Identity helps us make decisions and know how to behave appropriately, and social identity allows us to be part of groups and gain a sense of belonging in our social world. Therefore, people usually strive to be involved in a social group they admire. The author states that we must identify with our social groups to define ourselves. However, the following essay will argue that the claim may not always be the case.
Admittedly, in some cases, the statement might hold true that identification with social groups plays a vital role in one's identification. Some people are born to adhere to their social norms and cultures strictly. Take India's caste system, for example. India's caste system divided its people into hierarchical groups based on their karma, birth, personality, and religion. Individuals are destined to be in a specific class even before birth. Those from lower casts could not climb to the upper classes and gain equal rights and privileges throughout their lives. Even though one wants to define themselves with their value and will, their inherent characteristics would never change, indicating that modifying their given class is impossible. Thus, one should admit that they must define themselves according to the social group they belong to from their birth. Accordingly, based on the above example, the author's argument that society defines people's identity seems plausible to some degree.
However, in most societies, individuals can identify themselves without social restriction. This is because one can decide not to be bounded by their social group. Galileo Galilei could be a compromising instance. Galilei adhered to Copernican theory that advocates a heliocentric model, the notion that the Sun is the center of the world. On the contrary, many people during that era followed geocentric theory, stating that the earth is the center of the universe. Despite fierce criticism from the public and Catholic churches, he did not comply with the mainstream's identification. Instead, he took the path less traveled, and through his differentiation, he could construct his unique identity apart from the leading society. Also, he could rectify the misconception in the field of astronomy. Hence, it is credible to state that identifying with social background is not necessary to define people.
Furthermore, it must be noted that more critical methods, such as people's efforts, define people. Thus, social groups are not the primary factors. To illustrate this point, when slavery was pervasive in the United States, Fredrick Douglass, born to be a slave, escaped from the slave plantation and denied his social group to define him. Despite the harsh circumstances that did not allow him to be literate, he learned the alphabet and wrote many influential articles. Since he was not constrained by the social group's identification and did choose to live a hopeless life, he could build his identity as an American social reformer and abolitionist. He was able to inculcate other enslaved people with freedom and hope. As seen in this example, efforts, not identification with social groups, are essential in defining people.
In conclusion, all things considered, the idea that defining individuals through obeying social orders is partially plausible, as discussed above. Regardless of society's norms and values to the general population, the public can determine their nature through their efforts. Thus, we need to endeavor to achieve our idealized identity.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'one's'?
Suggestion: one's
...ith social groups plays a vital role in ones identification. Some people are born to...
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...dingly, based on the above example, the authors argument that society defines peoples i...
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'mainstreams'' or 'mainstream's'?
Suggestion: mainstreams'; mainstream's
...ic churches, he did not comply with the mainstreams identification. Instead, he took the pa...
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'groups'' or 'group's'?
Suggestion: groups'; group's
...ce he was not constrained by the social groups identification and did choose to live a...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
accordingly, also, furthermore, hence, however, if, may, so, therefore, thus, apart from, for example, in conclusion, such as, in some cases, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 19.5258426966 118% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 12.4196629213 145% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 11.3162921348 133% => OK
Pronoun: 59.0 33.0505617978 179% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 72.0 58.6224719101 123% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2950.0 2235.4752809 132% => OK
No of words: 551.0 442.535393258 125% => OK
Chars per words: 5.35390199637 5.05705443957 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.84493438435 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83382773108 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 292.0 215.323595506 136% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.529945553539 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 914.4 704.065955056 130% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 13.0 6.24550561798 208% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 7.0 4.99550561798 140% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 32.0 20.2370786517 158% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 40.0845663683 60.3974514979 66% => OK
Chars per sentence: 92.1875 118.986275619 77% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.21875 23.4991977007 73% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.90625 5.21951772744 94% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 15.0 4.83258426966 310% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.170883671677 0.243740707755 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0487541213656 0.0831039109588 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0479325345222 0.0758088955206 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.1042618462 0.150359130593 69% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0215485513135 0.0667264976115 32% => 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: 12.4 14.1392134831 88% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 45.76 48.8420337079 94% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 12.1743820225 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.45 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.86 8.38706741573 106% => OK
difficult_words: 153.0 100.480337079 152% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => 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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