Based on the reading millions of birds are harmed every year due to glass windows. The article provides three solutions to solve this problem. However, the lecturer explains that none of the reasons are true and refutes each of the author's solutions.
The author suggests that by using one-way glasses in buildings we can prevent birds from crashing the glasses. In contrast, the lecturer demonstrates that these one-way glasses act like mirrors for birds, and since birds do not recognize mirrors the will hit these glasses as well. She gives an example of a tree which is reflected by a one-way glass. As a result, this solution that the author suggested seems to be really dubious.
Furthermore, the reading passage suggests colorful designs on the window glass as a potential solution. The author suggests architectures can use colorful pattern on the glasses to decorate the building and in this way they can prevent birds from hitting windows. Nevertheless, the lecturer illustrates that birds will seek for holes between these patterns and they will try to fly through them. Lecturer states that we can solve this problem by painting patterns which have very small holes, but in this case, most of the sunlight will be reflected by the pattern and inside of the building will be dark. Therefore, painting patterns on glasses cannot be a solution.
Finally, the reading asserts that birds use magnetic fields to find their ways. The author suggests using a magnetic field to guide birds away from the building. The lecturer opposes this solution by explaining that birds use magnetic locating only for long distances such as migrating between to cities. She states that birds use their eyes and brightness of light when they are flying short distances. Consequently, this solution does not possess a strong support in order to be acceptable.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, finally, furthermore, however, nevertheless, really, so, therefore, well, in contrast, such as, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 5.04856512141 198% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 22.412803532 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 38.0 30.3222958057 125% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1554.0 1373.03311258 113% => OK
No of words: 305.0 270.72406181 113% => OK
Chars per words: 5.09508196721 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17902490978 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.53646345708 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 155.0 145.348785872 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.508196721311 0.540411800872 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 451.8 419.366225166 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 40.5971857139 49.2860985944 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 91.4117647059 110.228320801 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.9411764706 21.698381199 83% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.41176470588 7.06452816374 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.472931170283 0.272083759551 174% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.153965856745 0.0996497079465 155% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0787972065773 0.0662205650399 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.273786338382 0.162205337803 169% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0864090488195 0.0443174109184 195% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.6 13.3589403974 87% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 53.8541721854 116% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.0 12.2367328918 98% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.95 8.42419426049 94% => OK
difficult_words: 67.0 63.6247240618 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 10.7273730684 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 23.5 Out of 30
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