New World Explorations: From the 1400s to 2000s

As humans, we are born with a natural desire to learn and discover. With space exploration, we are able to do just that. In an online essay called “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost”, Dr. Joan Vernikos,

We are discussing space exploration, and looking at it through the lens of social science and the lens of the humanities.

European explorers first landed on the shores of what would later become North America more than 500 years ago. Not long after the first explorers had entered the "New World" they found out that they were not alone on this new frontier. Their neighbors in this new land were the Native Americans who had been there for centuries, virtually unaware of life outside the continent. Thus began an inconsistent and often times unstable relationship between the European settlers and the North American Indians. Two nations who had particularly interesting relationships with the Native Americans were the British and the French, both of whom took different approaches to their relations with the Indians economically as well

Based on your reading of The American Promise and James Marten, Childhood and Child Welfare in the Progressive Era, answer the following essay prompt. Your essay should be a minimum of 1000 words and a maximum of 1500 words. Be sure to make specific reference to and cite specific examples from your reading as evidence to support your answer.

As early as the fifteenth century, Europeans began to become eager to discover the New World that was unknown to them. With the concerns of rapid population growth, commerce, new learning, and the rise of competing for nation states, they set out for new adventures and discovery. For a long time, Spain and Portugal were the only European powers with New World colonies.

The time period Europeans started to develop officially began in the 15th century and lasted through the 16th century. This period of time symbolizes the time of exploration when Europeans started to explore around the world by land in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge. Many nations were in search of goods, however, the spark for exploration was the curiosity of the new routes for spice and silk exchanges. The impact of the Europeans development would affect the society permanently in the future. Therefore, religion was not the most important factor leading Europe to explore in the 15th and 16th centuries. Instead economics was the most important reason followed by religion and technological advances.

Expansion has been a huge part of America since the very beginning. Starting with expansion West, to expansion around the globe, the United Sates had lived off Manifest Destiny. Though factors changed throughout the years such as technology and desires, the intentions of American expansion from the beginning to the nineteenth century had stayed relatively consistent. America had continuously taken over land they thought to be rightfully theirs and civilized the people in it. Along with this they always strived to make America bigger, better, and efficient. In doing so in the, 1800s and 1900s, their tactics and attitudes changed based on the circumstances. However, this

Three main clusters that are developed under this idea of space exploration is the benefits that are gained, ethical code and what it means with regard to the future of the human race. In this paper I will talk about what major projects are being worked on and who will benefit from these. This will also include what laws of space are and ethical code. This will also identify the differing viewpoints on space exploration and whether the big picture is worth the small steps being taken as to advancements in space technology and sciences.

Look up at the night sky, see the stars, planets and our closest neighbor, the moon. Every human being at one point in his or her life has done this same thing. It is only natural to look up and wonder in awe at whats out there. Human beings are made with an innate desire to expand and explore. In the 1950s when there was no more of Earth to discover, people started looking upwards at the sky to satisfy this internal desire. Hungry for dominance and technological innovation, the United States created NASA and embarked on what would become the greatest voyage in human history. Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, space travel and the technology which powered it advanced far beyond what any prior civilization could imagine. Inspiring in humanity hope for a future not on Earth. An analysis of the effects of the NASA space program on the United States reveals a radical shift in educational policies, an influx of new an innovative technologies, and a renewed motivation and hope for the future.

On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named "South

The landing of Apollo 11 on the moon on July 20th, 1969, was a great success for the United States of America and the entire world. It was the beginning of an era that would let technology grow and allow us to explore the corners of our Galaxy. That day one small step for man towards the understanding of reality past of world. Although, outer space is an unknown abyss, that is larger that a human mind can comprehend; space exploration has merit because it lets us to get a peek into the wonders that the Universe gives.

America now is a very hectically paced place. “No behavior, feeling or experience is given time to mature or even be routinely complex”, says Deutsch. All the fruits of labor are harvested before they are any use. America is blinded by things such as the 9-11 traumas, Ponzi schemes, and the economic downturn of 2008 amongst other things. This is the reason America must explore space again.

European exploration wasn’t only entirely based of one motivation in the 15th and 16th century. Although many voyages of discovery were started in search of wealth, religion was also a big reason for exploring other continents. Religion wasn’t the main motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th century. Instead, the main motivation was economic motives, which was closely followed by religion, and to a lesser extent was technological developments.

In the early 60s, President John F. Kennedy led America into a space race against the Soviet Union. American men and women across the nation backed this goal, allowing NASA to take great leaps in advancing its space exploration programs. This unified nation fulfilled its goal, and Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. However, since then, America’s space exploration has only declined. Funding for NASA has been drastically cut, thus greatly limiting the opportunities for exploring the cosmos. Understanding and exploring the universe is detrimental to the advancement of the United States and opens the door for vast possibilities. If the government chooses to limits its own advancement, then that responsibility must fall

My articles are, Protecting and expanding the richness and diversity of life, ethic for astrobiology research and space exploration, Space anthropology: physical and cultural adaptation in outer space, Outer Space and Internal Nature: Towards a Sociology of the Universe, and The impact of space on society: Past, Present and Future. These research articles show how outer space has made an impact in our world from the past until now. A lot has been found and even more has not even been discovered. The articles discuss and agree on how outer