New Zealand, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, is an island country that geographically comprises two main landmasses, North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu), and several smaller islands. There is evidence that the first inhabitants of New Zealand moved there around 1300 C.E.
One piece of evidence is the indigenous Polynesion people of New Zealand, the Māori, who originated from settlers arriving in waves of canoe voyages from eastern Polynesia. Over several centuries of isolation on the islands, the Polynesian settlers developed their own culture that would become known as the Māori. They formed their own language, rich mythology, and distinctive crafts and performing arts. Historically the Māori contains 24-27 generations. If each generation averaged approximately 25 years apart then by calculating the number of years multiplied by the number of generation the Māori moved to New Zealand around 1300 C.E.
Also, a pollen study shows that trees were replaced by the grass around this time period which would not be caused by forest fires. Therefore it is concluded that it was a result of primitive agriculture and must be of human origin.
Finally, artifact have been dated using radiocarbon dating and show evidence of human occupation from around 1288 C.E. to 1300 C.E. Radiocarbon dating determines the age of an object by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon, to determine how old an object is depending on how much radiocarbon is still present. By using this process, scientists are able to give an estimate of when something originally existed.
The reading and the lecture are both about the first inhabitants of New Zealand. Whereas the reading suggests that the first inhabitants of New Zealand moved there around 1300 C.E, the lecturer states that there might be a possibility that people would have been living there before 1300 C.E. The lecturer casts doubt on main points of the reading by providing three arguments.
Firstly, according to the reading, there is an evidence that the Maori people originated there around 1300 C.E. However, the lecturer disputes this point. He says that New Zealand is majorly comprised of European descendants as well as a small amount of Maori people. So, as the British People are in majority they should have been there before the Maori's. Furthermore, there is an evidence that the British people were the first ones to arrive, and that too before 1300.C.E.
Secondly, the reading states that, as trees were replaced by grass during 1300 C.E., it would have been because of forest fires. This gives evidence of human origin. Nevertheless, the lecturer refutes this point. He states that natural conditions can also cause forest fires. In addition to this, he says that reduced rainfall or drought can cause such forest fires. Hence, it is not right to conclude that forest fires were caused by humans during 1300 C.E.
In conclusion, although the reading and the lecture are both about the first inhabitants of New Zealand, the three main points made in the reading are effectively challenged by the lecturer.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, furthermore, hence, however, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, well, whereas, in addition, in conclusion, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 10.4613686534 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 22.412803532 94% => OK
Preposition: 29.0 30.3222958057 96% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1277.0 1373.03311258 93% => OK
No of words: 245.0 270.72406181 90% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.21224489796 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.95632099841 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.93846370228 2.5805825403 114% => OK
Unique words: 118.0 145.348785872 81% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.481632653061 0.540411800872 89% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 379.8 419.366225166 91% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 3.25607064018 184% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 13.0662251656 84% => 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: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 91.8029690368 49.2860985944 186% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.090909091 110.228320801 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.2727272727 21.698381199 103% => OK
Discourse Markers: 12.7272727273 7.06452816374 180% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0892547554696 0.272083759551 33% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0394699189741 0.0996497079465 40% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0337594728175 0.0662205650399 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0651245322747 0.162205337803 40% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0327997012564 0.0443174109184 74% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.2 13.3589403974 106% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 53.8541721854 91% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.23 12.2367328918 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.14 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 53.0 63.6247240618 83% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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