burning mirror
The existence of a weapon called a burning mirror, used by the Greeks to defend from Romans on sea battle, is a hotly- depated topic that have devided historian`s opinions in two specific categories. While the author casts doubt that this certain instrument was really used to catch fire on ships, the lecturer pushes forth the idea that there are some challenging arguments against it.
To begin with, the article notes that Greeks of that time could not been such advanced to come with the idea of inventing a weapon, with high precisity and intensity in the mirror. However, the professor denies it by stating that an experiment made have proven the opposite, making the burning mirror an ingenious defensive way.
Moreover, the writer contends that the equipment might have not guaranteed too much commodity and efficiency, based on the fact that it needed around ten minutes to set fire on the object, only it was not moving. This point is challenged by the speaker by elaborating that the material used on Roman boats have made it easier to explode due to its attribute to catch fire very quickly.
Finally, it is stated in the reading passage that Greeks had another effective weapon to use, called flaming arrows. Consequently, they did not need a common one to shoot at their enemy boats. On the other hand, the professor concludes his perspective by explaining that Roman soldiers were familiar with the old equipment but not with the mirror effect. So, an effective way to defend themselves was needed.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, finally, however, if, moreover, really, so, while, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 3.0 7.30242825607 41% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 38.0 30.3222958057 125% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1267.0 1373.03311258 92% => OK
No of words: 257.0 270.72406181 95% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.92996108949 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.00390054096 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.57598128317 2.5805825403 100% => OK
Unique words: 159.0 145.348785872 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.618677042802 0.540411800872 114% => OK
syllable_count: 398.7 419.366225166 95% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.7507635411 49.2860985944 103% => OK
Chars per sentence: 126.7 110.228320801 115% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.7 21.698381199 118% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.2 7.06452816374 144% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.27373068433 23% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.177224474693 0.272083759551 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0629114618668 0.0996497079465 63% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.08859611534 0.0662205650399 134% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.107348273959 0.162205337803 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0867157213326 0.0443174109184 196% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.6 13.3589403974 109% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 53.8541721854 86% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 11.0289183223 118% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.61 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.42419426049 111% => OK
difficult_words: 73.0 63.6247240618 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, finally, however, if, moreover, really, so, while, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 3.0 7.30242825607 41% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 22.412803532 107% => OK
Preposition: 38.0 30.3222958057 125% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1267.0 1373.03311258 92% => OK
No of words: 257.0 270.72406181 95% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.92996108949 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.00390054096 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.57598128317 2.5805825403 100% => OK
Unique words: 159.0 145.348785872 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.618677042802 0.540411800872 114% => OK
syllable_count: 398.7 419.366225166 95% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.7507635411 49.2860985944 103% => OK
Chars per sentence: 126.7 110.228320801 115% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.7 21.698381199 118% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.2 7.06452816374 144% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.27373068433 23% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.177224474693 0.272083759551 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0629114618668 0.0996497079465 63% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.08859611534 0.0662205650399 134% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.107348273959 0.162205337803 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0867157213326 0.0443174109184 196% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.6 13.3589403974 109% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 53.8541721854 86% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 11.0289183223 118% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.61 12.2367328918 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.42419426049 111% => OK
difficult_words: 73.0 63.6247240618 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.