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.
Major cities are significant contributors in terms of the economy of a region, as a variety of occupations are practiced in these cities providing large-scale employment to tons of people. Here you will often find people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, different walks of life, combining to co-exist as a society. Cities in general offer a better standard of living - be it healthcare, higher quality of education or abundance of work opportunities. The major cities in an area are thus highly associated with the development of the region, as they are also the foreground for technological advancements and innovations, where people are more aware about varied mindsets to collaborate and take the next steps to develop. A study of major cities would also reveal how the society interacts with the "outside" world, as these are likely to be the primary centres for communication.
Having said that, society is about each and every member who is part of it. In that matter, people living in urban areas are more likely to have a nuclear and individualistic thought process, as opposed to the collectivist mindset prevalent in rural areas. Co-operation with others is one of the most important characteristics of a society, so a study of the other side also needs consideration. The lifestyle in country-side areas can be quite different compared to that observed in major cities. New technology may be unavailable, and there is not a lot of variety or options in the occupations that the people can take up. India, for instance, is one of the world's leaders in practicing agriculture, which is not something which one can observe by simply studying the major cities, as agriculture is largely done in rural areas where vast spaces of land are available with relative ease. Also, more than twenty percent of villages in India still do not have access to electricity twenty-four hours a week, seven hours a day! So the population in rural areas have a much higher need for collaborating, as opposed to major cities where one can satisfy their need for daily requirements by simply walking to the nearest convenience store, or even at the tap of a single button on their cell phones. Thus, to understand the most important aspects of a society, we must study it's major cities, but we cannot choose to ignore the other part of society, which in developing countries may even comprise of a majority of the total population.
I've been in an urban background since the beginning, but have also had the pleasure of experiencing the country-side for many of my summer vacations, with my uncle being a farmer. So I've firsthand realized some of the differences in tradition, facilities and culture between the two, and both sides of the coin are equally important to understanding about society. In conclusion, unlike the statement suggests, simply a study of the major cities won't be enough and we need a study of the all walks of life to understand the most important characteristics of a society.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'comprise' or 'consist of'?
Suggestion: comprise; consist of
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Suggestion: I've
... majority of the total population. Ive been in an urban background since the b...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: I've
...tions, with my uncle being a farmer. So Ive firsthand realized some of the differen...
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Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...ing a farmer. So Ive firsthand realized some of the differences in tradition, facilities an...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, if, may, so, still, thus, for instance, in conclusion, in general
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 19.5258426966 118% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.4196629213 105% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.3162921348 97% => OK
Pronoun: 18.0 33.0505617978 54% => OK
Preposition: 80.0 58.6224719101 136% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2518.0 2235.4752809 113% => OK
No of words: 504.0 442.535393258 114% => OK
Chars per words: 4.99603174603 5.05705443957 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.73813722054 4.55969084622 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.06377271748 2.79657885939 110% => OK
Unique words: 257.0 215.323595506 119% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.509920634921 0.4932671777 103% => OK
syllable_count: 829.8 704.065955056 118% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 6.24550561798 16% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.2370786517 79% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 31.0 23.0359550562 135% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 77.3265953198 60.3974514979 128% => OK
Chars per sentence: 157.375 118.986275619 132% => OK
Words per sentence: 31.5 23.4991977007 134% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.1875 5.21951772744 99% => OK
Paragraphs: 3.0 4.97078651685 60% => More paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 5.13820224719 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.83258426966 124% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.242939470999 0.243740707755 100% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0754370140441 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0681722915394 0.0758088955206 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.152200909499 0.150359130593 101% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0448007089711 0.0667264976115 67% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.9 14.1392134831 127% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.01 48.8420337079 82% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.4 12.1743820225 126% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.31 12.1639044944 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.15 8.38706741573 109% => OK
difficult_words: 127.0 100.480337079 126% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.5 11.8971910112 130% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.4 11.2143820225 128% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Minimum four paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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