Tuesday, May 8, 2012

EssayTyper

If you get a wikipedia-derived essay with a truly weird title, the explanation might be a student using this site in precisely the way (s)he was told not to.   Samples below; info courtesy of ProfHacker (with some links to thoughtful responses to the whole robot writing/reading issue included in the post).  

Truly Duck?
The Modern Duck : A Normative Critique

 Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group  but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.
Etymology 
The word duck comes from Old English  dūce "diver", a derivative of the verb  dūcan "to duck, bend down low as if to get under something, or . . . .

Innovative or Simply Post-Modern?
New Paradigms in the Study of "Hamster"





Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera.

Hamsters are crepuscular animals which burrow underground in the daylight to avoid being caught by predators. Their diet includes a variety of foods, including dried food, berries, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. In the wild they feed primarily on seeds, fruits and greens, and will occasionally eat burrowing insects. They have an elongated pouch on each side of their heads that extend to their shoulders, which they stuff full of food to be stored, brought back to the colony or to be eaten later.

Although the golden hamster  was first described scientifically in 1839, it was not until 1930 that researchers were able to successfully breed and domesticate hamsters. Pet golden hamsters are descended from hamsters first found and captured in Syria by zoologist Israel Aharoni.



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