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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
BONUS Mockingbird Quiz
Greetings. Take this mockingbird quiz by copying and pasting into Microsoft Word. Take the quiz and hand in by THURSDAY, APRIL 9th and I will give you bonus points.
Name:________________ Class Period:_____
1. The occupation of Atticus Finch was a:
a. Doctor b. Judge c. Lawyer d. Plantation Owner
2. How did Mrs. Finch die?
a. Malaria b. During childbirth c. Cancer d. Heart failure
3. What is the name of Atticus' cook?
a. Alvara b. Alexandra c. Calpurnia d. Mrs. Radley
4. Who suggested that they make Boo come out?
a. Jem b. Scout c. Dill d. Atticus
5. What was the name of the strange neighbors of the Finch's?
a. The Cunningham's b. The Radley's c. The Harris' d. The Fisher's
6. Who touched the place next door with his hand?
a. Jem b. Scout c. Dill d. Atticus
7. Who taught Scout to read?
a. Her Mother b. Her Father c. Her Cook d. Her Teacher
8. Who was Walter Cunningham?
a. A rich snob in Scout's class
b. The local garbage collector
c. The local doctor
d. The boy without any money in Scout's class
9. What did Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus with?
a. Hicory Nuts
b. Turnip greens
c. Smilax & Honey
d. All of the above
10. How does Scout describe Miss Caroline at the very end of Chapter 2?
a. "a mean, rotten lady"
b. "a wonderful, caring teacher"
c. "a pretty little thing"
d. "An awful mess"
Name:________________ Class Period:_____
1. The occupation of Atticus Finch was a:
a. Doctor b. Judge c. Lawyer d. Plantation Owner
2. How did Mrs. Finch die?
a. Malaria b. During childbirth c. Cancer d. Heart failure
3. What is the name of Atticus' cook?
a. Alvara b. Alexandra c. Calpurnia d. Mrs. Radley
4. Who suggested that they make Boo come out?
a. Jem b. Scout c. Dill d. Atticus
5. What was the name of the strange neighbors of the Finch's?
a. The Cunningham's b. The Radley's c. The Harris' d. The Fisher's
6. Who touched the place next door with his hand?
a. Jem b. Scout c. Dill d. Atticus
7. Who taught Scout to read?
a. Her Mother b. Her Father c. Her Cook d. Her Teacher
8. Who was Walter Cunningham?
a. A rich snob in Scout's class
b. The local garbage collector
c. The local doctor
d. The boy without any money in Scout's class
9. What did Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus with?
a. Hicory Nuts
b. Turnip greens
c. Smilax & Honey
d. All of the above
10. How does Scout describe Miss Caroline at the very end of Chapter 2?
a. "a mean, rotten lady"
b. "a wonderful, caring teacher"
c. "a pretty little thing"
d. "An awful mess"
"Robbie" Synopsis
Five-year-old Gloria Weston is altogether too fond of her mute robot nursemaid, Robbie, at least so far as her mother is concerned. After much badgering, she gets her husband to return Robbie to US Robots, but Gloria is distraught and refuses to be comforted. They go on a trip to distract her, and while there, her father suggests taking Gloria to the factory where she can see robots being made. That might teach her that Robbie was just a machine, not a person, and help her get over him. Secretly, he’s arranged for her to see Robbie in the hopes that her subsequent delight will convince his wife to bring Robbie home. The plan succeeds, to a point—Gloria is so delighted to see Robbie that she rushes towards him and is nearly killed before anybody (but Robbie) can react. Her mother, grateful that Robbie saved her life, reluctantly lets him back.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The author of I, ROBOT.
The most complete Asimov bibliography which Asimov himself had a hand in preparing is the catalogue in I. Asimov: A Memoir. It lists 469 works. It also lists 117 science fiction anthologies, none of which are entirely by Asimov. The name is spelled with an "s" and not a "z" because Asimov's father didn't understand the English alphabet clearly when the family moved to the U.S. in 1923. Asimov died on April 6, 1992 of heart and kidney failure, which were complications of the HIV infection he contracted from a transfusion of tainted blood during his December 1983 triple-bypass operation.
Asimov was born (officially) January 2, 1920, in the town of Petrovichi (pronounced peh-TRUV-ih-chee), then in the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (czarist Russia no longer existed, while the USSR hadn't formed yet) and now in Russia. Born to Jews in the early days of the RSFSR, there are no accurate records, however, and it is possible that he may have been born as early as October 4, 1919.
He graduated from Columbia with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1939. After his applications to all five New York City medical schools were rejected, he applied for the master's program in chemistry at Columbia. After he was rejected for the master's program, he convinced the department committee to accept him on probation. After one year the probation was lifted, and he earned his M.A. in Chemistry in 1941. He continued on at Columbia in a Ph.D. program, and after the gap in his research that lasted from 1942 through 1946 (due to his wartime job and his army), he earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry in May 1948. In June of 1949 he took a job as instructor of biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine, and was promoted to assistant professor in December 1951. He was promoted to associate professor, which provided him with tenure, in July 1955. He gave up his teaching duties and salary at the School of Medicine in 1958 , but retained his title, so that on July 1, 1958, he became a full-time writer. (He was fired, he said, for choosing to be an excellent lecturer and science writer, rather than be a merely mediocre researcher.) In 1979, the school promoted him to the rank of full professor.
Asimov had no religious beliefs; he never believed in either God or an afterlife. He considered himself a Humanist, one who believes that it is humans who are responsible for all of the problems of society, as well as the great achievements throughout history. The Humanists believe that neither good nor evil are produced by supernatural beings, and that the solution to the problems of humankind can be found without the intervention of such beings. Asimov was a strong proponent of scientific reasoning who adamantly opposed creationists, religious zealots, pseudoscience, and mysticism.
Asimov did not oppose genuine religious feeling in others. He did, however, have little patience for intolerance or superstition masquerading as religion. Asimov did have a great interest in the Bible, and wrote several books about it, notably the two volume Asimov's Guide to the Bible and The Story of Ruth. Asimov hated it when his name was misspelled in print or mispronounced by others. His desire to have his name spelled correctly even resulted in a 1957 short story, "Spell my Name with an 's'".
Awards
• Asimov was presented a special Hugo award in 1963 for "adding science to science fiction" for his essays in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
• The Foundation Series was awarded the Best All-time Novel Series Hugo Award in 1966.
• The Gods Themselves won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for best novel in 1973.
• "The Bicentennial Man" was awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for best novelette in 1977.
• Foundation's Edge was presented with the Hugo for best novel in 1983.
• In 1987, he was awarded the special lifetime Nebula Grandmaster award.
• "Gold" was presented with the Hugo for best novelette in 1992.
• I. Asimov: A Memoir won the Hugo Award for best nonfiction in 1995.
• "The Mule", the seventh Foundation story published in Astounding Science Fiction (which appeared in book form as part two of Foundation and Empire), was awarded a 1946 Retro-Hugo for Best Novel of 1945 at the 1996 WorldCon.
• He was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1997.
• He won the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Award in 1957 for his book Building Blocks of the Universe.
• He was awarded the Howard W. Blakeslee Award from the American Heart Association in 1960 for his book The Living River.
• He received the James T. Grady Award of the American Chemical Society in 1965.
• He was presented with the Westinghouse Science Writing Award in 1967.
• He was awarded fourteen honorary doctorate degrees from various universities.
Asimov was born (officially) January 2, 1920, in the town of Petrovichi (pronounced peh-TRUV-ih-chee), then in the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (czarist Russia no longer existed, while the USSR hadn't formed yet) and now in Russia. Born to Jews in the early days of the RSFSR, there are no accurate records, however, and it is possible that he may have been born as early as October 4, 1919.
He graduated from Columbia with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1939. After his applications to all five New York City medical schools were rejected, he applied for the master's program in chemistry at Columbia. After he was rejected for the master's program, he convinced the department committee to accept him on probation. After one year the probation was lifted, and he earned his M.A. in Chemistry in 1941. He continued on at Columbia in a Ph.D. program, and after the gap in his research that lasted from 1942 through 1946 (due to his wartime job and his army), he earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry in May 1948. In June of 1949 he took a job as instructor of biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine, and was promoted to assistant professor in December 1951. He was promoted to associate professor, which provided him with tenure, in July 1955. He gave up his teaching duties and salary at the School of Medicine in 1958 , but retained his title, so that on July 1, 1958, he became a full-time writer. (He was fired, he said, for choosing to be an excellent lecturer and science writer, rather than be a merely mediocre researcher.) In 1979, the school promoted him to the rank of full professor.
Asimov had no religious beliefs; he never believed in either God or an afterlife. He considered himself a Humanist, one who believes that it is humans who are responsible for all of the problems of society, as well as the great achievements throughout history. The Humanists believe that neither good nor evil are produced by supernatural beings, and that the solution to the problems of humankind can be found without the intervention of such beings. Asimov was a strong proponent of scientific reasoning who adamantly opposed creationists, religious zealots, pseudoscience, and mysticism.
Asimov did not oppose genuine religious feeling in others. He did, however, have little patience for intolerance or superstition masquerading as religion. Asimov did have a great interest in the Bible, and wrote several books about it, notably the two volume Asimov's Guide to the Bible and The Story of Ruth. Asimov hated it when his name was misspelled in print or mispronounced by others. His desire to have his name spelled correctly even resulted in a 1957 short story, "Spell my Name with an 's'".
Awards
• Asimov was presented a special Hugo award in 1963 for "adding science to science fiction" for his essays in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
• The Foundation Series was awarded the Best All-time Novel Series Hugo Award in 1966.
• The Gods Themselves won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for best novel in 1973.
• "The Bicentennial Man" was awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for best novelette in 1977.
• Foundation's Edge was presented with the Hugo for best novel in 1983.
• In 1987, he was awarded the special lifetime Nebula Grandmaster award.
• "Gold" was presented with the Hugo for best novelette in 1992.
• I. Asimov: A Memoir won the Hugo Award for best nonfiction in 1995.
• "The Mule", the seventh Foundation story published in Astounding Science Fiction (which appeared in book form as part two of Foundation and Empire), was awarded a 1946 Retro-Hugo for Best Novel of 1945 at the 1996 WorldCon.
• He was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1997.
• He won the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Award in 1957 for his book Building Blocks of the Universe.
• He was awarded the Howard W. Blakeslee Award from the American Heart Association in 1960 for his book The Living River.
• He received the James T. Grady Award of the American Chemical Society in 1965.
• He was presented with the Westinghouse Science Writing Award in 1967.
• He was awarded fourteen honorary doctorate degrees from various universities.
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