It is better to have a broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

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It is better to have a broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Nowadays, a tremendous amount of information is available for almost any field of study. Moreover, with the increasing curiosity of human minds, and new innovations, experts are able to develop new innovations and add to the reservoir of knowledge. In such times, I believe it is crucial to specialize in one particular field of study rather than trying to touch the surface of all. I feel this way for several reasons which I will explore in the following essay.

To begin with, one can get an in-depth understanding and make ground-breaking discoveries only when one has all the required knowledge of a subject. It is necessary to be conversant with the development made to date in order to explore new dimensions and achieve breakthroughs. For instance, Albert Einstein, Newton, Stephen Hawking, etc. devoted their entire life learning the concepts and theories of the universe which allowed them to achieve new heights in their respective field. Similarly, artists such as musicians, painters, novelists, etc. have to go through years of rigorous training and practice before producing their masterpieces. Hardly anyone in such intellectual fields would get fame overnight. Thus, it is a must that a person devotes a significant amount of time and effort to learning the subject they are interested in holistically.

Moreover, there are several limitations that impede the human mind from being an expert or even familiar with many academic subjects. These limitations are one's personal interests, and mental capacity and aptitude to grasp and fathom information from a variety of fields. A person who is not fascinated by the subject is least likely to make any progress or contribute to the knowledge-building process. One has to be motivated from within in order to quench the thirst for knowledge. Also, it may be difficult for all to learn and excel at multiple subjects. Few examples are there in history such as Michelangelo, and Da Vinci who were masters in various fields. However, it is a rare trait.

Some may argue that having a broader knowledge of multiple academic subjects opens up different career options to choose from. Supporters of the given statement may even say that one would be able to contribute readily in any field if they have even the slightest information about how it works. However, what they fail to consider is the pursuit of human beings to solve mysteries by exploring the unknown. It is possible only with a profound knowledge of any given subject. Thus, it is imperative to focus on specializing in a particular subject. After all, being an Ace of something is better than being a jack of everything.

In light of these points, I definitely think that it is a wise decision to master one subject. Keeping in mind the requirement of great knowledge to invent something new, limitations of personal inclinations and mental capabilities, and the ultimate goal of knowledge building, it seems impractical and indefensible to try to be better at multiple subjects.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 646, Rule ID: ADVERB_WORD_ORDER[1]
Message: The adverb 'Hardly' is usually not used at the beginning of a sentence.
...ce before producing their masterpieces. Hardly anyone in such intellectual fields woul...
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Line 7, column 10, Rule ID: MASS_AGREEMENT[2]
Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'argues'.
Suggestion: argues
...wever, it is a rare trait. Some may argue that having a broader knowledge of mult...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, may, moreover, similarly, so, thus, after all, as to, for instance, i feel, such as, to begin with

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 15.1003584229 172% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 9.8082437276 82% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 13.8261648746 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.0286738351 91% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 43.0788530466 67% => OK
Preposition: 82.0 52.1666666667 157% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2524.0 1977.66487455 128% => OK
No of words: 494.0 407.700716846 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.10931174089 4.8611393121 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.71445763274 4.48103885553 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.01728372034 2.67179642975 113% => OK
Unique words: 263.0 212.727598566 124% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.532388663968 0.524837075471 101% => OK
syllable_count: 801.0 618.680645161 129% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 9.59856630824 115% => OK
Article: 2.0 3.08781362007 65% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.51792114695 28% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.86738351254 214% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.94265232975 101% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 20.6003584229 131% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 20.1344086022 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.9229091004 48.9658058833 94% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.4814814815 100.406767564 93% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.2962962963 20.6045352989 89% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.51851851852 5.45110844103 83% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 11.8709677419 101% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.85842293907 52% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 13.0 4.88709677419 266% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.198941802326 0.236089414692 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.049411749991 0.076458572812 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0502956791498 0.0737576698707 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.11074029953 0.150856017488 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0485481442883 0.0645574589148 75% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.8 11.7677419355 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 58.1214874552 92% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 10.1575268817 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.36 10.9000537634 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.62 8.01818996416 108% => OK
difficult_words: 128.0 86.8835125448 147% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 10.002688172 115% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.0537634409 92% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.247311828 117% => 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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