By Diana Vazquez ![]() As the 70th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing nears, astronaut Buzz Aldrin works with the Florida Institute of Technology to get colonies started on Mars. For some time now, NASA has been working on creating the space shuttles that would take commercial flights around Mars and its respective moons. With this, Aldrin hopes that his plan is considered, so by 2039--Apollo 11’s anniversary--we will be landing on the red planet. For the past years, much discussion has been made regarding the creation of settlements on Mars, but ultimately people come to the answer that doing so would be a “one-way trip.” Aldrin disagrees with this statement and believes with time we can accomplish the journey in 10 years. Though many are becoming skeptical by the reports NASA has been releasing, regarding how long it would take to get to Mars. Some people believe that the settlement would be unstable due to the lack of supplies, and the astronauts would die soon after arriving. Although, as Aldrin says, the time frame and plan is “adjustable.” Aldrin moved to Florida to take up being a senior faculty advisor and a research professor of aeronautics for the Florida Institute of Technology. He’s been working with the institute’s executive vice-president, T Dwayne McCay on his transition into Florida Tech. Getting to place humans on Mars and having them survive would be an amazing accomplishment and something I would love to be able to see. From where I stand, NASA’s space program has been in low levels of activity, but then all of the sudden they begin to plan something as big as going to Mars to colonize. Aldrin even compared this event to the first big step at creating the United States of America, the creation of Plymouth colony. If this were to happen, NASA would most likely also treat it as a research trip, sending astronauts who are trained biologist or archeologists. While this would be a huge accomplishment for mankind, it would not affect our everyday lives, unless you’re a scientist who searches for life on other planets. Humans have dreamt about living on different planets or even different galaxies for centuries, and when the events of Apollo 11’s landing happened, many were thrilled. That first step on the Moon sent science to a whole new level that would help humans create so much more. But having humans settle on another planet would bring advances to all fields. We should be able to realize that a lot of the dreams or fantasies, could actually be coming true somewhere in the world. Finding out that humans can successfully live on another planet could potentially save mankind. Our Earth is beginning to deteriorate and many believe that in the future it will become uninhabitable (much like in the Pixar movie Up). Finding out that we could go inhabit other planets, would save us if our time on Earth ended. Global warming/cooling, the drought, all the smog forming, the forest fires, California potentially sinkingーthe colonization of Mars could be part of all these larger issues. But of course, we first need to find out if we’ll have any alien neighbors.
Recourse: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/27/buzz-aldrin-colonize-mars-within-25-years
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By Kayla Montez ![]() In Atlanta doctors have been noticing that the rate for ADHD has been increasing by 5% each year for about a decade. One third of kids in the U.S have been diagnosed with ADHD before the age of six years old. Tons of people are questioning doctors and claiming that it’s a misdiagnosis due to the fact of the children’s young age. Doctors say it’s important that they diagnose the child and start treatment to determine when the line is crossed. I believe that this is important because kids at the age of six and below tend to act very hyperactive and they can easily be diagnosed with ADHD and not have it. At the ages of six and below children are super active. ‘’Which may lead parents and doctors to believe that their child has ADHD… but that's not the case. It’s normal for kids to act like that. They are acting like kids! Six years old is way too young to diagnose a child with ADHD. Eight to Ten years old is the perfect time to consult with your doctor if you feel like your child is too hyperactive. Once the child goes to school,¨ compare them to the rest of the kids. Observe them and if they seem like they have more energy¨, ‘’they can't sit still in class and they have a hard time in class, then . Then ‘’’ ask your doctor. In order to diagnose you need to have enough evidence and make some observations. How can you tell that your child has ADHD? To make sure that doctors don’t misdiagnose their patients they run a series of test. Not only does your doctor look over the case, but multiple doctors have too as well. Dr. Robert Doyle says that they can only do so much in a short amount of time. It’s difficult to provide a complete and comprehensive evaluation. If you and your spouse have ADHD, ¨ there is a 75% percent chance that your baby will have ADHD as well.¨ What are signs that I need to be aware of? Well like many people in the article it's hard to misdiagnose a child at a young age. There are many coordinating signs that can help ensure that you do not misdiagnose your child. One condition that can be linked up with ADHD can be a learning disability. A few more conditions can be sleeping disorder, anxiety, or depression. Doctors have officially agreed that these can help detect if a child does have ADHD. Though it may be difficult for a parent or doctor to diagnose a child with ADHD there are many things to help support their claim. Yes, it is a very hard job to give a parent the yes or no to diagnose the child with ADHD in such a short times notice. There are many symptoms that are linked to ADHD like depression, and anxiety. To insure that the doctors do their job, more than one doctor looks over the case. They also take the parents observation and other people like teachers and family members observations to help them diagnose the child. All and all, ADHD is a well known condition and 6 year olds should be diagnosed till they are older to get a more positive diagnosis.
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