Cause,
a quick glance at mars reveals that its surface has been repeatedly
pounded by asteroids, leaving thousands of craters behind. in fact, research-
recently counted 635,000 craters on mars that were a kilometer or larger in
ameter! in contrast, scientists know of about 180 such craters on earth
why does mars have so many more craters than earth? scientists report
three main reasons why earth has such a small number of craters on its
surface. first, earth has a thick atmosphere. (the atmosphere of mars is less
than 1% the thickness of earth's atmosphere.) because of this atmosphere, a
lot of erosion occurs on earth. wind, water, and plants wear down the ground,
eventually erasing any evidence of a once-existing crater. the second reason
is tectonics. the earth's crust is covered in plates that move. when plates
shift, craters can become invisible. the third reason for the small number of
craters on earth is the presence of volcanoes volcanic flow has certainly filled
in many craters over billions of years. these three features erase evidence of
asteroids that once impacted earth

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.