If a goal is worthy then any means taken to attain it are justifiable Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take In developing and supporting your | TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ACT PTE ESL

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If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it are justifiable.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

"The end justifies the means" is a common saying that people have used to support their actions or endeavours. While it inherently human to be driven to achieve various goals, the means of acheiving such objectives deserves careful consideration. Hence, I mostly disagree with the proposition that if an aim is worthy, then any methods used to achieve it are justifiable. My position is based on two reasons although I concede that there are certain instances where any means available should be taken to reach a desired target.
First of all, the worthiness of the goal cannot by itself make the means acceptable or valid in all cases. For example, the act of removing destructive militants or rebels from a place of is generally considered a worthy cause, however there was a government in West Africa that resorted to bombing and sacking the entire inhabitants of a town in the because as an means of dislodging the such dissidents. The action, which resulted in the deaths of many people - not affiliated with rebels - and significant loss of property and means of livelihood, led to huge condemnation of the government from across the world. Another example is the public execution of condemned criminals which was popular in several nations at some time. While it can be argued that the elimination of these undesirable persons is for general good and the public show of the execution could strongly deter people from commiting crime, there are other effective means of mitigating crime or criminals which make this method unjustifiable. Thus, as evident in the examples, applying any available means to attain a noble cause or worthy goal is usually not prudent, as the overall costs of the means or methods could undermine or even outweigh the perceived benefits of the goal being pursued.

Secondly, a goal can be subjective. As human beings differ, so do our interests, ambitions and objectives. So a goal that seems worthy to one person may not be so for other people. To illustrate ths point, consider someone whose personal aim is to be elected to political office in his or her community. However, this person does not meet certain requirements - e.g. the educational qualification - to qualify as a candidate for election. Such person could consider the forging these educational documentation inorder to meet the set criteria. That the act of forgery goes undetected and the person eventually wins the election does not justify the act. Infact, such action is usually perceived as selfish and against the common goal of the electorate to get good leaders through elections. Thus, a person could have a desired target but it would be inconsiderate for one to validate his or her approach to meeting that goal based solely on (personal) perspective that the goal is worthy without considering the views and interests of other persons impacted by such approach.

Nevertheless, I admit that there are cases where any means should be used to acheive an objective. For example, consider a child on the verge of death due been trapped alone in a burning apartment building and rescue workers are unable to arrive the scene promptly. It may be prudent for anyone present to use any available means to rescue the child including deliberating breaking through (i.e. forcefully damaging) parts of the building (which were hitherto unaffected by the fire outbreak) instead of waiting for fire personnel. However, as illustrated by the example, these are not extreme situations that are not expected to occur often. In conclusion, I mostly do not agree with the statement in the prompt and I believe that careful thought and consideration should guide the the selection of the means to achieving an aim.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, e.g., first, hence, however, if, may, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, then, thus, while, for example, in conclusion, first of all, in all cases

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 31.0 19.5258426966 159% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.4196629213 105% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 14.8657303371 141% => OK
Relative clauses : 19.0 11.3162921348 168% => OK
Pronoun: 36.0 33.0505617978 109% => OK
Preposition: 77.0 58.6224719101 131% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 12.9106741573 132% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3099.0 2235.4752809 139% => OK
No of words: 615.0 442.535393258 139% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.03902439024 5.05705443957 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.97987886753 4.55969084622 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83012351286 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 311.0 215.323595506 144% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.505691056911 0.4932671777 103% => OK
syllable_count: 994.5 704.065955056 141% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.2370786517 119% => OK
Sentence length: 25.0 23.0359550562 109% => OK
Sentence length SD: 72.0665201972 60.3974514979 119% => OK
Chars per sentence: 129.125 118.986275619 109% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.625 23.4991977007 109% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.33333333333 5.21951772744 121% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.2758426966 107% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 9.0 5.13820224719 175% => OK
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: 0.176939179399 0.243740707755 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0480163410332 0.0831039109588 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0336731494981 0.0758088955206 44% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.110620147129 0.150359130593 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0339941588133 0.0667264976115 51% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.1 14.1392134831 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 48.8420337079 94% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 12.1743820225 107% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.25 12.1639044944 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.09 8.38706741573 108% => OK
difficult_words: 164.0 100.480337079 163% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 11.2143820225 107% => 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: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, e.g., first, hence, however, if, may, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, then, thus, while, for example, in conclusion, first of all, in all cases

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

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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: