The Fun They Had by: Isaac Asimov Selection Vocabulary Dispute – to argue against –Sentence example: The neighbors were having a dispute over who owned.

The Fun They Hadby: Isaac Asimov

Selection Vocabulary• Dispute – to argue against

– Sentence example: The neighbors were having a dispute over who owned the beautiful tree on their property.

• Nonchalantly – to not have a care in the world– Sentence example: In Surviving the Applewhites, Jake nonchalantly acts like nothing

bothers him about his new situation.

• Sorrowfully – with a lot of sadness– Sentence example: When my dog died, I was filled with sorrow.

• Loftily – to believe you are better than others– Sentence example: After winning the award, John acted very loftily towards his friends.

• Adjusted – to change– Sentence example: When I started in a new school, I adjusted my routine to fit my new

schedule.

Isaac Asimov

• He was born January 2, 1920, in Russia

• He taught himself to read at age 5

• He was fluent in Yiddish and English

• He wrote hundreds of books during his lifetime

• He died in 1992

Other Asimov Works

To you, a robot is just a robot. But you haven't worked with them. You don't know

them. They're a cleaner, better breed than we are.

When Earth is ruled by master-machines... when robots are more human than

humankind.

Other Asimov Works

Sir: Why did the chicken cross the road? Andrew: One does not know, sir, possibly a predator was behind the chicken, or possibly there was a female chicken on the other side of the road, if it's a male chicken. Possibly a food source, or depending on the season it might be migrating. One hopes there's no traffic. Sir: To get to the other side. Andrew: To get to the other side. Ah, why is that funny?

Other Asimov Works

And that’s not even all there is!!!

Science Fiction

Books of Today

Today vs. In the future

Types of Codes

Credits

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182789/

• http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/exhibits/asimov/