Essay topics: The first step to self-knowledge is rejection of the familiar.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and sup

Essay topics:

Essay topics: The first step to self-knowledge is rejection of the familiar.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position

Self-knowledge is one's ability to know and understand materials and concepts, whether familiar or obscure. It is practically impossible for an individual to become aware of new things and innovative ideas without taking into account old ideas and familiar concepts that came before. Therefore, in contract to the statement that declares that the best way to self-knowledge is the rejection of the familiar, I consider that knowing of familiar things, regardless what they are, is the best way to fathom new ideas and even use them in order to develop original strategies and processes.

Self-knowledge is more than just coming to know and comprehend things that aren't familiar to an individual; it is about one's ability to analyze and even apply those things in terms of previous things that one already knows. This arises from the concept that "new ideas arises from old ones". Therefore, rejection of familiar might hinder our ability to progress, to understand, to analyze and to develop and hence, diminishing the concept of what we call "Self-knowledge". In fact, the things that we call "familiar" or even "frivolous" are essential aspects to progress and development because from those things arise new and even more advanced ideas, strategies and procedures. Take into account "newton" strategy to develop the hypothesis of “gravity”. The strategy involves newton's saying "why does this apple fall down and does not go up". From this ludicrous question, newton became one of the most venerable physicist in history.

Another important aspect that refutes the statement and supports the idea that "self-knowledge arises from the familiar" is the fact that many years of studies are required for an individual to develop the ability to self-understand and analyze things on his own. For instance, every undergraduate college program requires its students to become familiar of the program by memorizing all the necessary concepts and aspects required before entering into graduate school where the student is expected to take into account all the information acquired from the undergraduate studies and therefore, to develop his own ideas, his own research and even his own ability to understand and analyze independently and coherently.

In conclusion, self-knowledge cannot be described by a simple word. In fact, it arises from various new and old ideas to understand what it means for an individual to become self-knowledgeable. However, in any aspect of self-knowledge, rejecting every idea that came before, does not acknowledge self-knowledge; on the contrary, it hinders it.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 19, Rule ID: ONES[1]
Message: Did you mean 'one's'?
Suggestion: one's
Self-knowledge is ones ability to know and understand material...
^^^^
Line 3, column 76, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: aren't
...ming to know and comprehend things that arent familiar to an individual; it is about ...
^^^^^
Line 3, column 121, Rule ID: ONES[1]
Message: Did you mean 'one's'?
Suggestion: one's
... familiar to an individual; it is about ones ability to analyze and even apply those...
^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
hence, however, therefore, as to, for instance, in conclusion, in fact, on the contrary

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 19.5258426966 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 12.4196629213 16% => OK
Conjunction : 24.0 14.8657303371 161% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 34.0 33.0505617978 103% => OK
Preposition: 64.0 58.6224719101 109% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2273.0 2235.4752809 102% => OK
No of words: 407.0 442.535393258 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.58476658477 5.05705443957 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.49157444576 4.55969084622 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.59043140206 2.79657885939 128% => OK
Unique words: 194.0 215.323595506 90% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.476658476658 0.4932671777 97% => OK
syllable_count: 723.6 704.065955056 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 10.0 4.38483146067 228% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 20.2370786517 74% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 27.0 23.0359550562 117% => OK
Sentence length SD: 102.387803093 60.3974514979 170% => OK
Chars per sentence: 151.533333333 118.986275619 127% => OK
Words per sentence: 27.1333333333 23.4991977007 115% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.8 5.21951772744 111% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 10.2758426966 78% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.107649268732 0.243740707755 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0485403804571 0.0831039109588 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0320178151857 0.0758088955206 42% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0828597888693 0.150359130593 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0238000746359 0.0667264976115 36% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.4 14.1392134831 130% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 27.15 48.8420337079 56% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.2 12.1743820225 133% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.38 12.1639044944 126% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.09 8.38706741573 108% => OK
difficult_words: 106.0 100.480337079 105% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 11.8971910112 118% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.8 11.2143820225 114% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.7820224719 110% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Better to have 5/6 paragraphs with 3/4 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:

para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: reason 4. address both of the views presented for reason 4 (optional)
para 6: conclusion.


Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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