Biography
Isaac Asimov was born in 1920 and died in 1992. He was an American writer and professor at Boston University. He has written more then 500 books and has written most of them in the science fiction genre. He hasn’t just write novels, he also writes history books and is very involved in chemistry studies. He was a well known author and has made a great contribution to the English world.
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Response
Why do Ali Othman and Rafe Leemy wait before they tell Bernard Gulliman the whole truth? Are their actions believable considering the seriousness of the crime? Explain.
Their actions are normal because I would be nervous too if I had to tell him that. He eased into telling him rather then saying it right away so he could tell what his reaction might be.
Would you like to live in a society in which there was a computer such as Multivac? How might it help/hinder the progress of society? Discuss.
It would be really cool if Multivac was real, but it wouldn’t be logical. I don’t think society would be successful if we had zero crime because it’d just apart of life and considering so many peoples jobs depend on it.
What does the ending suggest about the ability of technology to bring about a perfect world? Do you agree? Explain your answer here.
The ending suggests that even the smartest technology wouldn’t be able to handle all that information. It takes people to bring upon a perfect world; no computer could do that on its own.
Critical Thinking
Why do you think the author wrote the text?
To expand people’s thinking about the world.
What does the author want you to think?
That maybe crime is an increasing problem and we should figure out a way to stop it soon.
Do you belong to any of the groups in the text?
No I don’t think so.
Does the story remind you of a real-life event (your own or others)?
No, because I’ve never heard of a computer that could predict things in real life. Besides the weather.
Does the story remind you of another book or movie on a similar topic?
The movie Knowing except in this film it’s apiece of paper with numbers that can predict the natural disasters that will occur around the world.
How does the story help you think about social issues and social justice?
It makes me think of all the crime and terrible things people do every day. People stealing and lying to people causing unnecessary trouble that could’ve been prevented.
What action might you take from what you have learned?
To maybe look for ways to prevent crime in the future.
What big question has this text left you with?
Will one day computers be able to predict things?
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