The best way for a society to prepare its young people for leadership in government, industry, or otherwise fields is by instilling in them a sense of cooperation, not competition.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
Over the years the issues of cooperation and competition have been one that resonance with a lot of fervency. From our homes, to workplace, in schools and learning centers, government and industry, and in very rare situation, in religious centers. The view point usually converge in this simple sentence: When is it appropriate to push the other and subdue the former. In this article, I will explain the concept of leadership, then explore the concepts of cooperation and competition with emphasis on the need to promote in most cases the former.
Leadership entails the art of leading in whatsoever capacity. The long time maxim that every thing starts and stops with leadership is one of the very few universal truths as it has distinguished leading nations from lagging ones. And leaders have come to understand the value, virtues, and more importantly the dividends of cooperation in leadership.
Firstly, no government can succeed without the cooperation of those that make up its body, thus the need to teach our young people the importance of cooperation. One of the most inspiring leaders, Abraham Lincoln, quoting the holy book said; "No nation divided against itself can stand." This was the mode of the United States during the civil war, the cooperation from the various arms of Government, the undiluted unity in her arm forces, led to the nation coming out victorious with bitter lessons yet stronger resolve to build a unity - cooperation, needed to create a prosperous nation after the devastation from that war.
Secondly, the dividends of cooperation in leadership has led to what pundits now term interdisciplinary approach to solving some of the interactable problems ravaging humanity. For example, during the recent pandemic, we saw not just nations but academic institutions, industrial experts working collaboratively to provide solution in an attempt to stop the virus from extirpating mankind. For once, many people were inspired that nations could work together in achieving a common goal especially since the end of the cold war.
Furthermore, we have seen in an team work, the success or failure of hinges on the ability of its members to cooperate or competite with one another. The Germany football team known for dismantling and defeating its opponent do not have any key player but they enjoy a closely united team. Competition amongst players on the other hand usually leads to defeat, and this is not just only in football but in life generally.
Although, there are times when competition is needed especially in a capitalist society to increase value addition and create advancement. For example, the shoulder to shoulder competition between Apple and Microsoft saw great advancement in technology. Also, we have seen great competition amongst nations which have led in novel advancement in military, space exploration, and even science.
However, I concede that these competitions sometimes create division. For example the Ukraine crisis is a product of the military armament of powerful nations leading to proxy war that have displaced a lot of the indigenous population especially women and our beloved children.
In sum, I agree that instilling a sense of cooperation in young people for leadership is very important but we must understand that competition when healthy should not be discouraged.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 125, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...m interdisciplinary approach to solving some of the interactable problems ravaging humanity...
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Line 9, column 30, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'a' instead of 'an' if the following word doesn't start with a vowel sound, e.g. 'a sentence', 'a university'
Suggestion: a
...ld war. Furthermore, we have seen in an team work, the success or failure of hi...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, second, secondly, so, still, then, thus, for example, in most cases, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 19.5258426966 56% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 12.4196629213 64% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 33.0 33.0505617978 100% => OK
Preposition: 83.0 58.6224719101 142% => OK
Nominalization: 33.0 12.9106741573 256% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2835.0 2235.4752809 127% => OK
No of words: 535.0 442.535393258 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.29906542056 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.80937282943 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.96084793412 2.79657885939 106% => OK
Unique words: 298.0 215.323595506 138% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.557009345794 0.4932671777 113% => OK
syllable_count: 883.8 704.065955056 126% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 20.2370786517 104% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 23.0359550562 109% => OK
Sentence length SD: 80.0806849357 60.3974514979 133% => OK
Chars per sentence: 135.0 118.986275619 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.4761904762 23.4991977007 108% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.61904761905 5.21951772744 127% => OK
Paragraphs: 8.0 4.97078651685 161% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.187320287744 0.243740707755 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0556189348466 0.0831039109588 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0469889587823 0.0758088955206 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0920526397711 0.150359130593 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0580933157179 0.0667264976115 87% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.3 14.1392134831 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 37.64 48.8420337079 77% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 12.1743820225 117% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.76 12.1639044944 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.38706741573 112% => OK
difficult_words: 152.0 100.480337079 151% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 11.2143820225 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum six paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 79.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.75 Out of 6
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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 7, column 125, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...m interdisciplinary approach to solving some of the interactable problems ravaging humanity...
^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 9, column 30, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'a' instead of 'an' if the following word doesn't start with a vowel sound, e.g. 'a sentence', 'a university'
Suggestion: a
...ld war. Furthermore, we have seen in an team work, the success or failure of hi...
^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, second, secondly, so, still, then, thus, for example, in most cases, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 19.5258426966 56% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 12.4196629213 64% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 33.0 33.0505617978 100% => OK
Preposition: 83.0 58.6224719101 142% => OK
Nominalization: 33.0 12.9106741573 256% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2835.0 2235.4752809 127% => OK
No of words: 535.0 442.535393258 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.29906542056 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.80937282943 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.96084793412 2.79657885939 106% => OK
Unique words: 298.0 215.323595506 138% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.557009345794 0.4932671777 113% => OK
syllable_count: 883.8 704.065955056 126% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 20.2370786517 104% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 23.0359550562 109% => OK
Sentence length SD: 80.0806849357 60.3974514979 133% => OK
Chars per sentence: 135.0 118.986275619 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.4761904762 23.4991977007 108% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.61904761905 5.21951772744 127% => OK
Paragraphs: 8.0 4.97078651685 161% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.187320287744 0.243740707755 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0556189348466 0.0831039109588 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0469889587823 0.0758088955206 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0920526397711 0.150359130593 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0580933157179 0.0667264976115 87% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.3 14.1392134831 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 37.64 48.8420337079 77% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 12.1743820225 117% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.76 12.1639044944 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.38706741573 112% => OK
difficult_words: 152.0 100.480337079 151% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 11.2143820225 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum six paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 79.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.75 Out of 6
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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.