Some people say that now is the best time in history to be living.
What is your opinion about this?
What other time in history would be interesting to live in?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
The question of assigning values to different periods of time have always been tricky and prone to bias. For one thing, humans inherently have a tendency to romanticize the past, which translates into the famous phenomenon of nostalgia. Histroriology has also shown that matters of differential power and resources result in a more selective account of almost all historical events. "History is written by the might", people say. On the other hand, to live in one era means that one is definitely more exposed to the particularities of that age and can have a more informed assessment thereof. That is, it would be less susceptible to what psychologists call availability bias. Similarly, all of those factors apply to the problem of which period of time is best to live in.
The technological advancements of the 21st century are undeniably unprecedented. Thanks to electricity and fossil fuels, for example, our lives are unimaginably easier than those of any previous era. The information revolution brought about by the internet as well has opened the world like never before. And as for theory and human thought, it is only in modern times that the notions of empiricism and pragmatism could supersede superstition and give way for such scientific progress. These advantages make it very tempting to declare now as the pinnnacle of human history.
However, being a student of philosophy and having a great interest in social sciences, I have always strived to compile a timeline of human moral development. As it turns out to be, moral development was closely linked to its epistemological counterpart. By the time humanity came to undermine reason to establish empiricism, it became more difficult to argue for a divinely inspired ethical system -- a phenomenon known as nihilism. This can be seen in the rise of athiesm and, more importantly, the entertainment culture. A larger number of humans now are engaged in hedonist activities that are detrimental to their health (despite the higher ability now to maintain it thanks to the more advanced healthcare) and lackadaisical about the sociopolitical issues that require a strong moral compass.
By that token, being a Muslim, I would only replace this time with that of the Rashidun Caliphate. Back then, there were ardent believers of the true message of Islam as a mission that utilizes religion to uplift humanity by promoting egalitarianism, political and religious freedom, and civilization. As much as I would love to see this first-hand, it is my strong conviction that today's world can, and will, be better by implementing the core values of Islam in the near future.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 751, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, similarly, so, then, well, as for, for example, for one thing, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 13.1623246493 144% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 7.85571142285 115% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 10.4138276553 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 7.30460921844 178% => OK
Pronoun: 31.0 24.0651302605 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 67.0 41.998997996 160% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2221.0 1615.20841683 138% => OK
No of words: 430.0 315.596192385 136% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.16511627907 5.12529762239 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.55372829156 4.20363070211 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.09675166191 2.80592935109 110% => OK
Unique words: 254.0 176.041082164 144% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.590697674419 0.561755894193 105% => OK
syllable_count: 728.1 506.74238477 144% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 5.43587174349 184% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 16.0721442886 124% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.6971952818 49.4020404114 105% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.05 106.682146367 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.5 20.7667163134 104% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.3 7.06120827912 75% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 8.67935871743 173% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 3.4128256513 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.22076330713 0.244688304435 90% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0572694624921 0.084324248473 68% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0414591483881 0.0667982634062 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.117368608466 0.151304729494 78% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0205904154288 0.056905535591 36% => 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: 13.7 13.0946893788 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 50.2224549098 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.3001002004 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.71 12.4159519038 102% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.75 8.58950901804 114% => OK
difficult_words: 138.0 78.4519038076 176% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 9.78957915832 123% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => 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.