Claim: No act is done purely for the benefit of others.
Reason: All actions — even those that seem to be done for other people — are based on self interest.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
Are there no act done for the benefit of others? Are all actions basedd on self interest? Some believe actions done for other people are simply based on self interest while some believe some actions are done purely for the benefit of others without the doer’s self interest. Although some actions are done based on self interest, there are actions done purely for the benefit of others.
Charity is the act of giving to less priviledged either by kind or by act. Some people or organizations give out charity, not because of their self interest but simply to help the less priviledged. A typical example of charity is offering relief packages to the orphanage homes or internally displaced people in a war zone. Some people anonymously carry out these act just help relieve the affected community. An example of this was during the last flooding that hit some parts of America in 2016. It was recorded that people from around the world donated millions to help save affected people. The donors gained nothing from giving out of their hard earned money to the needy but the needy benefits mostly out of the act. Another example include John D. Rockefella giving out his wealth in his octogenerian days to schools and orphanage homes. These act is done purely for the benefit of others and not for himself.
Furthermore, the act of volunteering is an act that is mostly done for the benefit of others. Volunteering is an act done based on one’s volition. This act is mostly beneficial to the people the act are done for and not the doer. During the last flooding that hit America in 2016, volunteers were seen salvaging lives and properties. These volunteers did not based their act on self interest such as to be recognised among those who saved lives during the pandemic but these volunteers volunteered because of the empathy they had for the displaced people. Another example is volunteers that contribute to making the earth green again in other to curb climate change. These volunteers are likely not to benefit from these act that will surely be of benefit to progeny.
True, some people might argue that some act are based on one’s interest such as good governance. Some might quibble further by saying the government that are recognised as good government are as a result of the government wanting to make name for itself. This is true to some extent. However, history is fraught with several events of good governance where the government are less concerned about their gain but these government performed just to help the masses. For instance, Abraham Lincoln is considered the greatest president United State ever had. This is because of the effect his government had on people. Another example is the government of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt prosecuted the monopolists that were drying up America’s economy. These acts are not for the benefits of the government but the masses.
In conclusion, some act are done solely for the benefit of others. Actions such as charity, volunteering and good governance are done for the benefit of others where doer gain little to nothing most times. However, some actions tend to have positive effect on the doer such as making the doer publicly recognised, but most of these act’s benefit are gained by others and not the doer. Ergo, to make the earth conducive for both the rich and the poor, actions that are of benefit to the society should be mostly embarked upon.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 360, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[1]
Message: The verb 'did' requires the base form of the verb: 'base'
Suggestion: base
...nd properties. These volunteers did not based their act on self interest such as to b...
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Line 7, column 413, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this government' or 'these governments'?
Suggestion: this government; these governments
...are less concerned about their gain but these government performed just to help the masses. For ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, furthermore, however, so, while, as to, for instance, in conclusion, such as, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 37.0 19.5258426966 189% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 12.4196629213 32% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 33.0505617978 106% => OK
Preposition: 77.0 58.6224719101 131% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2867.0 2235.4752809 128% => OK
No of words: 585.0 442.535393258 132% => OK
Chars per words: 4.90085470085 5.05705443957 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.9180050066 4.55969084622 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.49242493247 2.79657885939 89% => OK
Unique words: 225.0 215.323595506 104% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.384615384615 0.4932671777 78% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 925.2 704.065955056 131% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 34.0 20.2370786517 168% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 45.3353517428 60.3974514979 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 84.3235294118 118.986275619 71% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.2058823529 23.4991977007 73% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.76470588235 5.21951772744 53% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 23.0 10.2758426966 224% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.83258426966 145% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.306777301079 0.243740707755 126% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.102284420824 0.0831039109588 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.110653025356 0.0758088955206 146% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.205320757164 0.150359130593 137% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.117220167685 0.0667264976115 176% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.3 14.1392134831 73% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 48.8420337079 111% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.1743820225 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.84 12.1639044944 89% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.31 8.38706741573 87% => OK
difficult_words: 105.0 100.480337079 104% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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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.