If rituals did not exist we have to invent them. We need ceremonies and rituals to help us define ourselves social and culturally.
Over the centuries, the world has seen many revolutions and tribulations with the introduction and mixing of people of different ethnicities. Some might say that in order to give themselves a new identity, socially and culturally, people might have invented ceremonies and rituals. To extend it further, if such formations are required in future, then people might need to invent more of them. However, I fundamentally do not agree with the idea of rituals being the base for identifying ourselves socially and culturally, but a minimal amount of ceremonies and rituals always help. It involves various factors which need to be explored and thought upon.
The formation of United States of America is a big challenge to the above claim by the author. The people of different ethnicities and cultures came together and declared themselves free and democratic politically. This society was formed giving the primacy to cooperation and survival. A cosmopolitan society which depends not upon some rituals or ceremonies can also live a wonderful life without any fear of extinction if there are enough resources and an inner desire to develop new things. That is why, US progressed in terms of technology without putting much focus on rituals and became a world power. The people even started defining themselves in these terms as the time passed and not many rituals were involved.
If we think about rituals in detail, some societies have rituals which are difficult to pass from generation to generation because of their byzantine nature. These involve multiple steps and worship of different deities at different times. It becomes so challenging for an individual who basically cannot find time to perform them everyday because of work, married life and kids. Moreover, this can lead to loss of identity if that society is highly dependent on rituals. Figuratively, such societies can no longer identify themselves socially and culturally.
Some might argue that the rituals get passed upon and remembered again and again through ceremonies but too much of them can make people lose interest in them with time. It is good to have some minimal amount of the rituals which can be passed upon in the developing world. As people's lives have become more busier with time, smaller ceremonies with bigger messages can still hold people give the rituals some significance and a role in daily lives.
In conclusion, I am of the opinion that a minimal amount of ceremonies and rituals help us make social and cultural connections with our past, but they should be minimal. As the societies believe more in surviving through cooperation, and with the advent of increasing technology, people might not get time to perform the rituals, it is best to keep the important rituals in practice. Hence, we are not entirely dependent on them for defining ourselves.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 337, Rule ID: IN_PAST[1]
Message: Did you mean: 'in the future'?
Suggestion: in the future
...urther, if such formations are required in future, then people might need to invent more ...
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Line 9, column 332, Rule ID: EVERYDAY_EVERY_DAY[3]
Message: 'Everyday' is an adjective. Did you mean 'every day'?
Suggestion: every day
...ically cannot find time to perform them everyday because of work, married life and kids....
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Line 13, column 304, Rule ID: MOST_COMPARATIVE[2]
Message: Use only 'busier' (without 'more') when you use the comparative.
Suggestion: busier
...ing world. As peoples lives have become more busier with time, smaller ceremonies with bigg...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, hence, however, if, moreover, so, still, then, as for, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.5258426966 77% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 15.0 12.4196629213 121% => OK
Conjunction : 27.0 14.8657303371 182% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 34.0 33.0505617978 103% => OK
Preposition: 70.0 58.6224719101 119% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2400.0 2235.4752809 107% => OK
No of words: 466.0 442.535393258 105% => OK
Chars per words: 5.15021459227 5.05705443957 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.64618479453 4.55969084622 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76219855034 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 241.0 215.323595506 112% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.517167381974 0.4932671777 105% => OK
syllable_count: 769.5 704.065955056 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 6.24550561798 192% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 20.2370786517 109% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.6563401244 60.3974514979 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 109.090909091 118.986275619 92% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.1818181818 23.4991977007 90% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.59090909091 5.21951772744 69% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 10.2758426966 117% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.83258426966 124% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.314239972735 0.243740707755 129% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0844190359961 0.0831039109588 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0741077849749 0.0758088955206 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.180914621725 0.150359130593 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0554988021532 0.0667264976115 83% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.4 14.1392134831 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 48.8420337079 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 12.1743820225 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.59 12.1639044944 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.27 8.38706741573 99% => OK
difficult_words: 106.0 100.480337079 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.7820224719 110% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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