The statement simply claims that the surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people. The statement may sounds a little bit absolute especially when the definitions of word “great” are distinct. Some people might think a great nation simply means a nation occupying a large number of acres, while others could regard a great nation as one in which people’s welfare is desirable and they live happy lives in general. Therefore, whether the statement is true or not depends the definitions of “great” one might give.
When a great nation refers to one which defeats numerous surrounding countries and has much territory, the surest indicator of a great nation could be represented by achievements of its rulers. Alexander the Great is an excellent example of this point. The greatest achievements of Alexander the Great are not only numerous victories in battle but also the establishment of Macedon, one of the largest empires of the ancient world. The rise of Macedon, from a small kingdom, to one dominating the entire Hellenic world can hardly be achieved without great leadership of Alexander the Great. Study of achievements of this leader, people could easily understand why Macedon is considered as a great nation with respect to territory and domination. Thus, in some cases, the achievements of its rulers are able to represent the surest indicator of a great nation.
In contrast to statement, provided that people believe a nation full of cultural and technological achievements as a great one, the achievements of artists and scientists may serve as the surest indicator of a great nation. Take ancient China for instance. A majority of people in different parts of the world think ancient China was one of the greatest nation at that time largely because the technology and arts were both advanced and prosperous compared to other countries. The achievements of artists and scientists, ranging from beautiful vases to the invention of compass and printing skills, made great contributions to Asia as well as Europe. Also, examination of achievements of artists and scientists of one country illustrate indirectly how mighty and prosperous this nation once was. Therefore, instead of the general welfare of its people, the achievements of artists and scientists represent the surest signal of a great nation.
Nevertheless, some people put a high value on welfare of its people when they consider which country is qualified for a great one. In this case, the statement holds true. Imagine, like Macedon and ancient China in which large amounts of people live poor lives whereas only aristocrats leading luxurious lives, these countries can hardly be regarded as great nations regardless of what accomplishments their rulers, artists or scientists make. A great nation, in some sense, must ensure its people have equal rights, lead decent lives and enjoy favorable welfare. Otherwise, no matter how this nation is “great” in some aspects, it will probably be overturned in the long term by its rebellious masses. As a result, maybe the surest indicator of a great nation is represented by the general welfare of its people.
In conclusion, whether the statement holds true or not largely depends on the answers to the definitions of “great”.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 219, Rule ID: LITTLE_BIT[1]
Message: Reduce redundancy by using 'little' or 'bit'.
Suggestion: little; bit
... its people. The statement may sounds a little bit absolute especially when the definition...
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Line 1, column 382, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
... nation simply means a nation occupying a large number of acres, while others could regard a grea...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, if, may, nevertheless, so, therefore, thus, well, whereas, while, for instance, in conclusion, in contrast, in general, as a result, as well as, in contrast to, in some cases, with respect to
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 18.0 19.5258426966 92% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 20.0 14.8657303371 135% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 22.0 33.0505617978 67% => OK
Preposition: 74.0 58.6224719101 126% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 12.9106741573 85% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2868.0 2235.4752809 128% => OK
No of words: 546.0 442.535393258 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.25274725275 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.83390555256 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.06425089793 2.79657885939 110% => OK
Unique words: 238.0 215.323595506 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.435897435897 0.4932671777 88% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 891.0 704.065955056 127% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 6.24550561798 32% => OK
Interrogative: 1.0 0.740449438202 135% => OK
Article: 12.0 4.99550561798 240% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
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: 23.0 20.2370786517 114% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 23.0359550562 100% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.0151534862 60.3974514979 96% => OK
Chars per sentence: 124.695652174 118.986275619 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.7391304348 23.4991977007 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.78260869565 5.21951772744 168% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 19.0 10.2758426966 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.493984634483 0.243740707755 203% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.170206871495 0.0831039109588 205% => Sentence topic similarity is high.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.098597489327 0.0758088955206 130% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.302827452106 0.150359130593 201% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.085273081576 0.0667264976115 128% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 14.1392134831 108% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.8420337079 99% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.1743820225 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.47 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.25 8.38706741573 98% => OK
difficult_words: 120.0 100.480337079 119% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 11.8971910112 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.2143820225 100% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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