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 I

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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.

There are those who argue that with increasing knowledge that we attained over the years, things are made less comprehensible and more complex and mysterious. There is some truth to that statement, however the sentiments expressed by the topic statement is not necessarily correct. As we acquire more knowledge, there are many things that do become more comprehensible to us, but also at the same time it creates more complexities and mystery due to information overload and how it reveals the amount of other knowledge waiting to be discovered.
Knowledge that we have gained over the course of human history have provided illumination of many matters that was once strange and mysterious to our ancestors. During primitive ages, where science was at its most rudimentary form, our ancestors have sought to find explanation for many phenomenon like lightning, or where rain came from. Due to the lack of sophisticated instruments and knowledge, they often attributed natural phenomenon with religious and otherworldly qualities. As we build on the knowledge acquired by our ancestors, our methods for testing the physics of nature became more sophisticated, and explanations and theories became increasingly concrete, and thus many things become more comprehensible to us. Through this, more knowledge is readily made available to us as time passes and we continue to collect and build more and more upon knowledge that was previously gleaned.

However, with new comprehension comes new issues that clouds our understanding and make things more complex and mysterious. In today's day and age, and with the emergence of new technologies, information and knowledge has become so readily available to us. We are constantly bombarded by information from all direction; from the newspapers and other literary materials, from the television, the movies, when we turn on the radio, or even from the billboards when we go for a drive or take a walk. In fact, this excess of knowledge can impair a person's comprehension of things and ability to make informed decisions. The amount of information one needs to sift through compounded by new facts constantly being added is enough to confuse anybody. Hence the appropriate term 'information overload'. There are also other factors to be considered. Knowledge is there if one seeks it; however, the authenticity and the integrity are not always guaranteed. With the amount of information that is available out there, excess does not always mean more comprehension, and it can make matters more complex and confusing to the human understanding.

As we discover and acquire new knowledge, we also realize that we have only tapped the surface of the wealth of knowledge waiting to be discovered. After all, they say the process of learning is never ending; there are always more theories and ideas to explore. With increased knowledge, we also have a more refined sense of inquiry, a more methodical way of approaching an area of study. A greater understanding of the mechanics of a field of an area opens up a world of complexities that we have never considered before. For example, the field of astronomy. As our ancestors first started studying the stars, they only recognized stars and planets by their positions in the sky at different times of the day or year. As the study of the stars progressed through history, our knowledge of astronomy deepened, we realize that there is more to the simplistic ways of studying the stars. Different colors of the stars indicates the lifespan of the planetary bodies, and we discover the movement of meteors and so on, and the gaseous components on different planets. The more we understand, the more complex we realize these studies are and how there are more mysteries that are waiting to be unveiled.

In conclusion, knowledge that we acquire does not necessarily make things less comprehensible. Knowledge that we gain provides us with insight and understanding of many things around us. However, in this modern time and age that knowledge can create complexities and mystery due to the vast amount of knowledge that are out there. Also, the knowledge that we have acquired helps us understand the more complex nature of many studies out there.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 4, column 544, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'persons'' or 'person's'?
Suggestion: persons'; person's
..., this excess of knowledge can impair a persons comprehension of things and ability to ...
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Line 4, column 745, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...ing added is enough to confuse anybody. Hence the appropriate term information overlo...
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Line 4, column 794, Rule ID: ALSO_OTHER[1]
Message: Use simply 'there are other' or 'there are also'
Suggestion: There are other; There are also
... appropriate term information overload. There are also other factors to be considered. Knowledge is ...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, hence, however, if, so, then, thus, after all, as to, for example, in conclusion, in fact

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 27.0 19.5258426966 138% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 12.4196629213 24% => OK
Conjunction : 38.0 14.8657303371 256% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 23.0 11.3162921348 203% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 66.0 33.0505617978 200% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 96.0 58.6224719101 164% => OK
Nominalization: 14.0 12.9106741573 108% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3546.0 2235.4752809 159% => OK
No of words: 690.0 442.535393258 156% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.13913043478 5.05705443957 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.12521717326 4.55969084622 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.98164799108 2.79657885939 107% => OK
Unique words: 296.0 215.323595506 137% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.428985507246 0.4932671777 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1134.0 704.065955056 161% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 6.24550561798 176% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 7.0 3.10617977528 225% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 9.0 1.77640449438 507% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 12.0 4.38483146067 274% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 30.0 20.2370786517 148% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 23.0359550562 100% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.6319883621 60.3974514979 85% => OK
Chars per sentence: 118.2 118.986275619 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.0 23.4991977007 98% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.56666666667 5.21951772744 68% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 10.2758426966 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 12.0 4.83258426966 248% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.313790279554 0.243740707755 129% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0930539064639 0.0831039109588 112% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0792196214983 0.0758088955206 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.213140254879 0.150359130593 142% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0577826452225 0.0667264976115 87% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 14.1392134831 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.8420337079 99% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.1743820225 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.83 12.1639044944 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.37 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 157.0 100.480337079 156% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 11.8971910112 118% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.2143820225 100% => 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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