Different friends or similar friends
Some people like friends who are different from them, while others like friends who are similar. If I have to make a choice, I prefer similar friends.
Admittedly, the idea of having different friends is not without advantages. On one hand, contacting with different friends gives one a broader outlook to life. Different friends can enrich our experiences by their conducts and thoughts that are different from ours. In addition, they can help a person enjoy a variety of interests.
Nonetheless, I believe that similar friends have more advantages. We can feel confident and strong when we have a group of friends who share the same opinions. A person with a purpose in life such as an artist or a politician may feel a special need to surround himself with people who can assist and encourage him in his work.
In addition, similar friends mean the same way of thinking and doing things; therefore they are generally more compatible and easy to get along with. I can think of no better illustration of the idea than the example of my roommate and I who both like studying quietly and dislike loud music, so we can enjoy a quiet environment together and concentrate on our assignments. We both go to bed early so none of us would be bothered while sleeping. Furthermore, it is convenient for similar friends to communicate and enjoy their leisure time together. My roommate and I frequently have fun together because we have the same hobby playing chess.
For the reasons given above, I would have to declare myself as one of those prefer similar friends to different friends.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Transition Words or Phrases used:
furthermore, if, look, may, nonetheless, so, therefore, while, in addition, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 7.0 100% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 1.00243902439 998% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 11.0 6.8 162% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 3.15609756098 253% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 31.0 5.60731707317 553% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 38.0 33.7804878049 112% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 3.97073170732 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1319.0 965.302439024 137% => OK
No of words: 272.0 196.424390244 138% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.84926470588 4.92477711251 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.06108636974 3.73543355544 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.710990124 2.65546596893 102% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 106.607317073 141% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.551470588235 0.547539520022 101% => OK
syllable_count: 413.1 283.868780488 146% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.45097560976 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 1.53170731707 588% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 4.33902439024 46% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.07073170732 187% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.482926829268 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 3.36585365854 89% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 8.94146341463 168% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 22.4926829268 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 43.7843198721 43.030603864 102% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.9333333333 112.824112599 78% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.1333333333 22.9334400587 79% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.53333333333 5.23603664747 106% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 3.83414634146 130% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 0.0 1.69756097561 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 3.70975609756 377% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 1.13902439024 88% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 4.09268292683 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.432881460086 0.215688989381 201% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.17462875664 0.103423049105 169% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.146419112783 0.0843802449381 174% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.29186729028 0.15604864568 187% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.10763814834 0.0819641961636 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.5 13.2329268293 79% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 61.2550243902 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.51609756098 48% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 10.3012195122 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.55 11.4140731707 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.49 8.06136585366 93% => OK
difficult_words: 51.0 40.7170731707 125% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 11.4329268293 52% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.9970731707 84% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.0658536585 99% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Maximum four paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
---------------------
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.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
furthermore, if, look, may, nonetheless, so, therefore, while, in addition, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 7.0 100% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 1.00243902439 998% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 11.0 6.8 162% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 3.15609756098 253% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 31.0 5.60731707317 553% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 38.0 33.7804878049 112% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 3.97073170732 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1319.0 965.302439024 137% => OK
No of words: 272.0 196.424390244 138% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.84926470588 4.92477711251 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.06108636974 3.73543355544 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.710990124 2.65546596893 102% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 106.607317073 141% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.551470588235 0.547539520022 101% => OK
syllable_count: 413.1 283.868780488 146% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.45097560976 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 1.53170731707 588% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 4.33902439024 46% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.07073170732 187% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.482926829268 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 3.36585365854 89% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 8.94146341463 168% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 22.4926829268 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 43.7843198721 43.030603864 102% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.9333333333 112.824112599 78% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.1333333333 22.9334400587 79% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.53333333333 5.23603664747 106% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 3.83414634146 130% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 0.0 1.69756097561 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 3.70975609756 377% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 1.13902439024 88% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 4.09268292683 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.432881460086 0.215688989381 201% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.17462875664 0.103423049105 169% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.146419112783 0.0843802449381 174% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.29186729028 0.15604864568 187% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.10763814834 0.0819641961636 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.5 13.2329268293 79% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 61.2550243902 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.51609756098 48% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 10.3012195122 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.55 11.4140731707 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.49 8.06136585366 93% => OK
difficult_words: 51.0 40.7170731707 125% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 11.4329268293 52% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.9970731707 84% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.0658536585 99% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Maximum four paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
---------------------
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.