We have observed a gradual increase of the sea level during the last decades. It is a slow increase, and despite the alarmist attitudes of some, it is nothing to be worried about. By analyzing the data and looking into the matter clearly, we can find that this is a normal process that has happened before.
Even though we have documented a rise in the polar ice melting, this isn't the reason for the increase in the sea level. That ice is already in the water, so it displaces it already. Think of ice cubes in your glass of water, when they melt it doesn't make the water from the glass spill over. The same thing happens when the ice cap melts. Since the Ice is 90% already in water, when it goes into a liquid state, nothing drastic happens.
When it comes to the source for the increase in the sea level, we just don't know where it comes from. Many scientific agencies like NASA have stated that they simply don't know from where all this new water is coming. So it is still a great unknown to us.
The sea level has been fluctuating ever since the continents have emerged from the primordial ocean. We have seen many changes through the eons, half of our current landmass was submerged at one point. The same will probably happen later, and it will be through a slow and gradual process. Enough time will pass for humanity to adjust.
The passage and lecture talks about increase in sea levels. The speaker in lecture provide conflicting facts explained in the passage.
To begin with, the speaker in lecture clearly states that, the fluctuating sea levels are concerning and we humans should take steps to avoid the drastic consequence which will happen because of rising sea levels. However, it is written in the passage that, the increase in sea levels is quite normal and has happened in the past as well.
Next, speaker talks about the issue of polar ice melting where she agrees with the author in the paragraph, who states, polar ice melting is not the reason of rising sea levels because that ice is already in the water. To support this phenomenon, author gives an example of imagining few ice cubes in a glass of water and even melting of ice cubes will not cause water to spill over the glass. Thus, even though polar ice is melting, that ice will not cause major change because it is already considered. Even though speaker in the lecture agrees, she further mentions melting of permafrost which makes the ice melting fact more serious. She quotes that, melting of permafrost i.e. ice on land, is alarmingly increasing which directly proportional to the rise in sea levels.
In addition, she states that, the link between melting of permafrost and rise in sea levels is scientifically proven. The more harmful fact is, the permafrost is melting 100 times faster than natural. Hence, speaker from the lecture disqualifies the statement from passage, that nobody knows why the sea levels are going up?
Consequently, she adds that, the main reason behind permafrost melting is due to human activities, such as, deforestation, pollution, green house effect. Because of these, earth's environment is heating up and ultimately liquidizing the permafrost. By mentioning this point, speaker disagrees with the passage stating, sea level rising is natural phenomenon and will allow humans to adjust over time.
Speaker from the lecture discards this quote from the passage that, current situation will allow enough time for humans to adapt to the caused change. She thinks this way because, melting of permafrost will consume 20% of landmass, loosing such great quantity will be cause serious problems considering human population.
In conclusion, speaker casts doubts on all the statements mentioned in the passage by stating scientific, logical facts. According to her, humans should immediately start working to avoid such drastic change in Earth's environment.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 87, Rule ID: PROGRESSIVE_VERBS[1]
Message: This verb is normally not used in the progressive form. Try a simple form instead.
...states that, the fluctuating sea levels are concerning and we humans should take steps to avoi...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 6, column 266, Rule ID: BE_CAUSE[1]
Message: Did you mean 'because'?
Suggestion: because
...dmass, loosing such great quantity will be cause serious problems considering human popu...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
consequently, hence, however, if, so, thus, well, in addition, in conclusion, such as, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 62.0 30.3222958057 204% => Less preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2127.0 1373.03311258 155% => OK
No of words: 411.0 270.72406181 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.17518248175 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.50256981431 4.04702891845 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.59760364764 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 204.0 145.348785872 140% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.496350364964 0.540411800872 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 644.4 419.366225166 154% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 13.0662251656 145% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 41.3412928326 49.2860985944 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.947368421 110.228320801 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6315789474 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.26315789474 7.06452816374 75% => OK
Paragraphs: 7.0 4.09492273731 171% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 4.33554083885 208% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0973996715807 0.272083759551 36% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0380967566006 0.0996497079465 38% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0452600154569 0.0662205650399 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0584138300519 0.162205337803 36% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0442491267936 0.0443174109184 100% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.3589403974 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.76 12.2367328918 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.44 8.42419426049 100% => OK
difficult_words: 98.0 63.6247240618 154% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 20 minutes.
Maximum four paragraphs wanted.
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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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 87, Rule ID: PROGRESSIVE_VERBS[1]
Message: This verb is normally not used in the progressive form. Try a simple form instead.
...states that, the fluctuating sea levels are concerning and we humans should take steps to avoi...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 6, column 266, Rule ID: BE_CAUSE[1]
Message: Did you mean 'because'?
Suggestion: because
...dmass, loosing such great quantity will be cause serious problems considering human popu...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
consequently, hence, however, if, so, thus, well, in addition, in conclusion, such as, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 62.0 30.3222958057 204% => Less preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2127.0 1373.03311258 155% => OK
No of words: 411.0 270.72406181 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.17518248175 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.50256981431 4.04702891845 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.59760364764 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 204.0 145.348785872 140% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.496350364964 0.540411800872 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 644.4 419.366225166 154% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.25165562914 240% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 2.5761589404 272% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 13.0662251656 145% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 41.3412928326 49.2860985944 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.947368421 110.228320801 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6315789474 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.26315789474 7.06452816374 75% => OK
Paragraphs: 7.0 4.09492273731 171% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 4.33554083885 208% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0973996715807 0.272083759551 36% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0380967566006 0.0996497079465 38% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0452600154569 0.0662205650399 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0584138300519 0.162205337803 36% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0442491267936 0.0443174109184 100% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.3589403974 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.76 12.2367328918 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.44 8.42419426049 100% => OK
difficult_words: 98.0 63.6247240618 154% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 20 minutes.
Maximum four paragraphs wanted.
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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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.