To Understand the Most Important Characteristics of a Society, One Must Study Its Major Cities.
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.” John F. Kennedy’s seminal remark serves to put the topic in perspective. The question states that the most important or defining characteristics of any society are contained in its major cities, studying which will result in a better understanding of the same. In my opinion, the argument is partly true and differs across regions.
I state my case by highlighting the non-homogenous and diverse nature of several global cities. To that end, major cities like London, New York, or Mumbai are agglomerations of diverse cultures, resulting in cosmopolitan traits which are often non-representative of traditional societal characteristics of their underlying regions. Yet, some cities like Paris or Kolkata are examples of urban centers which uphold societal characteristics intrinsic to the State or region.
Paris is synonymous with French culture and cuisine. From its leisurely meals to farm-to-table dining (showcasing indigenous cuisine) and institutions like the Louvre and Eiffel Tower, Paris is as French as it gets. Despite globalized traits, it still upholds many French societal traditions and customs. In a similar vein, Kolkata is a major Indian metropolis but still upholds societal traits of the State of West Bengal (of which it is the capital) through its festivals, ceremonies, cuisine, and cultural landmarks. Hence, the ability of a major city to uphold the most important societal characteristics is governed by its overall population mix, industrialization levels, and the efforts made by Governments and the citizenry to uphold local traditions, habits, and cultures.
I would like to conclude by stating that not all major cities are created equally. Hence, the argument is subjective. It holds true for some cities where indigenous societal systems are upheld either naturally or through collective measures.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 86, Rule ID: EN_UNPAIRED_BRACKETS
Message: Unpaired symbol: '“' seems to be missing
...n neglecting them we neglect the nation.” John F. Kennedy’s seminal remark serves...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, hence, if, so, still, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 12.4196629213 24% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 21.0 33.0505617978 64% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 58.6224719101 70% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 12.9106741573 39% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1633.0 2235.4752809 73% => OK
No of words: 296.0 442.535393258 67% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.51689189189 5.05705443957 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.14784890444 4.55969084622 91% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.19513696121 2.79657885939 114% => OK
Unique words: 168.0 215.323595506 78% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.567567567568 0.4932671777 115% => OK
syllable_count: 512.1 704.065955056 73% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 20.2370786517 74% => 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: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 67.5437635907 60.3974514979 112% => OK
Chars per sentence: 108.866666667 118.986275619 91% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.7333333333 23.4991977007 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.66666666667 5.21951772744 51% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.83258426966 83% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.257784680665 0.243740707755 106% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0721904544416 0.0831039109588 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.103230368336 0.0758088955206 136% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.146440983795 0.150359130593 97% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.057427919431 0.0667264976115 86% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.4 14.1392134831 102% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.73 48.8420337079 90% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.74 12.1639044944 121% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.7 8.38706741573 116% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 100.480337079 96% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Better to have 5/6 paragraphs with 3/4 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:
para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: reason 4. address both of the views presented for reason 4 (optional)
para 6: conclusion.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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