text: In conclusion, online courses benefit students because it can create space in tight schedules, work in a zero distraction zone, and all lectures and notes are available online even when a student could not have made class that day. Online courses solve many problems that make school challenging for current students. Colleges are setting great examples of how to implement online courses that benefit students. Overall, the effect distance learning will have on school will be more advantageous than disadvantageous. In "The Challange of Exploring Venus" the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it may present in many different ways. The first way is, he says that Venus is much like Earth. It has a surface of rocky sediment which is much like Earth. He also says that Venus has valleys, mountains, and crates much like Earth. The secound way is that in the article the author says, "Probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life."