The above issue about how true success can be measured is moot. True success has different definitions for different people. What success one may find in research or teaching the other may find in keeping others happy. True success on the other hand is somewhat internal for a few people. Having said this, it will be difficult to comment on true success being internal or externally influenced. We all have idiosyncrasies which define us as people varying our definitions of success. I also think that true success for each individual also starts varying with different age groups.
As children we have always been brought up through decorous ways. Success through gaining highest marks or getting into the best colleges have been imbibed in us. If a child appearing for an exam is asked about what true success for him or her would be, you mind find him defining 'true success' in terms of his marks. For a person looking for a job, true success would be securing a high paying job. If our grandparents are questioned on true success one might get their children's happiness as the answer. I believe the definition of true success does depend on what we decide for ourselves in our mind but sometimes seems to be volatile.
Many a times, others define success for us and we spend all our time trying to achieve the projected idea of success. Also the concept of true success is many a times influenced by various other factors like the upbringing and the hardships one has gone through. For a person who has seen penury true success would be to measured through monetary terms or through mental peace. For a person like Albert Einstein who was always in quest for new theories, some may see him as having experienced success a lot of times and some may argue he never stopped thus never felt truly successful in his own mind.
There comes one point of time in our lives when we realize that we define our own success. Michael Jordon often said 'You often fail 100% in the chances you don't try.' This profound statement speaks a 1000 words. Even trying would give a feeling of true success. Sometimes when failure hits us, we often give up not able to fathom the failure. I would say one failed because he tried which in itself is a success. We come off too hard on ourselves being extremely rigid on our set definitions of success.
I believe true success is in our mind. It is based on the goals that we set for ourselves because we believe a person without any goals is an incompetent person. In our own set goals and intransigence we fail to see the many times we have actually succeeded in our life. I agree that we ourselves are responsible for our own success and failures. A major failure or set back for one person may not be perceived as one by another. We have always been taught to plan for the future, set goals and achieve them. Only when these goals are achieved we feel we have achieved 'true success' and the definition of the true success is defined in our own minds. For once if we actually didn't think of what goals we have set for ourselves we be rested not knowing what to achieve or do in life. Sometimes it is good to let go of our preconceived emotions and try not to define 'true success' as something that is planned but something that makes us happy as it comes.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: “As” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...s varying with different age groups. As children we have always been brought up...
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Line 3, column 83, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'gaining the highest'.
Suggestion: gaining the highest
... through decorous ways. Success through gaining highest marks or getting into the best colleges...
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Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a time' or simply 'times'?
Suggestion: a time; times
...sometimes seems to be volatile. Many a times, others define success for us and we sp...
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
... achieve the projected idea of success. Also the concept of true success is many a t...
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Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a time' or simply 'times'?
Suggestion: a time; times
...lso the concept of true success is many a times influenced by various other factors lik...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
... You often fail 100% in the chances you dont try. This profound statement speaks a 1...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: didn't
... our own minds. For once if we actually didnt think of what goals we have set for our...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, if, look, may, so, thus, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 28.0 19.5258426966 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.4196629213 105% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 14.8657303371 114% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 74.0 33.0505617978 224% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 62.0 58.6224719101 106% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 12.9106741573 39% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2699.0 2235.4752809 121% => OK
No of words: 596.0 442.535393258 135% => OK
Chars per words: 4.52852348993 5.05705443957 90% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.94096258147 4.55969084622 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.40908456887 2.79657885939 86% => OK
Unique words: 259.0 215.323595506 120% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.434563758389 0.4932671777 88% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 835.2 704.065955056 119% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.59117977528 88% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 13.0 6.24550561798 208% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 4.38483146067 23% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 33.0 20.2370786517 163% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 23.0359550562 78% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 38.2771537065 60.3974514979 63% => OK
Chars per sentence: 81.7878787879 118.986275619 69% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.0606060606 23.4991977007 77% => OK
Discourse Markers: 1.90909090909 5.21951772744 37% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 7.80617977528 90% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 23.0 10.2758426966 224% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => 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: 0.279278089367 0.243740707755 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0900086922595 0.0831039109588 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0498289645114 0.0758088955206 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.179156899669 0.150359130593 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0274687235741 0.0667264976115 41% => 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: 8.9 14.1392134831 63% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 70.13 48.8420337079 144% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 7.9 12.1743820225 65% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 8.7 12.1639044944 72% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.07 8.38706741573 84% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 100.480337079 96% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 11.8971910112 50% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 9.2 11.2143820225 82% => 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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