"Wow" is the word Steve Squyres decides to use as an opening sentence for his blog post in September 28, 2006. The mere fact that we see this much awe just from the opening sentence shows that this blog post is heading towards a different tone than the stories we previously read. "Mission Update" is a blog post that Steve Squyres publishes during his time in orbit around Mars, therefore, it is told in his point of view. It is very descriptive, telling of his and his crew's journeys discussing the things the current occurrences in space. This post is open for all to see, so it is not limited to only NASA engineers. Anyone, anywhere around the world could follow his posts to see what new updates and discoveries he has for the people.
The purpose of this short blog post we read was to inform people while exploring a new land in space. The way it was written was so "people-friendly", that one would think they are carrying a conversation with someone as they are reading it. This separates this specific piece of nonfiction from the previous ones we had read. Though at times it was strictly informative, describing in detail of all the different craters they will visit and how they will take a panorama photo, Squyres was still able to make it sound as if it was a regular person on the other end of the screen instead of a bunch of technology savvy NASA engineers. This enables the reader to be interested in the topic and continue to read on.
Tamar this was a very interesting post to read. I really liked how you summed up everything in such a way that I felt like I was reading the "Mission Update" blog itself. This was very detailed and kept me wanting to read more. I also liked your fist sentence, which was very "grabber" like, and the fact that you used words like "people-friendly". Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHey Tamar, I really like your blog post. You make a good point when you mention that Steven Squyers is able to make the blog sound as if a regular person was writing about it instead of a NASA engineer, which does make it more appealing to the reader. It's nice that this information is given to us first hand.
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