To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Society is a very diverse and covoluted subject. A lot of little elements like people's behaviour, their economic stature and intrinsic nature form the gears to this very large, well oiled machine we call society. The city or urban area are considered the paramount of progress in a nation. So, i do agree that to understand the characteristics of society, one must study its major cities. The cities are like a culmination of all its societal, cultural and economical elements.
Mumbai is the financial capital of India. Touted the "City of Dreams" by the locals, people from all over India come here in search of job opportunities. Although on the surface the population might seem cosmopolitan and urban, if one takes a closer look, they are sure to find an equal number of rural people. These make up the backbone of the city. Mumbai is prone to flood during the monsoon season. The entire city comes to a grinding standstill. People are stuck in vehicles, on train stations and on the streets. A large population of Mumbai lives in the slums, and most of these lose their residences to flooding. In these times of tumult, the citizens of Mumbai garner their helpfulness and lend a hand to their fellow citizens. We often see people offering their homes as temporary shelter for the stranded. The Gurudwaras (place of worship for the Sikh community) open up their kitchens to the less privileged citizens, serving upto ten thousand meals per day. This helpfulness is often given the sobriquet, "The spirit of Mumbai". It ties in with the larger motto in Indian culture that a guest is like God. So, the essence of the Indian spirit is scene in times of trouble in Mumbai.
China is considered to be at the forefront of industrialism. The Chinese culture gives a lot of importance to puncuality, hard work and discipline. The daily happenings in Beijing, China seem to impersonate these values. Be it the mere sweeper on the street or a shopkeeper, everyone is seen working diligently. Coming to punctuallity, their public transport system exemplify it. Trains arrive at their destination while being accurate to the second. China is a manufacturing hub and many countries, to this day, are left lacking trying to match the quality to cost ratio to their Chinese counterparts. With the world moving towards green energy, the number of electric vehicles have started to increase. Chinese cities like Ghongzhou have upto 80% of electric vehicles among their population. This shows their concern towards growing environmental issues. People respect other people's time and efforts. This is clear from the progress and day to day activities of their cities.
If we're talking cities, then one of the first cities that comes to mind is New York. The hustle and bustle of the streets, people from different countries and cultures working in harmony in this seemingly organized chaos. New York exemplifies the American dream in my opinion, because of the fact that people can come here and fulfill their dreams and passions with no dearth of opportunities. New York is home to Wall Street, the epitome of the capitalistic nature of America. The American spirit welcomes immigrants with open arms, and the city of New York shows us how people from different countries have formed little communities and found a sense of belonging in spite of being in a foreign land. The city radiates some sort of energy that seems to encourage people to hustle. The values of perseverence and oneness shines in New York and exemplifies the spirit of American society at large.
In conclusion, I believe that the cities of a country best characterizes the behaviour of the society at large. With a mix of urban and rural population, it gives us an aggregated experience which help us characterize the society better. The cities are like a medal to the countries proseperity, which it has brought upon itself by applying the values tought within society. So, if you want to soak in the essence of a country, be sure to visit its major cities.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 143, Rule ID: FROM_FORM[4]
Message: Did you mean 'from'?
Suggestion: from
...r economic stature and intrinsic nature form the gears to this very large, well oile...
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Line 1, column 295, Rule ID: I_LOWERCASE[2]
Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
... paramount of progress in a nation. So, i do agree that to understand the charact...
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Line 3, column 187, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (China) must be used with a third-person verb: 'seems'.
Suggestion: seems
... The daily happenings in Beijing, China seem to impersonate these values. Be it the ...
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Line 4, column 277, Rule ID: BECAUSE_OF_THE_FACT_THAT[1]
Message: This phrase is redundant. Use simply 'because'.
Suggestion: because
...ifies the American dream in my opinion, because of the fact that people can come here and fulfill their ...
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Line 4, column 783, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...at seems to encourage people to hustle. The values of perseverence and oneness shin...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, if, look, second, so, still, then, well, while, in conclusion, sort of, in my opinion, in spite of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.5258426966 123% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 12.4196629213 24% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 48.0 33.0505617978 145% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 112.0 58.6224719101 191% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 12.9106741573 85% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3359.0 2235.4752809 150% => OK
No of words: 681.0 442.535393258 154% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.93245227606 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.10842213422 4.55969084622 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76694301691 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 349.0 215.323595506 162% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.51248164464 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 1066.5 704.065955056 151% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 6.24550561798 192% => OK
Article: 18.0 4.99550561798 360% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 42.0 20.2370786517 208% => Too many sentences.
Sentence length: 16.0 23.0359550562 69% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 39.5817418226 60.3974514979 66% => OK
Chars per sentence: 79.9761904762 118.986275619 67% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.2142857143 23.4991977007 69% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.5 5.21951772744 48% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 7.80617977528 64% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 24.0 10.2758426966 234% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 14.0 4.83258426966 290% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.130872778328 0.243740707755 54% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0278453659252 0.0831039109588 34% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0435672866461 0.0758088955206 57% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0841320652293 0.150359130593 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0587202108205 0.0667264976115 88% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.9 14.1392134831 70% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.24 48.8420337079 113% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 12.1743820225 78% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.02 12.1639044944 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.42 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 172.0 100.480337079 171% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 11.8971910112 59% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.2143820225 75% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 143, Rule ID: FROM_FORM[4]
Message: Did you mean 'from'?
Suggestion: from
...r economic stature and intrinsic nature form the gears to this very large, well oile...
^^^^
Line 1, column 295, Rule ID: I_LOWERCASE[2]
Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
... paramount of progress in a nation. So, i do agree that to understand the charact...
^
Line 3, column 187, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (China) must be used with a third-person verb: 'seems'.
Suggestion: seems
... The daily happenings in Beijing, China seem to impersonate these values. Be it the ...
^^^^
Line 4, column 277, Rule ID: BECAUSE_OF_THE_FACT_THAT[1]
Message: This phrase is redundant. Use simply 'because'.
Suggestion: because
...ifies the American dream in my opinion, because of the fact that people can come here and fulfill their ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 783, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...at seems to encourage people to hustle. The values of perseverence and oneness shin...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, if, look, second, so, still, then, well, while, in conclusion, sort of, in my opinion, in spite of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.5258426966 123% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 12.4196629213 24% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 48.0 33.0505617978 145% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 112.0 58.6224719101 191% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 12.9106741573 85% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3359.0 2235.4752809 150% => OK
No of words: 681.0 442.535393258 154% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.93245227606 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.10842213422 4.55969084622 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76694301691 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 349.0 215.323595506 162% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.51248164464 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 1066.5 704.065955056 151% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 6.24550561798 192% => OK
Article: 18.0 4.99550561798 360% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 42.0 20.2370786517 208% => Too many sentences.
Sentence length: 16.0 23.0359550562 69% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 39.5817418226 60.3974514979 66% => OK
Chars per sentence: 79.9761904762 118.986275619 67% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.2142857143 23.4991977007 69% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.5 5.21951772744 48% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 7.80617977528 64% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 24.0 10.2758426966 234% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 14.0 4.83258426966 290% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.130872778328 0.243740707755 54% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0278453659252 0.0831039109588 34% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0435672866461 0.0758088955206 57% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0841320652293 0.150359130593 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0587202108205 0.0667264976115 88% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.9 14.1392134831 70% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.24 48.8420337079 113% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 12.1743820225 78% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.02 12.1639044944 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.42 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 172.0 100.480337079 171% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 11.8971910112 59% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.2143820225 75% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 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.