The author argues that in today's age with intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible to regard any living individual as a hero. Although the mass media may offer challenges to achieving a hero-like status, the claim is extreme and holds only partial merit. Because of the media, more obstacles to fame exist, but modern individuals can indeed be regarded as heroes.
The author's idea suggests that today there can be no living hero. The statement is absurd and can be immediately thwarted by the acknowledgment of heroes that currently exist. Perhaps the more difficult concept concerns what makes a hero. The definition of hero is clearly subjective. However, for the purpose of this argument, it will refer to an individual who is widely respected for their contribution to society. President Obama is alive today and is still widely regarded and respected for his contributions to equal rights, specifically to the African American and LGBT populations. Admittedly, the media and those opposed to his actions attempt to deface his legitimacy, he is considered a modern hero by the majority nonetheless.
In concession, mass media coverage does offer disadvantages to becoming a hero. Scrutiny is intensified at every angle. Individual personal lives are constantly assessed and criticized. In other words, modern media coverage allows more opportunity for disapproval. Michael Phelps, world record Olympic swimmer, was once thought to be an ideal American hero. He was a household name and widely respected internationally for his abilities. However, because of the media and exposure of his personal life, he was caught participating in the use of recreational drugs. The coverage damaged his reputation. Even though his actions we unrelated to his accomplishments, he was stripped of his title and fame. Fortunately, heroes that are not alive today are not subject to the same criticism and are at an advantage.
On the other end of the spectrum, media coverage may make it easier to become a hero through the coverage of content that would otherwise be left unknown to society. Recently, firefighters combating the wildfires in Australia have been the topic of discussion in international news. Individuals on the other side of the world are able to connect to their accomplishments and sacrifices.
Conclusively, intense media coverage can offer disadvantages to today's heroes. However, it is still possible for modern heroes to exist. Moreover, with increased exposure opportunity related to the media, it is easier for some individuals to achieve the status of hero.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 5, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, may, moreover, nonetheless, so, still, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 19.5258426966 133% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 12.4196629213 64% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.3162921348 53% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 28.0 33.0505617978 85% => OK
Preposition: 50.0 58.6224719101 85% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 12.9106741573 46% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2187.0 2235.4752809 98% => OK
No of words: 411.0 442.535393258 93% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.32116788321 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.50256981431 4.55969084622 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.07662862615 2.79657885939 110% => OK
Unique words: 210.0 215.323595506 98% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.510948905109 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 728.1 704.065955056 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 7.0 4.99550561798 140% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 26.0 20.2370786517 128% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 23.0359550562 65% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 36.7845156515 60.3974514979 61% => OK
Chars per sentence: 84.1153846154 118.986275619 71% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.8076923077 23.4991977007 67% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.73076923077 5.21951772744 52% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 19.0 10.2758426966 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.83258426966 83% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.201801030168 0.243740707755 83% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0598809233251 0.0831039109588 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0665806008677 0.0758088955206 88% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.131242179781 0.150359130593 87% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0652701535212 0.0667264976115 98% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.5 14.1392134831 81% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 39.33 48.8420337079 81% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.1743820225 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.28 12.1639044944 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.95 8.38706741573 107% => OK
difficult_words: 119.0 100.480337079 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 11.2143820225 71% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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