Few would dispute the need to pursue an activity or hobby outside work. The old English adage 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, ' is an illustration of how well -ingrained such a belief is, in society. However, despite the universal acknowledgement of the value of outside work activities, as a society we are failing to dedicate time to such pursuits. Whether due to pressure of work or a preference for more passive activities, such as watching TV, we are neglecting hobbies to the detriment of both the individual and society.
Often a corollary of failing to engage in a hobby, is an associated negative impact on physical health. Having an active hobby like sport or dance , is vastly more beneficial to health than opting to watch TV or surf the Internet. However, hobbies also serve to promote mental health. A hobby does not have to exercise the body to be of benefit to the individual.
Being able to take the focus off work and channel frustrations and stress into a creative or absorbing occupation helps let off steam and results in a much happier individual. The beneficial effect on the individual also has a knock-on effect at work, too. Less stressed employees make for better colleagues and hence an all-round improved working environment. In addition, employees who pursue a hobby have been shown to be far more proactive in the workplace. Employees actively engaged in a hobby are more likely to be better at creative problem-solving and to help out colleagues, according to a study by Professor Eschelman of San Francisco State University.
Finally, pursuing a hobby may have unexpected benefits, particularly for the individual concerned. Many an entrepreneur has made a career out of their hobby. The dedication and absorption required to engaged in a pastime can often be successfully channelled into a business. There is no better guarantee for success than to enjoy the job you do. So taking up a hobby is a win -win situation for both the individual and for society as a whole
- Smoking not only harms the smoker, but also those who are nearby. Therefore, smoking should be banned in public places.To what extent do you agree or disagree? 61
- Tourism has caused environmental problems in many parts of the world. What sort of problems has been caused and what can be done about them? 89
- Some people argue that cars should be banned in city centres while others are against this idea. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 67
- As countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars. Do the advantages for individuals outweigh the disadvantages for the environment? 78
- Some people think that the effective way to reduce pollution is to tax the companies which cause it. Others think that there are better ways to achieve this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 67
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, hence, however, may, so, well, in addition, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 13.1623246493 114% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 10.4138276553 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 1.0 7.30460921844 14% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 4.0 24.0651302605 17% => OK
Preposition: 52.0 41.998997996 124% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1676.0 1615.20841683 104% => OK
No of words: 343.0 315.596192385 109% => OK
Chars per words: 4.88629737609 5.12529762239 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.30351707066 4.20363070211 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.96240185831 2.80592935109 106% => OK
Unique words: 195.0 176.041082164 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.568513119534 0.561755894193 101% => OK
syllable_count: 549.9 506.74238477 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 5.43587174349 18% => OK
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 16.0721442886 112% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 20.2975951904 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 41.6794054601 49.4020404114 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.1111111111 106.682146367 87% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.0555555556 20.7667163134 92% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.66666666667 7.06120827912 52% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 5.01903807615 100% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 8.67935871743 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.108571300761 0.244688304435 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0380583140435 0.084324248473 45% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0349330929164 0.0667982634062 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0661957951943 0.151304729494 44% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0157875334065 0.056905535591 28% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 13.0946893788 85% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 52.19 50.2224549098 104% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.3001002004 95% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.08 12.4159519038 89% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.0 8.58950901804 105% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 78.4519038076 122% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 9.78957915832 117% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.1190380762 95% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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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.