UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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It’s a huge, dangerous, maybe impossible project.
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I could tell you that we shouldn’t keep all our eggs in this increasingly fragile basket ____ one good meteor strike and we all join the non-avian dinosaurs.
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And have you noticed the weather lately?
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Humanity was born on Earth. Are we going to stay here? I suspect ____ I hope ____ the answer is no.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The author argues against space exploration because it is dangerous. The author tries to convince the reader of the importance of space exploration. The author thinks that people need to be persuaded to shove off from the shore.
Detailed explanation-2: -Repetition is one of the rhetorical devices-specific ways of using language-authors use to emphasize key ideas, convey tone, and sometimes to encourage an emotional response in readers. In this example from “Challenges for Space Exploration, ‘’ repetition of the word there emphasizes the idea of going into space.
Detailed explanation-3: -First, with telescopes, then with satellites, then space rovers, and ultimately with manned spacecraft.
Detailed explanation-4: -The authors’ repetition tone shows that she is very determined and can do anything for space exploration. It was the strength of his determination and his attitude that helped her achieve her goals.
Detailed explanation-5: -New technologies that can be utilized in other industries and society (such as the development of communications satellites) Improved knowledge of space and the origin of the universe. Cultural benefits.