Mars in fiction

she expected dance partner to be an easy cover for him to play. “Relax, my drink was a diet coke, and I have Mr. Sparky in my purse for an emergency exit. Or you know, maybe for fun.” Kidding, she mentally added when he frowned. Sure, Veronica Mars was pretty; did he ever think about her that way? Yeah, sometimes. Did her warm little hands brushing his sides from behind on his motorcycle stir something sometimes? Maybe. Weevil was sure this low-cut sparkly blouse wasn’t in her school…

Sojourner Truth was an African-American woman who from the 1820s until the day she died, fought for emancipation and women’s rights. Before she was officially known as Sojourner Truth; the activist, she was Isabella Baumfree; the slave. In New York, Baumfree spent her young years as a slave where she was faced with many of the cruelties of this forced lifestyle. Her siblings were ripped away from her family and sold to other plantation owners. Eventually, this was Baumfree’s reality as well. At…

Sojourner Truth was a strong, powerful woman who impacted many lives. Sojourner was an African-American abolitionist and women’s right activist. Her life was very difficult during the Civil War. Many things were accomplished before Truth’s death. Sojourner Truth overcame many obstacles; she was sold into slavery, gave birth to thirteen children, and known for her famous Ohio women’s rights speech. Overall, this brave woman lead the path to women’s rights. To begin, Sojourner Truth was sold into…

Sojourner Truth Isabella Van Wagenen or Sojourner Truth has been through many obstacles in her life that she was able to overcome.She was born Isabella Hardenbergh. Isabella spoke Dutch, which is why she called her mom Mau Mau- which means mama in Dutch- and she called her dad Baumfree- which means tree in Dutch. She had one brother whom she had met at the time, Peter. The other 10 or 9 were sold away. Belle said her father was "Very tall and straight when young." But in 1799, when…

“The War of the Worlds is presented as a factual account of the arrival on Earth of metal cylinders fired from the planet Mars. The first cylinder crash-lands on Horsell Common near the English town of Woking (where Wells lived while writing the story), and opens to reveal monstrous Martians. These aliens construct tripod war machines armed with unstoppable heat rays, and use them in a campaign of destruction. Armies are wiped out, London is devastated. Humanity spinally saved when the Marians…

They can be made to help people remember to do basic tasks such as taking their medicine and remembering to brush their teeth to roaming mars to check for habitability. Robots can help astronauts do the dangerous tasks that they should not do. The purpose of the curiosity rover is to determine if mars is suitable for humans to live on and learn about the mars environment. The curiosity rover is the size of a small SUV and has a “host of scientific experiments to zap, analyze and take pictures of…

Out of the Silent Planet:C.S Lewis Lewis as written a multitude of books , and expanding in to many genres including: Spiritual, fiction and science fiction. Out 0f the Silent Planet"(OSP), a since fiction, is the first book in Lewis' Space trilogy. Not only dose OSP have as munch allure as H G.. Wells' books, but it also contains strong moral allegories. Prejudice, Love and God's rule in your life, are just some of the many teachings hidden in "Out of the silent planet". Lewis' least know…

started by Congress in 1958. NASA’s main purpose is to explore space and aeronautics, or research about flight. There are four Exploration Missions taking place. One being DLRE (Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment), MER (Mars Exploration Rover- Opportunity), Mars Odyssey, and MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). There are two International Space Station Missions taking place, ISS-RapidScat and OPALS (Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science). There is one Aeronautic Mission, which is Dawn. There are…

based on an orphan named Jeffrey Magee who is looking for the right place and home in the racially separated town he lives in. Maniac Magee is a realistic fiction book. Realistic Fiction is when a story is written with events that didn’t actually happen but had all the possibilities of happening. It’s possible for Maniac Magee to be realistic fiction because any little boy or girl could have had a terrible loss of his/her parents and had to be shipped off to his/her nearest relatives, anyone…

Invasion! This is summary from John Wyndhams the Kraken Wakes. This will be three hundred words. The story of the invasion from outer space by alien’s trying to destroy the human race. Phyl and Mike were relaxing down by the little harbour listening to a distant guitarist. When all of a sudden they heard the noise of the guitar drop and a voice call out. There was an increasing sound in the distances, People started asking questions from one to another. Half a dozen soldiers arrived, then…