Some believe that modern technology is increasing the gap between rich and poor people, while others think it has the opposite effect. Discuss both views and give your opinion
It is widely acknowledged that many of the radical/drastic changes in human society over the past century were initiated by technological advancements. However, the public remains divided on the effects that technology has on our lives, particularly where income disparity is concerned. Some people argue that the very innovations that we currently have at our disposal have actually widened the income gap. While there is some truth to this statement, I believe it is impossible to understate the wealth and opportunities that technology has given many people.
The endorsement/ advocacy of the notion that technology is to blame for the gaping wealth gap is largely justifiable. The key argument is that the phenomenal growth of the technology industry has made a small percentage of the population exponentially richer than the rest. For example, the past decade has seen what once were humble technology startups morph into massive multi-billion-dollar companies.The owners of these businesses have amassed great wealth and gone on to become social elites. This, however, seems to be something of a rarity for the majority of people.
On the other hand, I would contend that contemporary technological innovations are instrumental in mitigating inequalities of wealth. In fact, examples of how technologies empower and help lift people out of poverty can be seen around the world. For instance, Facebook has given many people an opportunity to start their own business at minimum costs, and a substantial number of of city dwellers now owe their livelihood to Grab's ride-railing network. These are powerful testaments to how technology has transformed lives and reduced the social inequity/ injustices that used to be much worse in the past.
In conclusion, while technology has indeed created a new generation of wealthy individuals, I am convinced that it has also given equal opportunities for all to thrive.
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Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Suggestion: The
... massive multi-billion-dollar companies.The owners of these businesses have amassed...
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...minimum costs, and a substantial number of of city dwellers now owe their livelihood ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, however, if, so, well, while, for example, for instance, in conclusion, in fact, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 13.1623246493 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 7.85571142285 25% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 10.4138276553 48% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 7.30460921844 151% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 24.0651302605 100% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 41.998997996 98% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 8.3376753507 72% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1626.0 1615.20841683 101% => OK
No of words: 301.0 315.596192385 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.40199335548 5.12529762239 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16525528304 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.23136798487 2.80592935109 115% => OK
Unique words: 180.0 176.041082164 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.598006644518 0.561755894193 106% => OK
syllable_count: 531.0 506.74238477 105% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 16.0721442886 81% => 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: 23.0 20.2975951904 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 37.3874642789 49.4020404114 76% => OK
Chars per sentence: 125.076923077 106.682146367 117% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.1538461538 20.7667163134 111% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.76923076923 7.06120827912 124% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.144634618392 0.244688304435 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0516792130512 0.084324248473 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0339410006537 0.0667982634062 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0838542069786 0.151304729494 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0393002103257 0.056905535591 69% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 13.0946893788 119% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 31.21 50.2224549098 62% => OK
smog_index: 13.0 7.44779559118 175% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 11.3001002004 129% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.34 12.4159519038 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.24 8.58950901804 108% => OK
difficult_words: 85.0 78.4519038076 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.0 9.78957915832 133% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.1190380762 111% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 10.7795591182 121% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 405, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: The
... massive multi-billion-dollar companies.The owners of these businesses have amassed...
^^^
Line 5, column 378, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a word
Suggestion: of
...minimum costs, and a substantial number of of city dwellers now owe their livelihood ...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, however, if, so, well, while, for example, for instance, in conclusion, in fact, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 13.1623246493 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 7.85571142285 25% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 10.4138276553 48% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 7.30460921844 151% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 24.0651302605 100% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 41.998997996 98% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 8.3376753507 72% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1626.0 1615.20841683 101% => OK
No of words: 301.0 315.596192385 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.40199335548 5.12529762239 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16525528304 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.23136798487 2.80592935109 115% => OK
Unique words: 180.0 176.041082164 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.598006644518 0.561755894193 106% => OK
syllable_count: 531.0 506.74238477 105% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 16.0721442886 81% => 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: 23.0 20.2975951904 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 37.3874642789 49.4020404114 76% => OK
Chars per sentence: 125.076923077 106.682146367 117% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.1538461538 20.7667163134 111% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.76923076923 7.06120827912 124% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.144634618392 0.244688304435 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0516792130512 0.084324248473 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0339410006537 0.0667982634062 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0838542069786 0.151304729494 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0393002103257 0.056905535591 69% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 13.0946893788 119% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 31.21 50.2224549098 62% => OK
smog_index: 13.0 7.44779559118 175% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 11.3001002004 129% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.34 12.4159519038 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.24 8.58950901804 108% => OK
difficult_words: 85.0 78.4519038076 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.0 9.78957915832 133% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.1190380762 111% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 10.7795591182 121% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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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.