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This tells us Vern and Sly trust each other.
This
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Although the author is showing only negative characteristics of Sly, at the same time she also giving the reader more insight of the setting Sly is in.
is, is
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The setting of the story takes place in a monkey cage and Sly is stationed there because of his dilemma.
Run on, is
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In the short story “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal, there are different conflicts that the main character, Sly, has to deal with.
are
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The character is immediately non-aggressive and begins by asking Sly if he is ok.
is, is
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The wrong punishment is what the author tries to convey.
is
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The story is set in what seems to be some type of zoo.
is, to be
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Children, who themselves are still learning to deal with their own emotions and growing up, bother Sly and cruelly imitate him causing him to lose control of his emotions.
Run on, are
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Sly then gets angry again when Vern tells him that Delilah is taking away his clay, but manages to calm himself down when he realizes that what he did was wrong and that he should not fight Vern over his punishment.
is, was
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When the author describes Sly, it seemed that Sly is not only a simple angry chimp but also an angry chimp that needs to be disciplined.
is, to be
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While Vern must be the one to break the news, his sympathy for Sly is evident through his words of commiseration and concurrence of their negative feelings towards Delilah.
be, is
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It is unknown to them that he has the intelligence and emotions of a human being.
It is
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And for that reason, Sly writes “SSA” to response for his feeling because Sly exhibits his anger in a nice way.
fragment
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This in turn prompts Sly to mention that Delilah needs “one of these,” and, “help thinking,” pointing to the implant in his head.
This
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The story “Evil Robot Monkey” was written by Mary Robinette Kowal about Sly, a monkey that was enhanced intellectually by machines.
Was, was
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The scientific experiments set on animals are welcome, as long as humans are not treated as ‘animals’ or guinea pigs.
are, are
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He is in his cage and children begin to pass by and mock him. Today he is pushed to his breaking point.
Repetition
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Evolution proves monkeys are the route to human intelligence, although communication with monkeys is through selective sign language, it does not make them any less smart than humans.
Run on, is
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Mentioning the group of children watching adds to the indication that Sly might be in some sort of zoo.
Be
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Briefly it is said that Sly has something implanted in his skull that allows a greatly increased capacity for conscious thought.
it is
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This could be only thing which makes him happy and feel special.
This, be
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When Vern leaves Slys pen, Sly goes to the window and retrieves the clay he threw at it, taking solace in the fact that he hasn’t been deprived of all of his clay
contraction, been
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Daily Double: He is too smart to be with the other chimps and he is too primitive to be with humans. He is all alone in his own cage and uses his clays and spinning wheel to find entertainment. Sly gets an occasional visit from his handler Vern who Sly finds to be someone he can talk to without feeling anxious.
Sentence Rut, is, to be, is, to be, is, to be
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When I first started reading the short story Evil Robot Monkey, written by Mary Robinette Kowal, I thought that the main character Sly just wanted attention, that he was misunderstood, or that he might be trouble about something.
First person, was, be
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The reason why this short story was entertaining was that while you’re reading, you’re not fully aware that the chimp has human abilities.
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