Society should make efforts to save endangered species only if the potential extinction of those species is the result of human activities.Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for the position you take.

Currently there are many species of animals that face extinction both as a result of human activity and as a result of unfavorable natural selection. Conservation groups tirelessly work attempting to save as many animal species as possible from extinction. However, other groups argue that those conservation groups are wasting money that could better be used to improve the lives of humans and that only animals that are facing extinction as a result of human activity should be saved. However, the policy that society should focus conservation efforts on those species which are dying as a result of human activity is unreasonable. Instead, society should attempt to save all endangered species but focus efforts on those which provide inspiration for scientific advancements, provide attractions for zoos and other learning centers, and provide an irreplaceable service in their ecosystem.

Animals have provide the inspiration and ideas for many of the scientific accomplishments and inventions, and thus, species that could result in an advancement should be preserved from extinction. By saving these animals, current and future scientists can study them to better understand the remarkable features. For example, scientists were able to study several species of birds to understand what characterists are important for flight. Those observations were then used when designing airplanes with specially rounded wings to generate lift as well as designing the flaps on the wings for steering. Another example of an animal providing inspiration and information to humans would be a species of fungi in the Amazon rainforest. This particular fungi is able to produce a compound that has been shown to be effective in curing specific cancers. These two examples demonstrate that animals can be used as models to further scientific understanding, and as such, species of animals which demonstrate particularly interesting characteristics which could result in a scientific achievement should be conserved.

Beyond providing scientific inspiration, animals can be used to generate interest in the environment. Animals on display at zoos and other learning centers perform a two-fold action by increasing public interest in the envirnoment and generating income to fund environmental study. The animals typically on display are those that are very well known such as polar bears and elephants as well as those which are able to intrigue the public for other reason. For example, a beautiful animal such as flamingos can be seen at many zoos around the world due to their bright pink color. Additionally, zoo personal is able to explain to the public how the color is a result of the flamingos' diet. Thus the flamingo is able to attract attention for its beauty as well as intrigue the public with the odd reason for its color. Species that are able to be placed in zoos will not only be saved as a result but will also generate public interest in the environment.

Finally, animals that fill an irreplaceable niche in their ecosystem must be saved to prevent distrubances to that ecosystem. Animals such as ants provide a very important function to their ecosystem by scavanging other dead insects; however, one species of ants can typically take the place of another. Thus ants would not be an irreplaceable one. However, there are animals that do not have other species that perform the same function or do not have other animal species that could tolerate the same environment. Thus it is imperative that those species are protected to ensure the ecosystem remains balanced.

Overall, society should focus its efforts on perserving species that could lead to a scientific breakthrough, species that would function well in zoos or learning centers, and species that cannot be replaced. While an ideal world would ensure the conservation of all species, the effort to perserve the endangered species must be balanced with their importance to humans and their own ecosystem.

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Average: 6.6 (1 vote)
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Use past participle here: 'provided'.
Suggestion: provided
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...olor is a result of the flamingos diet. Thus the flamingo is able to attract attenti...
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Suggestion: Thus,
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Suggestion: Thus,
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, however, if, so, then, thus, well, while, as for, for example, such as, as a result, as well as

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 35.0 19.5258426966 179% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 25.0 12.4196629213 201% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 19.0 14.8657303371 128% => OK
Relative clauses : 26.0 11.3162921348 230% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 41.0 33.0505617978 124% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 70.0 58.6224719101 119% => OK
Nominalization: 25.0 12.9106741573 194% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3358.0 2235.4752809 150% => OK
No of words: 633.0 442.535393258 143% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.30489731438 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.01592376844 4.55969084622 110% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.92691537785 2.79657885939 105% => OK
Unique words: 249.0 215.323595506 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.39336492891 0.4932671777 80% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1061.1 704.065955056 151% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 6.24550561798 48% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 26.0 20.2370786517 128% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 23.0359550562 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.0967850248 60.3974514979 83% => OK
Chars per sentence: 129.153846154 118.986275619 109% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.3461538462 23.4991977007 104% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.42307692308 5.21951772744 85% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 21.0 10.2758426966 204% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 5.13820224719 19% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.234183221034 0.243740707755 96% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0789847622315 0.0831039109588 95% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.064123786255 0.0758088955206 85% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.15391350414 0.150359130593 102% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0723961119376 0.0667264976115 108% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.7 14.1392134831 111% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 38.66 48.8420337079 79% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 12.1743820225 113% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.76 12.1639044944 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.12 8.38706741573 97% => OK
difficult_words: 132.0 100.480337079 131% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 11.8971910112 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.2143820225 103% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.7820224719 119% => 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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