THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES- blog entry #2

Social Issue

It seemed as if the entire martian race was wiped out due to chicken pox that was given to them by one of the astronauts on the previous expedition but there are still some martians that are still alive, which means that humans are not the only ones on Mars. The social issue is still the same and still remains to be colonization because humans continue to come to Mars as settlers. The is evident because at first there were only a few humans on Mars but now the human population on the this planet continues to grow because humans need more space. Another social issue arises of careless humans destruction when humans start to set up dozens of towns all across Mars. They make the towns look like the ones on Earth because they want to feel at home. The carelessness of humans is evident when they destroy the naturalness of Mars for their own well-being and comfort when they set up Earth like towns on Mars.

Connection To A News Article

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/treesofstrength/benefits.htm

This article is relevant and connects to my novel because of one main reason. This reason is that when humans first came to Mars they had lots of difficulty breathing so one settler named Benjamin tried to solve that problem. This led to him planting oxygen producing trees everywhere  but he didn't know if they'll grow. Then one morning, after it finally rained he sees that the once-barren landscape is now covered with green trees. The article and my connection relate because they both show the importance and benefits of trees and also show how trees make living so much more easier. Living on Mars was at first difficult but with these trees now planted life on this planet became so much more convenient for the humans.

Picture

This picture depicts and shows how humans are taking over Mars and making it their planet.

Poem

http://sciencepoems.net/sciencepoems/mars.aspx#.VRTZ4eHsfNk

Martians are coming,
Martians are here,
They're from the 4th planet,
Oh-my and oh-dear!
Their planet looks red,
From iron oxide,
What should we do?
Run, fight, or hide?
Their planet's named Mars,
Half of Earth’s size,
But those Martians look giant,
Have lasers for eyes!

Martians are here,
A fact we can’t hide,
They came in a spaceship,
A long, long, long ride!
But news is now out,
From Fiji to France,
Martians are friendly,
They came here to dance!