"The desire of corporations to maximize profits creates conflict with the general welfare of the nation at large. "
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations or reading.
While it is true that most corporations have profit maximization at their core interest, one can't make the generalization that this is true for all corporations.
If we were to take a quick look at the news, we could identify numerous instances where corporations have prioritized their own interests and benefits over the welfare of the nation at large. For example, we could look at Facebook and the data scandals it has been involved in recently, infamously known as the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In 2017, it was brought to the public attention that Facebook leaked the personal data of millions of its users, and this data breach was also used to unfairly impact the US elections in 2016. Numerous other instances of users data being leaked have been brought up since and Facebook continues to battle the legal implications that followed. This is a prime example of a corporation placing it's own vested interests over the interests of the public. In this case, one can see how the data leaks grossly violated the trust Facebook users had placed in the social networking website.
Similarly, we could also discuss companies backing the controversial practice of hydraulic fracking, and the controversy that surrounds this topic. Since this practice involves pumping a rather secretive liquid (whose contents are not known, and private companies refuse to reveal it's details) underneath the ground at high pressures, inevitably drawing the ire of environmentalists who are concerned about the adverse impacts of this process. One such concern is that the harmful chemicals in this liquid could leak into nearby water sources, contaminating them and adversely impacting surrounding communities. Private companies however, continue the practice of fracking, despite the numerous warnings by concerned environmentalists. This debate serves as a prime example of corporations who only have their interests at heart, and continue in the rat race to maximize their financial gains at the expense of the welfare of their communities.
There are however, other businesses whose sole purpose is the welfare of the public. Not for profit organizations such as the Khan Academy, whose sole mission is to ensure free education for all, irrespective of their financial condition, geographic location, religion, cast, creed etc, exist and continue to do great humanitarian work to help their communities.
While I do agree that most corporations prioritize profit maximization over the welfare of the general public, it would be incredibly unfair if we were to make the rather crude generalization that this is true for all corporations. There are certainly exceptions to the statement quoted above.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 94, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...aximization at their core interest, one cant make the generalization that this is tr...
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Line 5, column 363, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...pressures, inevitably drawing the ire of environmentalists who are concerned abou...
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Line 9, column 96, Rule ID: GENERAL_XX[1]
Message: Use simply 'public'.
Suggestion: public
...it maximization over the welfare of the general public, it would be incredibly unfair if we we...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, however, if, look, similarly, so, while, for example, such as, it is true
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 19.6327345309 97% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 12.9520958084 46% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 11.1786427146 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 13.6137724551 103% => OK
Pronoun: 40.0 28.8173652695 139% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 53.0 55.5748502994 95% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 16.3942115768 61% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2278.0 2260.96107784 101% => OK
No of words: 425.0 441.139720559 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.36 5.12650576532 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.54043259262 4.56307096286 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00670530924 2.78398813304 108% => OK
Unique words: 220.0 204.123752495 108% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.517647058824 0.468620217663 110% => OK
syllable_count: 722.7 705.55239521 102% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59920159681 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 4.96107784431 141% => OK
Article: 0.0 8.76447105788 0% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.70958083832 148% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.67365269461 239% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.22255489022 95% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 19.7664670659 81% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 26.0 22.8473053892 114% => OK
Sentence length SD: 61.9090815228 57.8364921388 107% => OK
Chars per sentence: 142.375 119.503703932 119% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.5625 23.324526521 114% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.9375 5.70786347227 87% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.25449101796 57% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.20758483034 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.67664670659 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.111351436946 0.218282227539 51% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0421697012763 0.0743258471296 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0456389843824 0.0701772020484 65% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0775653834686 0.128457276422 60% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0485619479242 0.0628817314937 77% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.1 14.3799401198 119% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 36.63 48.3550499002 76% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.1628742515 156% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 12.197005988 120% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.1 12.5979740519 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.27 8.32208582834 111% => OK
difficult_words: 117.0 98.500998004 119% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 12.3882235529 121% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.1389221557 111% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.9071856287 126% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.5 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.