Question

In the beginning of his essay "Science and the Sense of Wonder," Isaac Asimov presents a famous poem by Walt Whitman. In that poem, what does the speaker do after listening to the astronomer?
A. He signs up for another class.
B. He asks several challenging questions.
C. He becomes tired and wanders off alone to look at the stars in silence.
D. He acquires a telescope to observe the night sky in detail.

Answer 1

Answer:

In the beginning of his essay "Science and the Sense of Wonder," Isaac Asimov presents a famous poem by Walt Whitman. In that poem, C: The speaker becomes tired and wanders off alone to look at the stars in silence after listening to the astronomer.

Explanation:

Issac Asimov states that instead of only gazing at something and admiring it, one should try to understand how something works. If we appreciate nature of science, we should also know how it works. Once we understand, it makes it more beautiful.  

The essay "Science and the Sense of wonder" compares Asimov's and Whitman's perspective on science and the sense of wonder. According to Issac, Whitman could not present the beauty of stars properly in his poem ''When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer''.

He only used hypothetical situations and remained ignorant about its beauty in the poem. The narrator couldn't feel connected during the lecture with the facts told about the stars. So, he became bored at the end.