For the issue essay on the GRE.
PROMPT: As people rely more and more on technology to solve problem, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.
Has human ability to think for themselves deteriorated with the advent of technology? Walking down the street, most people are entangled in their cell phones, whether texting, navigating, or obsessing over one of the many social media platforms. Human are undoubtedly reliant on technology to accomplish tasks and it has obviously impacted our ability to problem solve on our own. Of course, one may argue that technology in fact allows for the human race to allocate their efforts towards more complex work, resulting in increased innovation and research. Still, humans have a duty to apprehend the fundamentals of mathematics, basic geography, grammar and spelling; yet, we increasingly rely on technology to solve these problems. These basics are at the core of our existence and it is critical that humans continue to think for themselves with technology serving as a catalyst for growth rather than a break or decline in that growth. Therefore, as humans continue to rely more on technology, it only stunts our potential as a race by diminishing our individual abilities.
Simple calculations are a prime example of humans substituting technology for individual thought. A basic calculator can be found in a moments notice, whether on cellphones, computers or even voice activated options sure as Apple’s Siri. There is little need for us to memorize addition and multiplication tables as we once did in elementary school because it is often easier to pull out our technology. Even at a supermarket, cashiers are not required to know mathematics the way they once had to because the register does the calculations for them. But, what if our cellphones, computers and cash registers were not functioning that day? How would our society survive? Since we have not exercised that portion of our brains for quite some time, it is expected that our normal daily functions would slow down, while we reach for a piece of scratch paper to attempt the calculations on our own. Point being that as humans rely more on technology for simple arithmetic, our own abilities to perform these basic functions decline.
A similar example to the calculator is the advent of electronic navigation systems. These days, one can plug in just about any address into their car navigation system and get there without a single thought. But again, what happens if your navigation malfunctions? Does anyone know how to use a basic map or how to determine if they are traveling south, north, east or west? Most individuals would be unsure of what to do and would most likely opt for an alternative piece of technology to help them solve this problem, such as one of the many navigation applications on their phone: Google Maps, Waze, etc. Of course, navigation systems have provided a great deal of convenience by estimating traffic and calculating the fastest routes; yet, nonetheless, humans should know how the navigate without it. Navigation systems albeit serve as another example of human inability to think on their own and a dependence on technology to solve problems.
Electronic health records (EHR) have increasingly replaced written medical records in many private doctor’s offices and hospitals as a way to provide organization and consistency; however, this innovation has also deteriorated a physician’s ability to diagnose pathology and relate to patients. Physicians far too commonly rely on the question prompt within the EHR, not allowing for their individual creativity and logical way of thinking to lead them towards the diagnosis and treatment. Instead of focusing on the patient’s chief complaint, they get carried away by filling out every blank box in the EHR. Furthermore, physicians tend to face the computer monitor without engaging with the patient; resulting in poor communication. While many studies indicate the benefits provided by EHRs, it is clear that physicians are all too reliant on this technology, deterring from their ability to critically think the way in which they were trained to do.
While technology provides many conveniences, it has also resulted in human dependence. The ability of humans to problem solve on their own has greatly declined since the advent of technology. Many argue for the plethora of benefits that technology offers and those benefits are unquestionable, it is also important to recognize that the human condition rests on fundamentals that are being replaced by it. Calculators, navigation systems and EHRs serve as examples of technology that humans have become attached to and thereby result in an inability to complete tasks without.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, furthermore, however, if, may, nonetheless, so, still, therefore, while, in fact, of course, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 19.5258426966 113% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 12.4196629213 72% => OK
Conjunction : 24.0 14.8657303371 161% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 65.0 33.0505617978 197% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 106.0 58.6224719101 181% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3889.0 2235.4752809 174% => OK
No of words: 740.0 442.535393258 167% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.25540540541 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.21564387372 4.55969084622 114% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00483509804 2.79657885939 107% => OK
Unique words: 358.0 215.323595506 166% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.483783783784 0.4932671777 98% => OK
syllable_count: 1242.9 704.065955056 177% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 6.24550561798 176% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 28.0 20.2370786517 138% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 77.3458555939 60.3974514979 128% => OK
Chars per sentence: 138.892857143 118.986275619 117% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.4285714286 23.4991977007 112% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.96428571429 5.21951772744 76% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 7.80617977528 77% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 10.2758426966 136% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.291019031635 0.243740707755 119% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0809228351446 0.0831039109588 97% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0791442766352 0.0758088955206 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.164571782869 0.150359130593 109% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0932631886 0.0667264976115 140% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.6 14.1392134831 117% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 36.63 48.8420337079 75% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 12.1743820225 120% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.52 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.02 8.38706741573 108% => OK
difficult_words: 192.0 100.480337079 191% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 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.