As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.
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.
Over the years, Man has been able to decipher many complexities of the universe, however, it seems that the more we probe the harder it is for us to understand the universe. The apothegm “ignorance Is bliss” sometimes comes to mind when we are faced with the challenges of understanding our environment. The topic of discussion is, does knowledge make things vaguer than ignorance? In three paragraphs, I am going to explain my stance on this topic.
Man would not have reached the astronomical heights of innovation displayed today without knowledge. There is a large contrast between the standard of living of Man from the Stone Age and today. For instance, the transportation sector has developed from foot travel to animal driven carts to cars today. All these would not have been possible if we did not seek knowledge about mechanical pistons and combustion engines. It would have been heresy many centuries ago if a scientist had said that one day Man will be using cars. However, today we see cars as a norm rather than an aberration. In fact, more innovation is ongoing in this field as we are trying to study the implementation of electric cars. Hence, knowledge leads to comprehension of a field which in turn leads to innovation in that field.
Without knowledge, many diseases that are now clear and curable would have remained a mystery. For example, small pox was once regarded as a death sentence, in fact, in the late 1800s, once someone has small pox, a funeral would be in motion. In contrast, today, due to the knowledge we have about the disease, it is less complex and easier to cure. Knowledge has led to the solution of many medical mysteries. Its impact on the improvement of medical care on humans is tremendous. Without it, medicine would be more complex and incomprehensible.
One might argue that the more knowledge we seek the more problems we are creating for ourselves. For instance, industrial revolution led to the depletion of the ozone layer which is causing climate change today. If we have not sought out how to make trains and cars, we would not be experiencing climate change effects today. However, if we critically examine the problems that knowledge has created, we would notice that the problem is not knowledge but the application of it. Humans have a tendency to implement knowledge for selfish reasons rather than for the goodwill of society. For instance, nuclear energy was once touted to be revolutionary to the development of energy sector, however, the first application of the nuclear power was in the decimation of Hiroshima for war purposes, and this led to the release of toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. If we evaluate this event, would we conclude that knowledge is at fault? Rather we would say that the application of knowledge by humans is what causes complications.
In conclusion, while we will always experience problems and the discovery of more complex theories. Knowledge in general is beneficial and leads to the comprehension of a field rather than the confusion of it. As the life of many depend on knowledge, it is profitable to dissect challenges faced today.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Rather,
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, hence, however, if, so, while, for example, for instance, in conclusion, in contrast, in fact, in general
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 : 10.0 14.8657303371 67% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 11.3162921348 106% => OK
Pronoun: 44.0 33.0505617978 133% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 72.0 58.6224719101 123% => OK
Nominalization: 25.0 12.9106741573 194% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2615.0 2235.4752809 117% => OK
No of words: 530.0 442.535393258 120% => OK
Chars per words: 4.93396226415 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.79809637944 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.87709865823 2.79657885939 103% => OK
Unique words: 253.0 215.323595506 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.477358490566 0.4932671777 97% => OK
syllable_count: 824.4 704.065955056 117% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 9.0 4.38483146067 205% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 20.2370786517 143% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 23.0359550562 78% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 41.0343378728 60.3974514979 68% => OK
Chars per sentence: 90.1724137931 118.986275619 76% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.275862069 23.4991977007 78% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.03448275862 5.21951772744 77% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 5.13820224719 156% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.83258426966 228% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.190235295707 0.243740707755 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0553025180361 0.0831039109588 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0509911695002 0.0758088955206 67% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.113961110126 0.150359130593 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0328516162319 0.0667264976115 49% => 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: 10.9 14.1392134831 77% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 48.8420337079 109% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.1743820225 85% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.31 12.1639044944 93% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.13 8.38706741573 97% => OK
difficult_words: 121.0 100.480337079 120% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
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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