What most human beings really want to attain is not knowledge, but certainty. Gaining real knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open-but most people prefer to be reassured rather than to learn the complex and often unsettling truth about a

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What most human beings really want to attain is not knowledge, but certainty. Gaining real knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open-but most people prefer to be reassured rather than to learn the complex and often unsettling truth about anything.

Everybody wants reassurance and certainty in life but it is wrong to say that most human beings do not want knowledge. It is true that gaining knowledge requires taking risks and keeping the mind open but at the same time, it leads to development and progress. If every person will think on the lines of the author, then there will be no new developments and inventions. The people who do not want to acquire knowledge also face risks in their lives. In fact, risks and uncertainty will be there, even if a human being does not learn new things. Risks cannot be avoided in one's life. However, it is also true that knowledge is about learning something complex. It often opens up more questions than the solutions.

Medical professionals, lawyers, and business people have to deal with risks and uncertainties. If a doctor will think about the risk factor, he will not be able to treat his patients. Knowledge also brings reassurance. By acquiring knowledge about our universe, environment, and weather, we can have forecasts of rain, thunder, and earthquakes etc. It prepares people for unwanted weather disturbances. If a natural disaster is known to occur then the government can plan to handle it in advance. It has some adverse effects also. Knowledge of the universe has helped us to understand our place in the universe but also added another mystery to what existed before time and the universe.

It is true that some systems are very complex to understand and add mystery but still they are interesting and do attract people to research on them. Sometimes the outcomes of these researches are very productive. For example, knowledge of SONAR, bats navigate by sonar. The study that bats can determine how far away prey or other objects are, by using SONAR, is very interesting. This knowledge of sonar illustrates the complexity of minds. Human beings have used the knowledge of SONAR. Knowledge, risk, and uncertainty are the foundations for new inventions and progress.

If a person is assured and satisfied with his life, then there is very little scope for his growth. Our ancestors used to think about matter in very simple terms- ancient philosophers had simple theories about the composition of matter such as matter being composed of fire, water, air, and earth, but advanced technology has given us a more precise view of matter. Now, we have accurate understanding of matter. We can explain chemical reactions. New atomic theory has given birth to quantum and wave theories. However, each new discovery is also adding complexity to the structure of matter.

Hence, the conclusion is that though human beings want reassurance and certainty in their lives, they do require knowledge also. They want to learn about new and complex things whether it involves taking risks. It gives them thrill also and helps them to grow. Moreover, real knowledge also helps in making our lives more comfortable. Therefore, though knowledge is complex and sometimes unsettling, still it is essential for the mankind.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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... new things. Risks cannot be avoided in ones life. However, it is also true that kno...
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...ople for unwanted weather disturbances. If a natural disaster is known to occur th...
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...in advance. It has some adverse effects also. Knowledge of the universe has helped u...
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... existed before time and the universe. It is true that some systems are very c...
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...tions for new inventions and progress. If a person is assured and satisfied wi...
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...complexity to the structure of matter. Hence, the conclusion is that though hu...
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Discourse Markers used:
['also', 'but', 'hence', 'however', 'if', 'moreover', 'so', 'still', 'then', 'therefore', 'for example', 'in fact', 'such as', 'it is true']

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

Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.242957746479 0.240241500013 101% => OK
Verbs: 0.174295774648 0.157235817809 111% => OK
Adjectives: 0.0757042253521 0.0880659088768 86% => OK
Adverbs: 0.068661971831 0.0497285424764 138% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0580985915493 0.0444667217837 131% => OK
Prepositions: 0.102112676056 0.12292977631 83% => OK
Participles: 0.0369718309859 0.0406280797675 91% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.71083042802 2.79330140395 97% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0281690140845 0.030933414821 91% => OK
Particles: 0.00176056338028 0.0016655270985 106% => OK
Determiners: 0.0580985915493 0.0997080785238 58% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0176056338028 0.0249443105267 71% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.00528169014085 0.0148568991511 36% => Some subClauses wanted starting by 'Which, Who, What, Whom, Whose.....'

Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 3031.0 2732.02544248 111% => OK
No of words: 502.0 452.878318584 111% => OK
Chars per words: 6.03784860558 6.0361032391 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.7334296765 4.58838876751 103% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.346613545817 0.366273622748 95% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.258964143426 0.280924506359 92% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.193227091633 0.200843997647 96% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.141434262948 0.132149295362 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.71083042802 2.79330140395 97% => OK
Unique words: 257.0 219.290929204 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.511952191235 0.48968727796 105% => OK
Word variations: 60.815242991 55.4138127331 110% => OK
How many sentences: 34.0 20.6194690265 165% => OK
Sentence length: 14.7647058824 23.380412469 63% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.6115405326 59.4972553346 77% => OK
Chars per sentence: 89.1470588235 141.124799967 63% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.7647058824 23.380412469 63% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.411764705882 0.674092028746 61% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.94800884956 101% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.21349557522 134% => OK
Readability: 40.661120225 51.4728631049 79% => OK
Elegance: 1.26900584795 1.64882698954 77% => OK

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.467590727742 0.391690518653 119% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.0964444773243 0.123202303941 78% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0790001119128 0.077325440228 102% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.405872251073 0.547984918172 74% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.122416068975 0.149214159877 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.130000082714 0.161403998019 81% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0905754805266 0.0892212321368 102% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.283788070557 0.385218514788 74% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0974693251496 0.0692045440612 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.295008631016 0.275328986314 107% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.103859138877 0.0653680567796 159% => OK

Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 10.4325221239 134% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 5.30420353982 207% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 4.88274336283 184% => Less neutral sentences wanted.
Positive topic words: 13.0 7.22455752212 180% => OK
Negative topic words: 10.0 3.66592920354 273% => OK
Neutral topic words: 7.0 2.70907079646 258% => OK
Total topic words: 30.0 13.5995575221 221% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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