The first step to self-knowledge is rejection of the familiar.
The claim stated is that the initial step to self-knowledge is rejection of the familiar. In order to know more about yourself one must reject all the aspects that are familiar. According to me to claim stated is correct.
We should not base the understanding of ourselves solely on the past. Though it may seem familiar, but it will not lead to self growth.
Suppose we are given a problem to solve. To simplify our example we will take the problem to be a mathematical one. Initially we try to solve it using formulas that we know. This is where the problem starts. Our mind is so one dimensional that we think that the problem can we solved with something that we have already learnt. We forget to use new techniques. We keep thinking upon it for too long but still we are unable to find a solution. All we need is to use a distinct approach to solve the problem.
Take this situation, you have gone to a wedding and you cannot find a space to park your car. What will you do? Will you keep waiting for someone to remove their car in order to find solution to this. I have a friend who was faced with a similar situation. Instead of wasting his time, he went inside the hall, announced the number of a random car , and informed its driver to remove it as it was blocking the traffic.By using this new approach , he saved his time.
This is what is needed. If we keep thinking in one dimension only, we will get stuck in a labyrinth, a maze which is never ending.
Take for instance, Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. He failed 100 times to come with an invention which was so necessary. What would have happened if he kept thinking in just one direction. Eclectic knowledge is necessary. Edison kept on trying different trials to come with the invention of the bulb. What if he had given up? Would we still have light at night then?
I have learnt in my experience that you need to let go of the past. The past may be familiar and comfortable , but it will not let us grow. When i moved from school to college, I was not ready to let go. But by doing this I stopped myself from experiencing the new friendships that I could form or the new adventures that I could take upon. Soon i realised that in order to develop myself I have to reject the familiar. I need to keep challenging myself to know myself more. I have to push the boundaries.
Therefore to know yourself more, we have to shun the familiar.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: This phrase can sound awkward in English. Consider using 'in my opinion' or 'I think'.
Suggestion: In my opinion; I think
...ject all the aspects that are familiar. According to me to claim stated is correct. We should...
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Suggestion: ,
...ll, announced the number of a random car , and informed its driver to remove it as...
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Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: By
...emove it as it was blocking the traffic.By using this new approach , he saved his ...
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Suggestion: ,
...g the traffic.By using this new approach , he saved his time. This is what is ne...
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Suggestion: ,
...The past may be familiar and comfortable , but it will not let us grow. When i mov...
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Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
...ble , but it will not let us grow. When i moved from school to college, I was not...
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Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
...adventures that I could take upon. Soon i realised that in order to develop mysel...
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Therefore,
... more. I have to push the boundaries. Therefore to know yourself more, we have to shun ...
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Discourse Markers used:
['but', 'if', 'may', 'so', 'still', 'then', 'therefore', 'for instance']
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.143141153082 0.240241500013 60% => OK
Verbs: 0.236580516899 0.157235817809 150% => OK
Adjectives: 0.0497017892644 0.0880659088768 56% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0417495029821 0.0497285424764 84% => OK
Pronouns: 0.115308151093 0.0444667217837 259% => Less pronouns wanted. Try not to use 'you, I, they, he...' as the subject of a sentence
Prepositions: 0.0894632206759 0.12292977631 73% => OK
Participles: 0.051689860835 0.0406280797675 127% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.47178777092 2.79330140395 88% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0616302186879 0.030933414821 199% => Less infinitives wanted.
Particles: 0.00397614314115 0.0016655270985 239% => OK
Determiners: 0.0854870775348 0.0997080785238 86% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0278330019881 0.0249443105267 112% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.0198807157058 0.0148568991511 134% => OK
Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 2423.0 2732.02544248 89% => OK
No of words: 457.0 452.878318584 101% => OK
Chars per words: 5.30196936543 6.0361032391 88% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.62358717085 4.58838876751 101% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.245076586433 0.366273622748 67% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.17943107221 0.280924506359 64% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.129102844639 0.200843997647 64% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.0831509846827 0.132149295362 63% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.47178777092 2.79330140395 88% => OK
Unique words: 220.0 219.290929204 100% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.481400437637 0.48968727796 98% => OK
Word variations: 54.316541678 55.4138127331 98% => OK
How many sentences: 35.0 20.6194690265 170% => OK
Sentence length: 13.0571428571 23.380412469 56% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.9045901221 59.4972553346 60% => OK
Chars per sentence: 69.2285714286 141.124799967 49% => More chars per sentence wanted.
Words per sentence: 13.0571428571 23.380412469 56% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.228571428571 0.674092028746 34% => More Discourse Markers wanted.
Paragraphs: 8.0 4.94800884956 162% => OK
Language errors: 8.0 5.21349557522 153% => OK
Readability: 31.0002500781 51.4728631049 60% => OK
Elegance: 0.722222222222 1.64882698954 44% => Essaays need to be developed more elegantly.
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.446345612232 0.391690518653 114% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.0840711361817 0.123202303941 68% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0748018394513 0.077325440228 97% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.501958283287 0.547984918172 92% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.174368015952 0.149214159877 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.139869422527 0.161403998019 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.135672747157 0.0892212321368 152% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.204501551427 0.385218514788 53% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0882631730202 0.0692045440612 128% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.255868872192 0.275328986314 93% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.134025120968 0.0653680567796 205% => OK
Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 10.4325221239 77% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 13.0 5.30420353982 245% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 14.0 4.88274336283 287% => Less neutral sentences wanted.
Positive topic words: 6.0 7.22455752212 83% => OK
Negative topic words: 11.0 3.66592920354 300% => OK
Neutral topic words: 5.0 2.70907079646 185% => OK
Total topic words: 22.0 13.5995575221 162% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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Note: This is not the final score. 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.