Curiosity

Without curious minds, much would not have changed in the world. Curiosity may have killed the cat but not before providing some answers. Despite the infinite volume of questions one could ask, it becomes hard to come up with a question interesting enough to pursue beyond a few google searched answers. With information so easily accessible, hunting for answers isn’t always very difficult and yet, when prompted to answer them, sometimes we still draw blanks. During tests, people can get stuck on…

Curiosity can be beneficial in many ways. It helps one overcome their fears and move forward to a new horizon. Curiosity can also be one of the most dangerous emotions of a human being, and not only harmful towards oneself. Someone else’s curiosity can demand another to pay the price. It is within human nature to press the boundaries and achieve greatness for oneself or their nation. For example, humanity’s ambition to reach the moon. Another example, Europeans desire to expand their country.…

Curiosity Najla Burshaid PART 1 (WHAT I KNOW) Okay, this is how it starts, whenever I start reading or listening, everything seems to go smoothly.Until a small, squeaky, voice mutters random questions out of the blue causing dreadful consequences.Those consequences are overthinking,stress,and self-doubt.This may seem odd but in fact thats what it does, and by it I mean the little, squeaky, small voice called curiosity.I personally connect to this topic, because Im a very curious person, which…

Is the Rover Curiosity A Possible Solution? The idea of a human mission to planet Mars has been capturing the attention of everybody. It has manifested itself in cinema, art, and literature. In order for this to happen scientist have to determine if Mars can support life. On November 26, 2011 NASA launched a robotic space probe mission to Mars, called “Mars Science Laboratory”. This mission successfully landed Curiosity rover in Mars on August 6, 2012 (Space). The objectives of this mission…

How is the concept of discovery conveyed through the representation of people and society in the feature article “A Rage for Curiosity”? “A Rage for Curiosity” is a profound and well-written poignant feature article by the acclaimed social commentator and journalist for the Australian newspaper, Phillip Adams. The writer illustrates the importance of curiosity to facilitate learning and discovery. Adams discerning article is an insightful and competent piece about society stuck in the clutches…

Curiosity is something that exists in every single human being, it has existed in us ever since the creation of the human. Curiosity is what brought humans to this very point in society, the technology we have, the techniques we use for survival, the ideas we have discovered all came from humans being curious. However curiosity does not always have a quality outcome, in humanity our curiosity also led to some devastations that humanity did not choose to see. Although curiosity brought humans to…

Summary: Good afternoon Turquoise Justice! I’m Emma, and this is Kaelyn, and our article is about NASA’s Curiosity rover finding evidence of former lakes on Mars. The article came from NPR on Oct. 8. As some people may know, Mars is very frigid and dry, however the NASA Rover, Curiosity, has found evidence that there was once liquid on Mars. Around a billion years ago, Mars was cold, and wet. Curiosity has found geological evidence that liquid was evident on Mars approximately 3.5 billion…

Curiosity Killed The Cat! (Close Reading for Frankenstein) Mary Shelly’s gothic novel explicates how the thirst of excessive knowledge and curiosity combined can lead to the demise of the person, not only the person, but the whole society can be put in danger as well. The attainment of a limited amount of knowledge is not considered to be perilous; however if the limits are crossed anything can happen. According to Frankenstein, Victor’s curiosity of perceiving excessive knowledge results in the…

proof that curiosity can take you anywhere. The showcase of Braun’s adventurous lifestyle and attitude was a wonderful way for us incoming college freshman to see the many opportunities that can be possible if one only strives hard enough and applies themselves within a liberal arts curriculum. Braun’s thesis of curiosity can take you anywhere applies to our recent reading of the book Curious by Ian Leslie. As Braun mentioned within the convocation, Leslie describes diversive curiosity as,…

himself. His journey lasts twenty years, and the story consists of many different islands. The Odyssey can be interpreted as an allegory for the curiosity and temptations people face in life, as Odysseus must keep himself and his men from the Lotus Eaters, and Sirens, who lure them away from their voyage, and the Cyclops, who Odysseus meets out of curiosity. One of the lures that people are challenged by is settling instead of continuing to reach their destinations and goals. As Odysseus…