The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” -Albert Einstein
I’m a born wanderer. A rather untraditional wanderer considering that I spend the majority of my time sitting in the same blue fold out chair, located in the center of the room whose walls I’ve seen so often that I could recite every pattern, light, fixture, outlet, detail, and obstructed surface, to an audience of inattentive listeners in the form of a lengthy narrative, with an all inclusive originally composed background soundtrack.
Untraditional but destination bound nonetheless. I think a lot. Mostly about Mars, my life, what I’m going to do next. Being lost in thought is a sanctuary. A way of detaching myself from the outside world, a way of forgetting about my problems.
Mars is an interesting topic for me, it represents an upcoming change in human engineering- a change in our thinking. Sitting in my blue chair, I ask myself questions. What do we do with our little red planet? Do we colonize it? Make it like our Earth? Or do we ignore it,...
The debate about space exploration has been raging on for decades, people on both sides of the issue vehemently arguing their point of view. However despite the possible risk space exploration has the potential to change humanity for the better, and doing so is well worth the risk. This essay will elaborate some of the plethora of ways that space exploration could benefit mankind.
It only takes one person or one event to change the course of the world. Eve changes the world and the course of humanity when she eats from the tree of knowledge in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World, the Empress single-handedly changes the world she rules for the worse, and then changes it back again. The message is that our worlds are not fixed; they are ever changing—fickle and subject to one event or action. Humans must realize that the actions of even one person can produce world-altering effects.
“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds”
“People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life”. -- Carrie-Anne Moss.
In my Genius Hour Project, I researched long-term colonization of Mars. I chose this topic because I have always been fascinated by other planets and space. What we cannot see has always made me wonder. I pursued my interests in this project. I set a goal to learn about Mars. This experience has made me much more knowledgeable and curious about other planets.
world from the perspective of others. Although this is not an easy process, we are much better
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein
...tion, but a pessimistic one because change is hindered by the system of capitalism that prioritizes the needs of the market and economy before the environment, which is a paradox in itself because markets need the environment to produce the materials that allow it to survive to begin with first place. To reiterate Wright, the progress trap is hitting modern society and people should recall fallen civilizations in order to escape what is inevitable: collapse. Delaying the collapse is not good enough, and changing the track no matter how difficult a move this is, is needed in order to prevent to sustain life on Earth.
With more funding, NASA can build a manned base on the moon while finding a way to Mars. In going along with this plan, there will be more demand for scientists and engineers alike. Engineers will build the manned bases and vessels, while scientists occupy them and gather data to benefit the world. In this way, NASA will be able to see if it is possible to make Mars the next “Earth”, making plans to help make that reality if this does happen. “Through space exploration and innovative thinking, NASA has injected science and inspiration into our culture and projected us into the future”
When I first saw them, the seven chairs, I felt scared yet, interested. My fellow nuns and I were confused the day they appeared in the church closet. Sister Angela was first to see them, she was definitely one of the braver sisters. She came to me frightened, I’ll admit I’d never seen her that scared… well before the seven, terrible chairs appeared.
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” This is a quote from Rachel Carson, an ordinary marine biologist who changed the world forever. She is most famous for writing Silent Spring, a book which almost single handedly stopped the use of toxic chemicals such as DDT from being used as pesticides, as well as indirectly leading to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Humans have struggled for decades to understand humanity itself and the divergent thinking and understanding of life. All humans are different and it’s hard to understand what we are because we have all had different experiences throughout life. Our view of the world is caused by the society and millenia we grew up in. Our worldview is not something that we can just have in one day it is something that we’ve been surrounded by our whole life and that has shaped the way we see the world now. Although we may not be conscious of it we do know that it is within us. Everyday is a change of our worldview whether it be good or bad it is constantly changing from experiences, family, culture, society and social media. It’s hard to distinguish my influences that shaped my worldview but the three that have impacted me the most are my experiences, family and friends, and the community I grew up in.
The recent events regarding the NASA Mars probes have renewed the debate of reinstalling manned space missions with the objectives of exploring and landing on foreign worlds such as the moon and the red planet Mars, rather than the use of solely robotic craft and machines. It is my belief that we should return to the days of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, those of manned lunar landings and manned space exploration. Robots simply cannot and should not be allowed to be the sole means of visiting these worlds, nor should humans only be able to witness new findings second hand through the use of computers and machines. It is human nature to be normally curious of one’s surroundings, and it is important that we send one of our own to new worlds. The effects that past missions have had on the world’s people, as well as our political and cultural climates are another valid reason for flesh instead of metal to lay claim to space. Also, the limitless applications and new education that manned flights can bring to us from on site human interactions could lead to another technological and industrial revolution like the original lunar programs had done for us during the Gemini and Apollo programs.
Albert Einstein famously said that “we cannot solve the problem with the same thinking we used when we created them”.
As the title of this paper states, “How our World is Changing” our world is constantly changing. Our world changes everyday without most of us ever seeing or noticing any changes, but as we look back in history we can see some tremendous changes. As history is studied these changes become apparent and truly jump out and become real.