A/D:It is better to have broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject.
Some favor being a generalist, believing one who dabbles in many subjects enjoys a
colorful career path. Surely, a broad spectrum of knowledge prompts one to experience a
variety of jobs, thus infusing new blood into an otherwise dull, monotonous life. Others,
on the contrary, prefer to be a specialist, declaring by delving into a certain area of specialty,
one is allowed to enjoy his narrow niche without much competition. In fact, I am assertive
that broad in-depth knowledge about multiple subjects, in contrast to well honed expertise
in a single field, is a superior selection.
First, a broad range of subjects, in many respects, supplements one with diverse add-on
skills, hence a kaleidoscopic career life. My classmate Alex, truly, is an excellent example.
As a French major, not only does he showcase superb language prowess, but also attains
a set of auxiliary skills via the various courses he takes during college years. Surely, his
good command of subjects like accounting and economics is a competitive edge, which
helps him to secure a foothold in Ernst & Young, a renowned international accountancy
firm. Besides, Alex’s near-native fluency in French also enables him to branch off into other
areas, offering him part-time jobs at language institutes or translation companies. In this
regard, one clearly notes being a dilettante, in a degree, provides one with numerous
career options, thus broadening his horizon.
Besides, broad peripheral knowledge of diverse subjects, in a corporate world, streamlines
routines and mitigates the burden. My uncle Bob, a simultaneous interpreter at a
prestigious translation agency, is a case in point. Because Bob is constantly asked to
interpret for high-end meetings, scientific forums or even international arbitration, he
needs to grasp a vast range of technical jargon or specialized knowledge in multiple fields.
However, since in his spare time, Bob demonstrates a keen interest in subjects like physics,
diplomatic affairs and so on, he often accomplishes tasks with much ease. Indeed, while
his colleagues are wrestling with long sheets of technical terms or facts, my uncle always
memorizes and understands them in a few workdays. In this sense, it can be argued that
a broad base of knowledge in various areas boosts efficiency at the workplace and
alleviates pressure.
By way of conclusion, I do think a person must know a wide range of academic subjects.
After all, a generalist with add-on specialties and broad knowledge about diverse fields are
more likely to survive in today’s world.
- Some teachers are just lecturing (speaking) in class and students only take notes; some other teachers spend their class time on discussions and projects, and students share their ideas with their classmates. Which one do you prefer? 86
- A/D:It is better to have broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject. 97
- It is more enjoyable to have a job where you work only three days a week for long hours than to have a job where you work five days a week for shorter hours 93
- A/D The government wants to improve the education of high schools, and there are two plans:1. Choose a group of good teachers and train them first, and after that let them go back to their schools and train other teachers.2. Provide training for every tea 76
- Some parent offer their school-age children money for each high grade (mark) they get in school.Do you think this is a good idea? 66
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 21, column 81, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...cle Bob, a simultaneous interpreter at a prestigious translation agency, is a cas...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, but, first, hence, however, if, so, thus, well, while, after all, in contrast, in fact, in contrast to, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 15.1003584229 79% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 9.8082437276 20% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 13.8261648746 80% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 11.0286738351 36% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 23.0 43.0788530466 53% => OK
Preposition: 67.0 52.1666666667 128% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 8.0752688172 74% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2226.0 1977.66487455 113% => OK
No of words: 408.0 407.700716846 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.45588235294 4.8611393121 112% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.49433085973 4.48103885553 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03792854913 2.67179642975 114% => OK
Unique words: 259.0 212.727598566 122% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.634803921569 0.524837075471 121% => OK
syllable_count: 680.4 618.680645161 110% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.51630824373 112% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 9.59856630824 115% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.994623655914 0% => OK
Article: 7.0 3.08781362007 227% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.86738351254 54% => OK
Preposition: 12.0 4.94265232975 243% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 20.6003584229 87% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.1344086022 109% => OK
Sentence length SD: 39.0425535494 48.9658058833 80% => OK
Chars per sentence: 123.666666667 100.406767564 123% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.6666666667 20.6045352989 110% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.44444444444 5.45110844103 137% => OK
Paragraphs: 31.0 4.53405017921 684% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 1.0 5.5376344086 18% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 11.8709677419 93% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.85842293907 26% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.88709677419 123% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.192963560738 0.236089414692 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0536519527116 0.076458572812 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0435194283544 0.0737576698707 59% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0406616081637 0.150856017488 27% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0538840520045 0.0645574589148 83% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 11.7677419355 133% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.69 58.1214874552 70% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.1 10.1575268817 129% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.68 10.9000537634 135% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.72 8.01818996416 121% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 86.8835125448 148% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 10.002688172 105% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.0537634409 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.247311828 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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