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In "The Challenge of Exploring Venus", the author has a very optimisstic look on the chances of touching ground and exploring Venus someday. The author includes the risk that humans would be taking by touching ground on Venus and why humans can not withstand the conditions of the surface of the planet. But, the author counteracts the risks with new ideas of technology that we can use and some alternative ways to get closer to Venus. The article is told in a professional type way by stating the pros and cons of why we haven't been on Venus yet. But, the article also gives evidence of why humans shouldn't let the cons hold humans back from someday making it to Venus's surface safely.

In paragraph 2, the author begins by creating the illusion that Venus is quite simply, "...right around the corner...". He also states that "...Venus is the closet planet to Earth in terms of density and size, and occasionally the closet in distance too." These two statements alone start the paragraph off with the sense that Venus is a "simple" planet we could explore and that is easier to access distance wise. The author then goes on to tell us in paragraph 3 the dangers of Venus and the reason why humans haven't explored this "simple" plant yet. He then transitions back into an optimisstic tone by curiously explaining the past on Venus and comparing Venus to our home planet of Earth. For example, in paragraph 4, he states that "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in our solar system." This gives a sense of familiarity to the reader, that Venus is more Earth like than not. The author then goes on with the same optimisstic tone as the previous paragraph and tells us of new ideas being thought of to explore Venus. He informs the reader of the new idea of possibly floating a certain distance above Venus, but then counteracts with why that method still wouldn't be enough to get what scientists want to learn about Venus. The author then also informs the reader of new technology and even old technology from the 1800's that can withstand the conditons, being considered. He also explains how modern technology cannot withstand the conditions of Venus, such as a cell phone or regular computer.

The author then ends with the same optimisstic thinking stating that "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limited by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." This gives the reader a sense of curiosity and hopeful thinking by portraying that Venus's obstacles aren't impossible to overcome. The author used this in a way of giving the reader hope that one day, we may be able to finally touch down on Venus. Not only land safely on Venus, but be able to explore it throughly if we keep trying and coming up with new, safe ideas. Maybe not any time soon, but progress is progress and we have to keep trying and thinking in order to achieve our goal of exploring Venus.

Score: 4