Claim: No act is done purely for the benefit of others.
Reason: All actions — even those that seem to be done for other people — are based on self-interest.
Some may argue that acts are done for the benefit of others. Alternatively, others say acts are done based on self-interest. I mostly agree with the latter claim and the reason given.
Firstly, acts of monetary donation can be driven by personal desires. Although these actions can be framed as a way of helping others, there are actually ulterior motives at play. Take, for example, the donation given by Jeff Besos, the CEO of Amazon, to climate preservation. The CEO was pressured to donate to the initiative to keep employees and the public happy. To the uninformed, his donation can be seen as an act of benevolence to society. However, those knowledgable can see that the donation was a means to placate the unruly public and maintaining a positive brand image. Additionally, those who donate money or items to charities can get a reduction on their taxes. Donators not only benefit others, but also themselves.
In the same way, acts of service are fueled by self-interest. College students who want to stand out to recruiters or admission directors will participate in as many activities as they can. Community service is one area that can make an applicant stand out. As a result, students will involve themselves with hospice, habitat for humanity, and other organizations whether they are interested or not. Through their actions, they bring joy to others, but also make themselves competitive for their future careers. Those who volunteer at a hospital may see the opportunity as a means to learn more about medicine.
However, I do not agree fully with the extent of the reason given for the claim. Not all actions stem from self-interest. There are those who partake in court ordered community service. In this instance, they are not motivated by self-interest and instead are carrying out their punishment. Another example is the current black lives matters movement.People who not a part of the african american community are standing in support to help attain justice for others. In this scenario, the supporters are involved for the betterment of human kind.
In summation, I mostly agree with the claim that no act is purely done for benefit of others and is motivated by self-interest. There are some cases, nonetheless, where actions are taken because there is no other options or because of a cause greater than oneself.
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Comments
A leader maintaining respect…
A leader maintaining respect of his or her peers is more important than having sound moral judgement.
Leaders have an important role to fill, whether it be leading a church or a nation. In order for a leader to be able to lead, there must be people beneath them. These people can make or break a leader's role. The leader must be able to be on good terms with the people around them in order to be effective. If the leader is disrespectful and breaks the respect of their peers, then those people will no longer want to listen or follow the leader. Therefore, the leader loses credibility and his effectiveness. Sound moral judgement helps a leader be shown as a good candidate, but if they are not well liked people will not vote or follow them. A Harvard study found that 75% of the time people are more likely to vote for someone who they well like, rather than a candidate that more closely follows their beliefs. Respect among their peers is valued more than having sound moral judgment.
Along with this, with the ever-growing effects of social media coming into play, being respected amongst some people can in turn lead to gaining other followers. In 2020 a research study found that people are ten times more likely to report on a leader that they respect and like, rather than one who they do not. Therefore, having positive media out about oneself can lead to more people looking into that leader and then agreeing to follow them. Gaining more people that respect you, rather not disrespect you can make you become more effective as a leader. This is because the less people to disagree with you, the easier it can be to get more of the policies you believe in to be set in place without disruption.
However, some people may believe that respect is not as important as having sound moral judgment. These opponents think that you do not need to be well liked to be an effective leader. Being respected among peers is important, but do not account for what policies you are actually implementing. The judgement a leader is putting into deciding on things, if sound and moral, will create good results. The people will then see these good results and be able to still follow them, even if they do not quite like the leader themself. While this is a good take on the topic, it is not quite as common for people to be able to get past the point of not liking someone to be able to follow what they implement.
Sound moral judgement is not as important of a characteristic as respect among their peers is for a leader. People are more likely to go along with the ideas of someone they respect, rather than one they don't. Social media also plays a big role in whether a leader is effective or not, and having more positive things said about the leader on there can help them be more effective in implementing their policies.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'argues'.
Suggestion: argues
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
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Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: People
...he current black lives matters movement.People who not a part of the african american ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, firstly, however, may, nonetheless, so, for example, as a result, in the same way
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 19.5258426966 113% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 33.0505617978 82% => OK
Preposition: 50.0 58.6224719101 85% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1965.0 2235.4752809 88% => OK
No of words: 390.0 442.535393258 88% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.03846153846 5.05705443957 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.44391917772 4.55969084622 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.87562587876 2.79657885939 103% => OK
Unique words: 206.0 215.323595506 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.528205128205 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 642.6 704.065955056 91% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 6.24550561798 144% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.2370786517 124% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 23.0359550562 65% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.6852627341 60.3974514979 54% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 78.6 118.986275619 66% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.6 23.4991977007 66% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.36 5.21951772744 84% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.83258426966 124% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.380163729684 0.243740707755 156% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.102578347034 0.0831039109588 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.114693276482 0.0758088955206 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.246530392844 0.150359130593 164% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.137403847433 0.0667264976115 206% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.1 14.1392134831 71% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 56.25 48.8420337079 115% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 12.1743820225 75% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.66 12.1639044944 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.71 8.38706741573 104% => OK
difficult_words: 107.0 100.480337079 106% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 11.8971910112 50% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.0 11.2143820225 71% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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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: 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.