Do you agree or disagree that progress is always for good? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

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Do you agree or disagree that progress is always for good? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Submitted by Dozer on Sat, 01/20/2018 - 13:08

People have been arguing a lot regarding whether or not progress is always for better. Some of as are certain that developments have negative consequences when others hold the completely opposite opinion. Personally, I think that progress is advantageous for human beings. I feel this way for two main reasons, which I will explore in the following essay.
First of all, progress in medicine has helped people maintain their health and live longer lives. A couple of centuries ago, millions of people died from infections. However, these days we have groups of drugs called antibiotics that are able to successfully cure infectious diseases. Not only that, but highly developed vaccines let us prevent life-threatening illnesses. My personal experience is a compelling example of this. When I was about eight years old, I came down with a dangerous and highly contagious disease called pneumonia. Fortunately, at that time, antibiotics were already available to cure the illness. As a result, with the help of the modern medications, I recovered quickly and was vaccinated from pneumonia in a local hospital. Although some individuals complain that contemporary drugs are expensive, they help us to fight dangerous infections and stay alive. That is why I think that developments in medicine have always more prons than flaws.
Secondly, technological progress has helped people to make their dreams come true and enjoy their lives. Highly developed vehicles let us voyage and explore new places and cultures. When people travel, they learn something new, which makes their lives fascinating and enjoyable. For instance, I am passionate about traveling, and every summer I take a trip to a new place. I prefer voyaging by car because it is not as costly as flying by aircraft, and because my personal vehicle is equipped with GPS system for effective navigation, with air-conditioner to maintain the pleasant environment inside the car, and with a radio to listen to my favorite music. All these technological features make my driving truly comfortable. If not for owning such as a progressive car, I would not be able to visit a myriad of destinations. Despite the opinion that cars pollute the environment, they bring us a lot of pleasure and happiness.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that advancements are always beneficial. This is because developments increased our quality of life by providing us with effective drugs, and tools to enjoy our lives.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 42, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
...eople have been arguing a lot regarding whether or not progress is always for better. Some of ...
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Line 3, column 928, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ing us a lot of pleasure and happiness. In conclusion, I strongly believe that a...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, regarding, second, secondly, so, for instance, i feel, i think, in conclusion, such as, as a result, first of all

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 15.1003584229 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 9.8082437276 20% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 13.8261648746 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 11.0286738351 136% => OK
Pronoun: 47.0 43.0788530466 109% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 52.1666666667 84% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 8.0752688172 62% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2068.0 1977.66487455 105% => OK
No of words: 396.0 407.700716846 97% => OK
Chars per words: 5.22222222222 4.8611393121 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.46091344257 4.48103885553 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03008416718 2.67179642975 113% => OK
Unique words: 230.0 212.727598566 108% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.580808080808 0.524837075471 111% => OK
syllable_count: 653.4 618.680645161 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 15.0 9.59856630824 156% => OK
Article: 1.0 3.08781362007 32% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.86738351254 268% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.94265232975 101% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.6003584229 117% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.1344086022 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 43.2605157415 48.9658058833 88% => OK
Chars per sentence: 86.1666666667 100.406767564 86% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.5 20.6045352989 80% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.75 5.45110844103 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 11.8709677419 110% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 3.85842293907 181% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.88709677419 82% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0880574611302 0.236089414692 37% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0274446309797 0.076458572812 36% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0375432222248 0.0737576698707 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0590000649918 0.150856017488 39% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0380324007923 0.0645574589148 59% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.4 11.7677419355 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.24 58.1214874552 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 10.1575268817 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.7 10.9000537634 117% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.78 8.01818996416 110% => OK
difficult_words: 109.0 86.8835125448 125% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 10.002688172 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.0537634409 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 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: conclusion.

So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:

reasons == advantages or

reasons == disadvantages

for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.


Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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