Present your perspective on the issue below, "In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books.

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Present your perspective on the issue below, "In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books.

In today's world, Television on TV plays a crucial role in our lives. Staring in the morning with the morning exercises/yoga channels to daily soaps/cartoons/movies in the afternoon to sports in the evening and daily news at night; it has become a constant companion. And for all age groups. There is no denying the effects on TV in the modern household. Every member of the family has his/her own needs from the TV. It is not just a source of entertainment but also an instrument of knowledge. The diverse and eclectic range of channels provided by the cable companies ensure that we get the most dynamic and freshest of contents to satiate our hunger for content. This does inspire the question that is TV replacing books? It is obvious since today children can derive their knowledge from the various channels like National Geographic and History channel and Discovery. Today's tech-savvy generation are more fond of the electrically charged LCD panel for their dose of information than scribbles on old papers bind together. Still, no matter how progress Television makes in diversifying its content, books will always continue to be the main source of knowledge and information and reading as an activity is not going to fade out any time soon.

Today, in many parts of the world, poverty prevails. The people don't have basic amenities like food or drinking water. Still, government tries to uplift such areas through measures like rehabilitation, free education and other. Now a TV can't succeed here because it isn't a viable solution. Where people don't have water and electricity, there one can't imagine to install a TV in every house to provide kids with the much needed knowledge, in place of books. Not to mention, one can't assure that a delicate piece of equipment like a TV will be able to survive harsh conditions. Books are a necessity in these scenario since they are cost-effective and long lasting. A drop from a table won't hurt a book but it might break a TV. Also, for the price of a single TV, there can be books for many. Thus reading is imperative in such a condition and hence books prevail over TV.

A book, by its inherent design offer certain advantages over a TV. It is lightweight and portable. Hence you can enjoy your favourite book during your ride to the office via the public transport. Also, books are not active content like a TV. They can be paused and resumed as per the readers whim. You can miss a "Egypt Special" on Discovery but you will never miss a page of your book since you can start and stop whenever you like. Also, the activity of reading has far wide reaching social implications than just imparting knowledge. People bond over books and reading sessions. People with similar taste in books bond irrespective of race, caste or religion which is a big win for humanity. Reading clubs exist to promote socialisation between readers and also to interchange information and expand the base of their knowledge. Thus books will always continue to outweigh Television and reading will be a prominent activity in the future too.

Still, it will be unwise to discredit TV from all its pros. TV offers a diverse range of content which can help to expand our knowledge pool as well as stay updated on the current scenario of that field/topic. Many shows are designed for children which promotes education in the form of popular games thus making education more attractive and easy to learn. From Do-it-yourself cooking shows to car/bike review shows to tips on financial investment, TV is continually improving the lives of the common people without any extra effort or cost. Television, as the name aptly suggests, truly expand our vision beyond the horizon and make the world available at our fingertips to explore.

In conclusion, the physical and economic factors make books ubiquitous and hence it is the tool with which we start our journey for knowledge. Also, books help in breaking down socio-economic barriers between people and bring them together. Thus although TV will be our friend, books will be our guide and reading will be our favourite past time.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 960, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (LCD) must be used with a third-person verb: 'panels'.
Suggestion: panels
...re fond of the electrically charged LCD panel for their dose of information than scri...
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Line 4, column 382, Rule ID: ADMIT_ENJOY_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the gerund form: 'imagine installing'.
Suggestion: imagine installing
...r and electricity, there one can't imagine to install a TV in every house to provide kids wit...
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Line 4, column 638, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this scenario' or 'these scenarios'?
Suggestion: this scenario; these scenarios
...sh conditions. Books are a necessity in these scenario since they are cost-effective and long ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 6, column 100, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...r a TV. It is lightweight and portable. Hence you can enjoy your favourite book durin...
^^^^^
Line 6, column 285, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'readers'' or 'reader's'?
Suggestion: readers'; reader's
...ey can be paused and resumed as per the readers whim. You can miss a 'Egypt Specia...
^^^^^^^
Line 6, column 312, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...d as per the readers whim. You can miss a 'Egypt Special' on Discovery ...
^
Line 10, column 242, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...between people and bring them together. Thus although TV will be our friend, books w...
^^^^
Line 10, column 337, Rule ID: PAST_TIME[1]
Message: Did you mean 'pastime'?
Suggestion: pastime
...guide and reading will be our favourite past time.
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Discourse Markers used:
['also', 'but', 'hence', 'if', 'so', 'still', 'thus', 'well', 'in conclusion', 'as well as']

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

Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.282527881041 0.240241500013 118% => OK
Verbs: 0.130111524164 0.157235817809 83% => OK
Adjectives: 0.0743494423792 0.0880659088768 84% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0470879801735 0.0497285424764 95% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0446096654275 0.0444667217837 100% => OK
Prepositions: 0.116480793061 0.12292977631 95% => OK
Participles: 0.0235439900867 0.0406280797675 58% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.82015322959 2.79330140395 101% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0247831474597 0.030933414821 80% => OK
Particles: 0.00247831474597 0.0016655270985 149% => OK
Determiners: 0.0855018587361 0.0997080785238 86% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0247831474597 0.0249443105267 99% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.00991325898389 0.0148568991511 67% => OK

Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 4176.0 2732.02544248 153% => OK
No of words: 701.0 452.878318584 155% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.95720399429 6.0361032391 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.14552277128 4.58838876751 112% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.342368045649 0.366273622748 93% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.261055634807 0.280924506359 93% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.184022824536 0.200843997647 92% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.125534950071 0.132149295362 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82015322959 2.79330140395 101% => OK
Unique words: 354.0 219.290929204 161% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.504992867332 0.48968727796 103% => OK
Word variations: 66.0655918227 55.4138127331 119% => OK
How many sentences: 40.0 20.6194690265 194% => Less sentences wanted.
Sentence length: 17.525 23.380412469 75% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.5037047554 59.4972553346 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 104.4 141.124799967 74% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.525 23.380412469 75% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.25 0.674092028746 37% => More Discourse Markers wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.94800884956 101% => OK
Language errors: 8.0 5.21349557522 153% => OK
Readability: 43.6305634807 51.4728631049 85% => OK
Elegance: 1.90502793296 1.64882698954 116% => OK

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.334090848394 0.391690518653 85% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.0667153181258 0.123202303941 54% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0592493371965 0.077325440228 77% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.387647103679 0.547984918172 71% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.129564675215 0.149214159877 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0983392230473 0.161403998019 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.050904950448 0.0892212321368 57% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.364986920795 0.385218514788 95% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0889618197354 0.0692045440612 129% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.22408004726 0.275328986314 81% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0667795170117 0.0653680567796 102% => OK

Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 23.0 10.4325221239 220% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.30420353982 94% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 12.0 4.88274336283 246% => Less neutral sentences wanted.
Positive topic words: 13.0 7.22455752212 180% => OK
Negative topic words: 3.0 3.66592920354 82% => OK
Neutral topic words: 4.0 2.70907079646 148% => OK
Total topic words: 20.0 13.5995575221 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

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Less content wanted. The introduction is too long. Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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