P: 1, 13, 21, 23, 32 Cause and Effect P1: “She set out to find what was on another creatures mind by taking to it. She brought a one-year-old African gray parrot she named Alex into her lab to teach him to reproduce sounds of the English language”. EX: The author is using the cause and effect pattern because he is giving a cause witch is that she wanted to find what was on another creatures mind by taking to it. Then the author gives an effect when she brought a gray parrot from Africa and started to teach it the English language. P13.”Alex learned how to use his vocal tract to imitate almost one hundred English words, including the sounds for all of these foods, although he calls an apple a “ban-erry”. EX: The author uses the cause and …show more content…
“The idea of a bird having lessons to practice, and willingly doing it. But after listening to and watching Alex, it was difficult to argue with Pepperberg’s explanation for his behavior”. EX: The cause in this paragraph is that birds are willing to have lesson and practice. The effect is that it changed the persons thought of birds having lessons by watching and listening to them. P23. “In other words, because Alex was able to produce a close approximation of the sounds of some English words”. EX: The cause is that Alex was able to produce a close approximation of the sounds of some English words. The effect is that Pepperberg could ask him questions about a bird’s basic understanding of the world. P32. “Alex had lived his entire life in captivity, but he knew that beyond the labs door, there was a hallway and tall window framing a leafy elm tree, so Pepperberg put her hand out for him to climb aboard. She walked him down the hall into the tree’s green light”. EX: The cause is that Alex had lived his entire life in captivity and he knew that there was a door that led to an elm tree. The effect is that Pepperberg knew of this and she took Alex to the …show more content…
“Chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have been taught to use sign language and symbols to communicate with us, often with impressive results. The bonobo Kanzi, for instance, carries his symbol-communication board with him so he can “talk” to his human researchers, and he has invented combinations of symbols to express his thoughts. Nevertheless, this is not the same thing as having an animal look up at you, open his mouth, and speak”. EX: The author is comparing chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas by using sign language and symbols to communicate. Then the author contrast the animal’s sign language and symbols to being able to speak with your