem and story they are both negative to the humans but where is contrasts is that in the poem they also say good things about them. In the story all they want to do is avoid the meat but in the poem the humans are being closely observed.  ]]>     2018-10-27 03:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297610063     "What Will Humans Look Like In The Future" https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297612242
  • Humans will need to adapt to a possible underwater world, another planet, or to second ice age.
  • Some differences would be that they don't go outside often or at all and they use oxygen tanks.
  • People are interested because they wonder what the world will become.
  • In hope that the future world will be better, people may attempt technological advancements such as colonization on other planets or moons.

    • ]]>     2018-10-27 04:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297612242     Graphic Essay- What Matters More the Future or the Present ? ckenn4222 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297766388 Texts: "The Space Race is Over"
    Poem: "Human Habitat"
    Videos: "Epic Message" and "Our Great Next Leap"
    Film: "Avatar"'

    ]]>     2018-10-28 16:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/297766388     Graphic Essay—Which matters more-the present or the future? mmoor8856 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298109691 Texts: “By the Waters of Babylon,” “Soft Rains Will Come Again,” “Bags of Bones,” “Epic Message,” “Nature is Speaking,” “One of Carl Sagan’s Most Pertinent Messages for Humanity,” “A Song on the End of the World,” “The Nuclear Tourist,” “Excerpts from We,” ‘What Would Happen if Every Human Suddenly Disappeared,” “A Walk Around Chernobyl,” “Chernobyl: Interveiws from Inside a Nuclear Disaster Area,” Doctor Who]]> 2018-10-29 16:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298109691 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298169102 2018-10-29 17:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298169102 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298225014 2018-10-29 19:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298225014 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298245893 2018-10-29 19:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298245893 Graphic Essay- Why do we try to imagine the future? https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298300082 Texts: Interstellar, "At Your Fingertips", "There Will Come Soft Rains" (poem), "Nature is Speaking Conservation International" , "Epic Message"]]> 2018-10-29 23:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298300082 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298331142 2018-10-30 02:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298331142 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298334586 2018-10-30 02:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298334586 Graphic Essay-Which matters more-the present or the future? dstil9508 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298338210 2018-10-30 02:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298338210 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298344664 2018-10-30 03:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298344664 Graphic Essay https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298344714 2018-10-30 03:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298344714 Graphic essay agorm2373 https://padlet.com/sarah_byrd/BLOCK2/wish/298346644 Texts: “Cool Jobs: Reading Out to ET is a Numbers Game”. “What is Mars” "They're Made Out of Meat"

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