It is better to learn the way people lived in the past through films and video records than written documents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People can learn history in many ways. Some people think that it is better to know the past based on films and video files compared to written historical accounts. Well, both video and written documentation can provide information on people’s lives in the past, however, in my opinion, the better way to keep track of people’s past life is still through written statements or documents.
Undoubtedly, there is more information that can be learned through written records. Firstly, there are many printed materials available such as books, biographies, and letters. In the past, for instance, individuals communicate through letters, others write their experiences in their diaries, and other records their observation on journals. Thus with more materials to study the past, there is more information that can be extracted. Secondly, written documents are clearer and more substantial. This is true as in the case of handwritten letters that were done by people who lived before the technology existed. With this form of documentation, emotions and thoughts were captured through written language, thus understanding people in the past deeper.
However, there may be claims that some historical accounts were written subjectively and might be biased. People who believe this argue that videos are more objective than written context. This may be true but then some information is limited to videos. Also, films are sometimes exaggerated and manipulated to make it more appealing to viewers. With these drawbacks of video documentation, people can have a different representation of the past. At times, written data might be subjective but it can capture more real-life stories than video records and films.
To conclude, there are many ways to learn about people’s past life. Both written and video documentation can be helpful in understanding history. However, I believe that a written document is more credible and detailed in providing facts and stories of human history.
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Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 344, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
... records their observation on journals. Thus with more materials to study the past, ...
^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, still, then, thus, well, for instance, such as, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 13.1623246493 167% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 7.85571142285 140% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 10.4138276553 144% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 7.30460921844 123% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 24.0651302605 83% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 41.998997996 110% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 8.3376753507 144% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1681.0 1615.20841683 104% => OK
No of words: 310.0 315.596192385 98% => OK
Chars per words: 5.42258064516 5.12529762239 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.19604776685 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.91233159825 2.80592935109 104% => OK
Unique words: 158.0 176.041082164 90% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.509677419355 0.561755894193 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 513.0 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 5.43587174349 55% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.10420841683 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 16.0721442886 118% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.2975951904 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 41.0253620631 49.4020404114 83% => OK
Chars per sentence: 88.4736842105 106.682146367 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.3157894737 20.7667163134 79% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.73684210526 7.06120827912 95% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 8.67935871743 58% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 3.4128256513 293% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.332735619395 0.244688304435 136% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.110229798533 0.084324248473 131% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0799178343997 0.0667982634062 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.234619862649 0.151304729494 155% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0860599701595 0.056905535591 151% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.3 13.0946893788 94% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 46.78 50.2224549098 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.3001002004 95% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.86 12.4159519038 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.35 8.58950901804 97% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 78.4519038076 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 9.78957915832 87% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.1190380762 83% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 67.4157303371 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.0 Out of 9
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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 344, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
... records their observation on journals. Thus with more materials to study the past, ...
^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, still, then, thus, well, for instance, such as, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 13.1623246493 167% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 7.85571142285 140% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 10.4138276553 144% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 7.30460921844 123% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 24.0651302605 83% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 41.998997996 110% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 8.3376753507 144% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1681.0 1615.20841683 104% => OK
No of words: 310.0 315.596192385 98% => OK
Chars per words: 5.42258064516 5.12529762239 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.19604776685 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.91233159825 2.80592935109 104% => OK
Unique words: 158.0 176.041082164 90% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.509677419355 0.561755894193 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 513.0 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 5.43587174349 55% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.10420841683 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 16.0721442886 118% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.2975951904 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 41.0253620631 49.4020404114 83% => OK
Chars per sentence: 88.4736842105 106.682146367 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.3157894737 20.7667163134 79% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.73684210526 7.06120827912 95% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 8.67935871743 58% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 3.4128256513 293% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.332735619395 0.244688304435 136% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.110229798533 0.084324248473 131% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0799178343997 0.0667982634062 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.234619862649 0.151304729494 155% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0860599701595 0.056905535591 151% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.3 13.0946893788 94% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 46.78 50.2224549098 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.3001002004 95% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.86 12.4159519038 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.35 8.58950901804 97% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 78.4519038076 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 9.78957915832 87% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.1190380762 83% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 67.4157303371 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.0 Out of 9
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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.