Video records are a better way to learn about the way other people in the world live rather than written documents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
With technology becoming increasingly prevalent, it is thought that watching videos to learn about other cultures is a more effective method than reading written documents such as magazines or books. While this assertion could be true to a certain extent, I would argue that reading is a better option in some circumstances.
Clearly, videos can be considered as one of the most powerful facilitators in acquiring knowledge about different ways of life around the globe. In fact, videos provide viewers with realistic and vivid illustrations of the countries, enabling them to effortlessly get a better grasp of what life is like in other cultures without having to use their imagination while learning. For instance, learners can easily visualize Western cultures such as their greetings, traditional foods, or typical types of clothes as well as weather conditions via videos. Image and sound effects also leave stronger impressions on viewers compared to written documents such as books or magazines, hence, facilitating their long-term memory.
On the flip side, videos are not always available and accessible for all types of learners. In particular, those living in remote mountainous areas may find it challenging to get access to the internet or possess a computer. Therefore, learning about other communities through short films seems to be impossible. In this case, printed materials such as books and magazines appear to be more predominant and irreplaceable. Moreover, avid readers would prefer to read paper-based documents rather than sit in front of the screen which they find unappealing.
All things considered, video watching can be effective in delivering colorful images about global lifestyles and fulfilling their curiosity. However, I still maintain that it is not an optimal option for some types of learners due to its low accessibility. Thus, people should opt for suitable approaches depending on their financial health and preferences.
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Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 326, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... a better option in some circumstances. Clearly, videos can be considered as one...
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Line 4, column 173, Rule ID: ALLOW_TO[1]
Message: Did you mean 'getting'? Or maybe you should add a pronoun? In active voice, 'challenge' + 'to' takes an object, usually a pronoun.
Suggestion: getting
...untainous areas may find it challenging to get access to the internet or possess a com...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, hence, however, if, may, moreover, so, still, therefore, thus, well, while, for instance, in fact, in particular, such as, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 13.1623246493 84% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 7.85571142285 102% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 10.4138276553 106% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 7.30460921844 55% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 19.0 24.0651302605 79% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 41.998997996 95% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 8.3376753507 36% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1667.0 1615.20841683 103% => OK
No of words: 304.0 315.596192385 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.48355263158 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17559525986 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00178667653 2.80592935109 107% => OK
Unique words: 192.0 176.041082164 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.631578947368 0.561755894193 112% => OK
syllable_count: 512.1 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 0.0 2.52805611222 0% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 16.0721442886 87% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.2819780436 49.4020404114 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.071428571 106.682146367 112% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.7142857143 20.7667163134 105% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.92857142857 7.06120827912 141% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 3.4128256513 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.205482164041 0.244688304435 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0594363013847 0.084324248473 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0504516436229 0.0667982634062 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.115703002759 0.151304729494 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0465604834652 0.056905535591 82% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 13.0946893788 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 50.2224549098 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.3001002004 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.5 12.4159519038 117% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.56 8.58950901804 111% => OK
difficult_words: 94.0 78.4519038076 120% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 9.78957915832 148% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.7795591182 139% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 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 1, column 326, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... a better option in some circumstances. Clearly, videos can be considered as one...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 173, Rule ID: ALLOW_TO[1]
Message: Did you mean 'getting'? Or maybe you should add a pronoun? In active voice, 'challenge' + 'to' takes an object, usually a pronoun.
Suggestion: getting
...untainous areas may find it challenging to get access to the internet or possess a com...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, hence, however, if, may, moreover, so, still, therefore, thus, well, while, for instance, in fact, in particular, such as, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 13.1623246493 84% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 7.85571142285 102% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 10.4138276553 106% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 7.30460921844 55% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 19.0 24.0651302605 79% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 41.998997996 95% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 8.3376753507 36% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1667.0 1615.20841683 103% => OK
No of words: 304.0 315.596192385 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.48355263158 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17559525986 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00178667653 2.80592935109 107% => OK
Unique words: 192.0 176.041082164 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.631578947368 0.561755894193 112% => OK
syllable_count: 512.1 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 0.0 2.52805611222 0% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 16.0721442886 87% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.2819780436 49.4020404114 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.071428571 106.682146367 112% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.7142857143 20.7667163134 105% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.92857142857 7.06120827912 141% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 3.4128256513 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.205482164041 0.244688304435 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0594363013847 0.084324248473 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0504516436229 0.0667982634062 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.115703002759 0.151304729494 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0465604834652 0.056905535591 82% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 13.0946893788 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 50.2224549098 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.3001002004 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.5 12.4159519038 117% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.56 8.58950901804 111% => OK
difficult_words: 94.0 78.4519038076 120% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 9.78957915832 148% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.7795591182 139% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 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.