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Carcass, thank you for a detailed feedback. However, can you please suggest resources I can use to practice writing essayS, and receive grading of my essays?
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Hi everyone. I wrote the following essay? How it is improved or got worse compared to my first essay?

Issue: Governments should place few , if any restrictions on scientific research and development.
The argument states that the government should support scientific research and development. While this claim is valid given long term positive impact of research and development, it has to be examined further to address any possible fallacies.
First of all, as a result of successful scientific research and development, there is a positive impact on the society. For instance, such pharmaceutical companies as Phaser, Astrazeneka completed research on the chemical and biological changes in human body as a result of virus mutation, and developed vaccine against COVID 19. As a precedence, these pharmaceutical companies received financial support from the government and faced few regulatory restriction to conduct research and facilitate drug development.
In spite of the fact that scientific research and development may lead to life-changing positive events in the society, significant percentage of research and development projects may fail. Consequently, it will hamper country’s economic development, leading to the decline in GDP and organizations growth rates. Thus, it is recommended government performs additional research on the projects conducts to address any possible mishaps.
Secondly, on the one hand, companies engage in Research and Development projects to evaluate costs and benefits of each project before making financial investments. Thus, probability of successful outcome of each scientific project is high . Therefore, making decision not to invest in projects is contradictory to well being of the country and subject to debate.
To conclude, I agree with the fact that few restrictions should be placed on scientific research and development. As it was discussed above in the passage, majority of scientific researches lead to successful outcomes. It will likely generate economic prosperity in the country, contributing to overall well being of its citizens.
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Assignment Score: 70.5
Statistics
1. You have written 281 words.

2. I count a total of 5 paragraphs.

3. You have written 14 sentences.

4. Your average sentence length is 20.07.

5. You have written 0 question.

6. You have used 1 first-person pronoun (I, me, my, mine).

Writing quality: 46%
Cohesion:
You have a number of transition words and cohesion devices to help your reader understand the relationship between your ideas. Add more transition words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of transitions that you can use are as follows: along the same lines, because of this, as an example, as an illustration, take the case of, to illustrate, as a matter of fact, there is no question that, without a doubt.Your score for this feature = 80/100

Dynamism:

Your writing style is not very dynamic. Increase the variance in your sentence length by writing a combination of short sentences and long sentences to increase your score. Your score for this feature = 40/100

Provocativeness:
Your essay does not contain very many words that could provoke an emotional reaction in your reader. Provocative words help to engage and sustain your reader's attention. Add more to increase your score. Here are some examples of words that provoke an emotional reaction in readers: awe-inspiring, brutal, children, danger, explode, fear, gorgeous, hoax, invasion... Your score for this feature = 20/100

Cliches:
I did not detect any cliches in your writing. No penalty was applied.

Exclamation marks:
I did not detect any exclamation marks in your writing. No penalty was applied.

Essay structure and content: 66%
Paragraph 1 - introduction: 83%

Title:

I could not detect any word with four letters or more in your title that was not capitalized. This tells me that you have capitalized your title correctly. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Opening:
The argument states that the government should support scientific research and development.

I noticed that you started your essay with quote or a claim by a notable figure to engage your reader's attention. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Context:
I checked your introduction for words and phrases that writers use to establish the importance of their topic. I was unable to find any matches. Establish the importance of your topic with one of these phrases: a vital factor in, the leading cause of, widely considered to be, set to become, undergoing a revolution, is responsible for. There are others. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Thesis:
While this claim is valid given long term positive impact of research and development, it has to be examined further to address any possible fallacies.


The last sentence uses provocative words that will make an impact on your reader. That's good. Remember that a good thesis statement should express a debatable claim that you can support with evidence and reasons. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Paragraph 2 - supporting argument: 60%

Topic sentence:
First of all, as a result of successful scientific research and development, there is a positive impact on the society.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
Argue:
You have used two words commonly used in argumentation. That's good. Use one or two more argumentation words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: by analogy, we can conclude, evidence, fact, fallacy, implication, follows that, it makes sense, opinion, point of view, posit, premise, proof, statistic, reason, relevance. Your score for this feature = 80/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have used a word commonly used when providing support. That's good. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Paragraph 3 - supporting argument: 45%

Topic sentence:
In spite of the fact that scientific research and development may lead to life-changing positive events in the society, significant percentage of research and development projects may fail.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
Argue:
You have used two words commonly used in argumentation. That's good. Use one or two more argumentation words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: by analogy, we can conclude, evidence, fact, fallacy, implication, follows that, it makes sense, opinion, point of view, posit, premise, proof, statistic, reason, relevance. Your score for this feature = 80/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have not used any words commonly used for providing support. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Paragraph 4 - supporting argument: 50%

Topic sentence:
Secondly, on the one hand, companies engage in Research and Development projects to evaluate costs and benefits of each project before making financial investments.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
Argue:
You have used multiple words commonly used in argumentation. That's excellent. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have not used any words commonly used for providing support. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Paragraph 5 - conclusion: 100%

Reformulation of the thesis:
To conclude, I agree with the fact that few restrictions should be placed on scientific research and development.

Your reformulated thesis in your conclusion is 11% the same as your thesis statement in your introduction. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Recommendation:
The paragraph contains suggestion words like should

You made a recommendation. That's good. It is a good practice in an essay of this type to recommend a course of action to your reader. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Prediction:
I checked your conclusion for prediction words to see if you had made a prediction. It seems you have. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Vocabulary: 100%
Argument-related words: argument, claim, conclude, fact, fallacies, research, states, support, therefore, thus

Feedback: You have used many words related to argumentation. Your score for this feature = 100/100



Vocabulary profile:

Feedback: 44% of your essay comprises the most common 1000 words in the language. You possess a very large vocabulary and excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100



Academic vocabulary profile: benefit, economic, financial, majority, percentage, research, significant, conclude, conduct, evaluate, impact, invest, investment, positive, regulatory, restriction, contribute, instance, outcome, valid, debate, overall, project, decline, facilitate, generate, precedence, chemical, contradictory

Feedback: 29% of your essay comprises words from the academic word list. You possess a very large academic vocabulary and suggests excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Language Accuracy: 70%
Number of errors: 7

Feedback: I detected a significant number of errors in your writing. Do your best to eliminate any avoidable errors in your writing by rereading your essay carefully and by using a spell checker and grammar checker. Your score for this feature = 70/100

Grammar Check Feedback
You wrote: ... percentage of research and development projects may fail. Consequently, it will hamper ...

Feedback: The subject "research and development" seems plural. Unless these items are normally understood to be one unit, use a plural form of the verb: "project".

Suggestion: project

You wrote: ...ent performs additional research on the projects conducts to address any possible mishap...

Feedback: Use an apostrophe after a plural -s to show possession. The conducts belong to projects, right?

Suggestion: on the projects' conducts

You wrote: ...tcome of each scientific project is high . Therefore, making decision not to inves...

Feedback: Don't put a space before the full stop

Suggestion: .

You wrote: ... invest in projects is contradictory to well being of the country and subject to debate. T...

Feedback: These two words are usually written together with a hyphen. Did you mean "well-being"?

Suggestion: well-being

You wrote: ...y and subject to debate. To conclude, I agree with the fact that few restrictions should be placed on sc...

Feedback: This is a redundant phrase. Consider using just "agree that".

Suggestion: agree that

You wrote: ... in the passage, majority of scientific researches lead to successful outcomes. It will li...

Feedback: This word is uncountable. It does not have a plural form. Revise: "research".

Suggestion: research

You wrote: ...in the country, contributing to overall well being of its citizens.

Feedback: These two words are usually written together with a hyphen. Did you mean "well-being"?

Suggestion: well-being
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I just wrote this. Take a look please

Tips to write a quality GRE ISSUE AWA essay within the allocated time

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Carcass could you please rate my essay and give me some feed back?
GRE AWA Argument essay

Prompt

The following memorandum was sent by the principal of a high school to the school's teachers: 'Research has shown that the best way to improve student performance is to praise them for their effort, not their intelligence. Therefore, in all future assignments, please praise students for their effort rather than their intelligence.






From the prompt, it is clear that the principal wants the high school students to perform better in their academics by praising their efforts rather than praising their intelligence.by looking at his students from the effort view of perspective, he realized that efforts put by the students determine their future more than their intelligence. being intelligent alone isnt enough to become successful in life, but efforts too are needed. No matter how sharp the sword is, if the wielder of that sword isnt skilled enough, its just as harmless as a rusted blade.
Efforts put by the students are crucial in steering their future towards a right direction. not only that but also students need guidance from an experienced mentor who has a bird's eye view of their students, who knows the capabilities and the limitations of their students. With right guidance and quality efforts put by the students, a bright future is guaranteed!. However , the principal needs to ask a question "can efforts and guidance alone ensure a student's bright future?".in my opinion its not, because if that is the case then most people would've been having a great life. Consistency also plays big role in determining the quality of the efforts, anyone can put in the effort but not the consistency. staying consistent in one's efforts will bring out the true value of the efforts. initial efforts may not yield results which is why consistency plays an important role in determining the success of the efforts made. its like investing money in the shares of a multimillion dollar company, with consistent investments over the time, one will definitely gain profits.
for example, Ronnie coleman best know as the former Mr.Olympian consistently made efforts with right guidance to build the muscle he needed to win the Mr,.Olympian title. he did not see success in his initial days of body building but he never gave up. he made consistent efforts which took him years to dominate the competition. not being genetically gifted like other body builders his only way to win the Mr.Olympian title was Consistent efforts!.
The principal realised this fact and did not want to discourage his students by reasoning that some students are just born intelligent and therefore will be successful in future.He realized that other students who arent highly intelligent can shape their future with consistent efforts. in conclusion i believe that efforts arent alone enough but consistent efforts with right guidance will help the student in achieving their goal.
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Assignment Score: 61.75
Statistics
1. You have written 414 words.

2. I count a total of 4 paragraphs.

3. You have written 24 sentences.

4. Your average sentence length is 17.50.

5. You have written 1 question.

6. You have used 2 first-person pronouns (I, me, my, mine).

Writing quality: 60%
Cohesion:
You have transition words and cohesion devices in your essay to help your reader understand the relationship between your ideas. Add more transition words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of transitions that you can use are as follows: along the same lines, because of this, as an example, as an illustration, take the case of, to illustrate, as a matter of fact, there is no question that, without a doubt. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Dynamism:

Your writing style is only somewhat dynamic. Increase the variance in your sentence length by writing a combination of short sentences and long sentences to increase your score. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Provocativeness:
Your essay contains words that will provoke an emotional reaction in your reader. Provocative words help to engage and sustain your reader's attention. Add more to increase your score. Here are some examples of words that provoke an emotional reaction in readers: awe-inspiring, brutal, children, danger, explode, fear, gorgeous, hoax, invasion... Your score for this feature = 80/100

Cliches:
Avoid using cliches. They make your writing seem empty and tiresome. Your penalty for this feature = -10

Exclamation marks:
Do not use exclamation marks in academic writing. They make you sound overly excited and immature. Your penalty for this feature = -10

Essay structure and content: 59%
Paragraph 1 - introduction: 78%

Title:

I could not detect any word with four letters or more in your title that was not capitalized. This tells me that you have capitalized your title correctly. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Opening:
From the prompt, it is clear that the principal wants the high school students to perform better in their academics by praising their efforts rather than praising their intelligence.by looking at his students from the effort view of perspective, he realized that efforts put by the students determine their future more than their intelligence.

I noticed that you started your essay with quote or a claim by a notable figure to engage your reader's attention. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Context:
I checked your introduction for words and phrases that writers use to establish the importance of their topic. I was unable to find any matches. Establish the importance of your topic with one of these phrases: a vital factor in, the leading cause of, widely considered to be, set to become, undergoing a revolution, is responsible for. There are others. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Thesis:
No matter how sharp the sword is, if the wielder of that sword isnt skilled enough, its just as harmless as a rusted blade.



The last sentence of your introduction expresses a weak opinion. You can improve your score for this feature of your essay by strengthening your claim. Here is an example of a debatable thesis statement that makes a strong claim: We desperately need an added-sugar tax in this country because taxing sugar will cut sales of unhealthy food and because the tax money we collect can pay to treat the diseases caused by added sugar. Your score for this feature = 50/100
Paragraph 2 - supporting argument: 65%

Topic sentence:
Efforts put by the students are crucial in steering their future towards a right direction.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
Argue:
You have used multiple words commonly used in argumentation. That's excellent. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have used a word commonly used when providing support. That's good. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Paragraph 3 - supporting argument: 30%

Topic sentence:
for example, Ronnie coleman best know as the former Mr.Olympian consistently made efforts with right guidance to build the muscle he needed to win the Mr,.Olympian title.

The first sentence of your first body paragraph makes a very weak claim. You can improve your score by making a strong claim in the first sentence of each body paragraph that you can elaborate on with the rest of the paragraph. Here is an example of a topic sentence that makes a strong claim: We need to tax processed food with added sugar to reduce the harm it is causing. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Argue:
You have not used any words commonly used in argumentation. Use argumentation words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: by analogy, we can conclude, evidence, fact, fallacy, implication, follows that, it makes sense, opinion, point of view, posit, premise, proof, statistic, reason, relevance. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have used a word commonly used when providing support. That's good. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Paragraph 4 - conclusion: 66%

Reformulation of the thesis:
The principal realised this fact and did not want to discourage his students by reasoning that some students are just born intelligent and therefore will be successful in future.He realized that other students who arent highly intelligent can shape their future with consistent efforts.

Your reformulated thesis in your conclusion is 4% the same as your thesis statement in your introduction. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Recommendation:
The paragraph contains suggestion words like

No recommendation? I checked your conclusion for advice words to see if you had recommended a course of action to your reader. I was unable to detect any of these words and their conjugations: should, must, have to, has to, ought to, recommend, propose, encourage. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Prediction:
I checked your conclusion for prediction words to see if you had made a prediction. It seems you have. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Vocabulary: 93%
Argument-related words: because, believe, conclusion, fact, it is clear, opinion, therefore, true, view

Feedback: You have used a variety of words related to argumentation. That's good. Your score for this feature = 80/100



Vocabulary profile:

Feedback: 57% of your essay comprises the most common 1000 words in the language. You possess a very large vocabulary and excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100



Academic vocabulary profile: consistency, consistent, role, achieve, conclusion, invest, investment, dominate, ensure, initial, goal, principal, academic, perspective, capability, intelligent, intelligence, guarantee, crucial

Feedback: 19% of your essay comprises words from the academic word list. You possess a very large academic vocabulary and suggests excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Language Accuracy: 35%
Number of errors: 21

Feedback: I detected many errors in your writing. Reread your essay carefully and use a spell checker and grammar checker to help you identify and eliminate avoidable errors. Your score for this feature = 35/100

Grammar Check Feedback
You wrote: ...ir future more than their intelligence. being intelligent alone isnt enough to become...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: Being

You wrote: ...r intelligence. being intelligent alone isnt enough to become successful in life, bu...

Feedback: You are missing an apostrophe. Fix it this way: "isn't".

Suggestion: isn't

You wrote: ... sword is, if the wielder of that sword isnt skilled enough, its just as harmless as...

Feedback: Possible spelling mistake found

Suggestion: isn't

You wrote: ...their future towards a right direction. not only that but also students need guidan...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: Not

You wrote: ... a bright future is guaranteed!. However , the principal needs to ask a question "...

Feedback: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma

Suggestion: ,

You wrote: ...student's bright future?".in my opinion its not, because if that is the case then m...

Feedback: The word "its" is a possessive adjective like "his" and "her", but "it's" is a contraction of the pronoun "it" and the verb "is". Did you mean "it's"?

Suggestion: it's

You wrote: ...future?".in my opinion its not, because if that is the case then most people would...

Feedback: Where is your comma? There does not seem to be one in this sentence. Separate your if-clause from your result-clause with a comma.

Suggestion:

You wrote: ... in the effort but not the consistency. staying consistent in one's efforts will bring ...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: Staying

You wrote: ...ring out the true value of the efforts. initial efforts may not yield results which is ...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: Initial

You wrote: ...mining the success of the efforts made. its like investing money in the shares of a...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: Its

You wrote: ...time, one will definitely gain profits. for example, Ronnie coleman best know as th...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: For

You wrote: ...itely gain profits. for example, Ronnie coleman best know as the former Mr.Olympian con...

Feedback: Possible spelling mistake found

Suggestion: Coleman

You wrote: ...build the muscle he needed to win the Mr,.Olympian title. he did not see success i...

Feedback: Put a space after the comma

Suggestion: , .

You wrote: ...e needed to win the Mr,.Olympian title. he did not see success in his initial days...

Feedback: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter

Suggestion: He

You wrote: ...ss in his initial days of body building but he never gave up. he made consistent ef...

Feedback: Use a comma before "but" between two independent clauses.

Suggestion: , but

You wrote: ... him years to dominate the competition. not being genetically gifted like other bod...

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Suggestion: Not

You wrote: ... was Consistent efforts!. The principal realised this fact and did not want to discourag...

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Suggestion: realized, realise, rearised

You wrote: ...ligent and therefore will be successful in future.He realized that other students who are...

Feedback: You are missing the definite article.

Suggestion: in the future

You wrote: ...ure.He realized that other students who arent highly intelligent can shape their futu...

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Suggestion: aren't

You wrote: ...e their future with consistent efforts. in conclusion i believe that efforts arent alone enough...

Feedback: Put a comma after the introductory phrase "in conclusion".

Suggestion: in conclusion

You wrote: ...s. in conclusion i believe that efforts arent alone enough but consistent efforts wit...

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Carcass can you please analyze my awa essay? this time i would also like to know the grade in 0-6
prompt = "The best way to increase the quality of life in a city is to reduce the amount of time
people spend commuting"

Life is a roller coaster ride with many unpredictable up's and down's. on some days we would be having an absolute blast, spending quality time with our friends, family members, doing tasks that we truly want to immerse ourselves in. however, on some other days, we would be at the lowest point of our lives or maybe the manager at work lashed out on us for some mistake in our work or even grieving the loss of our loved ones. from time to time we face many situations, bad and good, but its us as an individual who need to make the decisions which steer the situation that decide the quality of our lives.
from issue above states that the quality of life in city can be improved by reducing the amount of time commuting. it may be true but only up to a certain extent. reaching our destination quick can indeed saves us a lot of time considering the fact that cities are vast and may need a lot time commuting from place to place, but being fast alone isn’t enough. I think that there’s more to than just to a fast transport that makes our lives better in a city. For example, the pay at our work, many people aim to get a job in cities in hopes of earning a huge pay check and of course jobs in cities do pay well and through that we could access better quality products and services. Better housing, sanitation, health care etc can help improve the quality of life in a city, the best example for this is Mumbai , where people have migrated from neighbouring villages to Mumbai in hopes of getting a better paying job but instead get settles in slums due to lack of proper housing at an affordable price and also they lack proper sanitation and health care so despite being in a city their lives have not been better.
Apart from a fore mentioned factors that determine the quality of life in city there are many other factors that could have an impact on quality of life, such as the type of people that we surround us, many self help books have stressed this point over and over again ‘” to think positively you need to surround yourself who posses a positive mindset” or “surround yourself with people who help you when you truly need them”, it is indeed true that the people who we surround ourselves do determine the quality of our lives. After all they talk to us, engage in various activities with us, make plans with us etc so it is important to be those who can up lift us and in return we should up lift them. Our thoughts and emotions also play a huge role in determining the quality of life, especially in cities, since cities are fast phased and require us to be sharp and intelligent to survive, there’s a saying that goes “if our mind is a garden then the seeds are thoughts that plant in that garden, we can either plant a weed that destroys the entire garden or roses that are beautiful but also protect themselves with thorns”. Our thoughts define our character and outlook toward life which decide the quality of living.
Cities are a huge, its only natural to expect a huge population in cities. There fore we will most probably spend time with a lot of people who may be good or bad in character, positive and negative in nature, supporting or un-supporting etc. it is up to us to decide on which type of people that we should engage ourselves with, spend time with. physical fitness as well can greatly have an impact over the quality of our lives and we should take some time to work out, healthy body healthy mind. Cities are bustling and it is important to manage our time effectively, allotting time for various activities, and there are a lot of books that teach us time manage time such as “the one minute manager” and “master your time , master your life” these books break down the process of managing our time available to us, enabling us to be effective and spend quality time on activities that we love to do the most.
Thus, I would like to conclude that the time for commuting isn’t a sole factor that can determine the quality of life, there are many other deciding factors that we need to look at, analyze them and fine tune them.
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Assignment Score: 71.25
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1. You have written 753 words.

2. I count a total of 5 paragraphs.

3. You have written 20 sentences.

4. Your average sentence length is 37.65.

5. You have written 0 question.

6. You have used 2 first-person pronouns (I, me, my, mine).

Writing quality: 100%
Cohesion:
You have a range of transition words and cohesion devices to help your reader understand the relationship between your ideas. That's very good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Dynamism:
Your writing style is dynamic. You write a combination of short sentences and long sentences. That's very good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Provocativeness:
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Cliches:
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Essay structure and content: 57%
Paragraph 1 - introduction: 0%

Title:

I could not detect any word with four letters or more in your title that was not capitalized. This tells me that you have capitalized your title correctly. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Opening:
Life is a roller coaster ride with many unpredictable up's and down's.

I was expecting to find a question, a quote, a statistic, or an anecdote in your first sentence of your introduction. There wasn't one. Remember to use either a question, a quote, or a statistic to engage your readers attention at the beginning of your essay. Your score for this feature = 0/100

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I checked your introduction for words and phrases that writers use to establish the importance of their topic. I was unable to find any matches. Establish the importance of your topic with one of these phrases: a vital factor in, the leading cause of, widely considered to be, set to become, undergoing a revolution, is responsible for. There are others. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Thesis:
from time to time we face many situations, bad and good, but its us as an individual who need to make the decisions which steer the situation that decide the quality of our lives.


You can improve your score for this feature of your essay by strengthening your claim. Here is an example of a debatable thesis statement that makes a strong claim: We desperately need an added-sugar tax in this country because taxing sugar will cut sales of unhealthy food and because the tax money we collect can pay to treat the diseases caused by added sugar. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Paragraph 2 - supporting argument: 65%

Topic sentence:
from issue above states that the quality of life in city can be improved by reducing the amount of time commuting.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
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You have used multiple words commonly used in argumentation. That's excellent. Your score for this feature = 100/100

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You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

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Paragraph 3 - supporting argument: 65%

Topic sentence:
Apart from a fore mentioned factors that determine the quality of life in city there are many other factors that could have an impact on quality of life, such as the type of people that we surround us, many self help books have stressed this point over and over again ‘” to think positively you need to surround yourself who posses a positive mindset” or “surround yourself with people who help you when you truly need them”, it is indeed true that the people who we surround ourselves do determine the quality of our lives.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
Argue:
You have used multiple words commonly used in argumentation. That's excellent. Your score for this feature = 100/100

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You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have used a word commonly used when providing support. That's good. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Paragraph 4 - supporting argument: 55%

Topic sentence:
Cities are a huge, its only natural to expect a huge population in cities.

The first sentence of this paragraph contains words that will have an impact on your reader. That's good.

Nevertheless, remember this advice: an effective topic sentence in an argument essay should make a debatable claim that the rest of the paragraph will elaborate on with reasons and examples. Your score for this feature = 100/100
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You have used a word commonly used in argumentation. That's a good start. However, try to use one or two more argumentation words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: by analogy, we can conclude, evidence, fact, fallacy, implication, follows that, it makes sense, opinion, point of view, posit, premise, proof, statistic, reason, relevance. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Evidence:
You have not used any words commonly used used when giving evidence. That's NOT good. Use one or two more words and phrases for giving evidence to get a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: according to, to quote from, tells us that, shows us that, referring to, argues that, stated, wrote, argued, discussed, expressed the concern that. Your score for this feature = 0/100

Support:
You have used a word commonly used when providing support. That's good. Use one or two more support words and phrases for a higher score. Some examples of words that you can use are as follows: a case in point, an analogy, another way, as an example, as an illustration, consider, put another way. Your score for this feature = 60/100

Paragraph 5 - conclusion: 66%

Reformulation of the thesis:
Thus, I would like to conclude that the time for commuting isn’t a sole factor that can determine the quality of life, there are many other deciding factors that we need to look at, analyze them and fine tune them.

Your reformulated thesis in your conclusion is 14% the same as your thesis statement in your introduction. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

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I checked your conclusion for prediction words to see if you had made a prediction. It seems you have. That's good. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Vocabulary: 93%
Argument-related words: conclude, fact, point, since, so, states, supporting, thus, true

Feedback: You have used a variety of words related to argumentation. That's good. Your score for this feature = 80/100



Vocabulary profile:

Feedback: 59% of your essay comprises the most common 1000 words in the language. You possess a very large vocabulary and excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100



Academic vocabulary profile: analyze, available, define, factor, individual, issue, process, require, role, conclude, impact, positive, negative, physical, task, access, job, phase, unpredictable, stress, enable, intelligent, migrate, transport, sole, survive

Feedback: 26% of your essay comprises words from the academic word list. You possess a very large academic vocabulary and suggests excellent academic potential. Your score for this feature = 100/100

Language Accuracy: 35%
Number of errors: 24

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