“In raising a child, love is important, but discipline is most important of all.” -
Write an essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true.
The issue of properly raising a child is a relevant one,and has been witness to much debate. There are people who believe that a child should be treated only with love and kindness in his/her youngest years,since this is the period during which the child is most vulnerable & tender. I,on the other hand, believe that a measure of discipline,along with parently love,is most important during the rearing of a child. Putting too much faith in the arguments presented by the other side, usually results in the child being mollycoddled, more often than not resulting in a rebellious and stubborn c...
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Category: Excellent Excellent
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No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
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No. of Words: 554 350
No. of Characters: 2482 1500
No. of Different Words: 252 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.852 4.7
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Word Length SD: 2.392 2.4
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No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 69 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 44 20
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