History literally means the study of past. It give us details of past events, earlier civilizations, their trends, belief, activities as well as their achievements and failures which help us in understanding their culture, thereby relating it to the present. Along with this, history places importance on lives and accomplishments of eminent personalities, who made a difference in one way or the other.
The issue whether people at large or individuals in particular deserve more emphasis in history is not debatable, as history is a blend of both. If on one hand Indus Valley civilization reveals the architectural knowledge and life style of people of Harappa culture, then on the other hand study of Gupta period not only tells us about the society in general, but also about the specific achievements of the rulers of Gupta empire. An individual is a part of society and his/her success in any of the fields, be it in politics, science, literature, sports, would not be possible without the role and influence of the society. None of the important events in history is merely caused by an individual. For instance in the history of India's struggle for independence from the British even the likes of Gandhi and Nehru could not have done much without the support of common men. It was the desire and participation of the whole of the nation that brought the revolution and gave India her freedom. Still names of Gandhi Nehru, Subhash, Azad, Sarojini Naidu, Lala Lajpat Rai are few that are mentioned above all which is quite justified keeping in mind their grit and determination. Though the role of common men can not be overlooked it was the extraordinary zeal and effort of these few men who motivated the rest towards independence.
Likewise king Ashoka, a devout follower of Buddhism, is known to have established a golden era owing to peace and prosperity in his empire. One may question if it is right to credit Ashoka as an individual, instead of Buddhism-a religion followed by many. Ashoka's achievements are lamented in history because he utilized his power, resources and wisdom to the fullest. Under the influence of the religion, he not only gave a boost to the spread of Buddhism but also practiced religious tolerance.
Similarly, there may be many such instances where more emphasis is laid upon a few individuals rather the larger group responsible for the cause. It is to be understood that these chosen few are highlighted because of their catalytic role played in the past. The few who took initiative, led and helped in accelerating the mass movements were the personalities whose lives, principles and achievements can be a source of inspiration for others. It would not be a biased practice to highlight such individuals who were the faces in crowd and led lives worth emulating. Moreover, it is not feasible to keep a record and discuss each individual of a group.
Analogously, each day as it passes becomes a part of history. However, not everyday and not every incident deserves a mention. Events that brought important changes and the men who were the driving force behind such activities are the ones who truly created history. Eventually the turning points produced either by sections of people or by individuals form history, without any bias.
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- Governments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development. 16
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'gives'?
Suggestion: gives
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Likewise,
...ted the rest towards independence. Likewise king Ashoka, a devout follower of Buddh...
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Line 13, column 76, Rule ID: EVERYDAY_EVERY_DAY[3]
Message: 'Everyday' is an adjective. Did you mean 'every day'?
Suggestion: every day
...becomes a part of history. However, not everyday and not every incident deserves a menti...
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Discourse Markers used:
['also', 'but', 'however', 'if', 'likewise', 'look', 'may', 'moreover', 'similarly', 'so', 'still', 'then', 'well', 'for instance', 'in general', 'in particular', 'as well as', 'on the other hand']
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.283112582781 0.240241500013 118% => OK
Verbs: 0.12417218543 0.157235817809 79% => OK
Adjectives: 0.0761589403974 0.0880659088768 86% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0529801324503 0.0497285424764 107% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0380794701987 0.0444667217837 86% => OK
Prepositions: 0.132450331126 0.12292977631 108% => OK
Participles: 0.0331125827815 0.0406280797675 82% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.88717484415 2.79330140395 103% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0149006622517 0.030933414821 48% => Some infinitives wanted.
Particles: 0.0 0.0016655270985 0% => OK
Determiners: 0.10761589404 0.0997080785238 108% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0115894039735 0.0249443105267 46% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.0215231788079 0.0148568991511 145% => OK
Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 3294.0 2732.02544248 121% => OK
No of words: 549.0 452.878318584 121% => OK
Chars per words: 6.0 6.0361032391 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.84053189512 4.58838876751 105% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.36247723133 0.366273622748 99% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.27868852459 0.280924506359 99% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.193078324226 0.200843997647 96% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.123861566485 0.132149295362 94% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88717484415 2.79330140395 103% => OK
Unique words: 295.0 219.290929204 135% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.537340619308 0.48968727796 110% => OK
Word variations: 67.1694560188 55.4138127331 121% => OK
How many sentences: 24.0 20.6194690265 116% => OK
Sentence length: 22.875 23.380412469 98% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.9583005507 59.4972553346 89% => OK
Chars per sentence: 137.25 141.124799967 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.875 23.380412469 98% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.75 0.674092028746 111% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.94800884956 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.21349557522 58% => OK
Readability: 50.743852459 51.4728631049 99% => OK
Elegance: 2.08461538462 1.64882698954 126% => OK
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.497633760416 0.391690518653 127% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.097495846499 0.123202303941 79% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0650835299299 0.077325440228 84% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.529635985125 0.547984918172 97% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.129994357537 0.149214159877 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.188607976393 0.161403998019 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.085780032097 0.0892212321368 96% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.365451887676 0.385218514788 95% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0598454965323 0.0692045440612 86% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.314943561037 0.275328986314 114% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0863948307996 0.0653680567796 132% => OK
Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 18.0 10.4325221239 173% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 5.30420353982 19% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.88274336283 102% => OK
Positive topic words: 14.0 7.22455752212 194% => OK
Negative topic words: 1.0 3.66592920354 27% => More negative topic words wanted.
Neutral topic words: 2.0 2.70907079646 74% => OK
Total topic words: 17.0 13.5995575221 125% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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