Do you agree or disagree with the following statement It is better to have broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is better to have broad knowledge of many academic subjects than to specialize in one specific subject.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

I can't entirely agree with the statement that broad education is better than specialization. Focusing on one branch will give strength in this specific material, and reaching our goals rapidly. Also, students can proceed to get an advanced certificate in their majors.
First, specialization provides focusing on this narrow area of science. This focus results in strength in one branch. When people have power in one area, that leads to proficiency. We all should target being excellent in one material, not being mediocre in many braches. For example, Bill Gates is a role model for success. We can not think of any content but computer science when we mention his name. His exceptional performance came from focusing on one area and being dedicated to his passion for software. If he had not to focus on one branch, he would not have been the Microsoft founder.
Secondly, Studying one branch will decrease the time to reach our goals. We do not need to waste a long time on many branches to get a well-paid career. Saving time also means saving money. So navigating through many courses is not a time or cost-effective. For example, when I went to college. I just picked chemistry courses, as my target was pharmacy school. I did not get distracted or ripped off by enrolling in pharmacy-unrelated courses. Therefore I managed to be a pharmacist earlier than my colleagues.
Finally, a student can invest the time in taking a higher certificate in their majors. Students can apply for a Ph.D. This highly ranked certificates will increase the opportunity for high-level positions like managers and CEOs. For instance, my husband quenched his love for statistics by enrolling in a post-doctoral fellowship program. This certificate encouraged many pharmaceutical companies to offer him high positions. In a short time, he became a vice president for a biotech company. Therefore he jumped rapidly to a remarkable post.
In conclusion, I believe it is more effective to specialize in one area than distracting ourselves with too many branches. This focus will save time and money. And pave our way to a successful career. As specialization is like cut to the chase.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
I cant entirely agree with the statement that ...
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Suggestion: Therefore,
...nrolling in pharmacy-unrelated courses. Therefore I managed to be a pharmacist earlier th...
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Therefore,
...a vice president for a biotech company. Therefore he jumped rapidly to a remarkable post....
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Line 5, column 201, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “As” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...nd pave our way to a successful career. As specialization is like cut to the chase...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, if, second, secondly, so, therefore, well, for example, for instance, in conclusion

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 15.1003584229 73% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 9.8082437276 112% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 13.8261648746 58% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 5.0 11.0286738351 45% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 37.0 43.0788530466 86% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 52.1666666667 84% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.0752688172 124% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1812.0 1977.66487455 92% => OK
No of words: 360.0 407.700716846 88% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.03333333333 4.8611393121 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.35587717469 4.48103885553 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03953375242 2.67179642975 114% => OK
Unique words: 207.0 212.727598566 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.575 0.524837075471 110% => OK
syllable_count: 573.3 618.680645161 93% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 16.0 9.59856630824 167% => OK
Article: 1.0 3.08781362007 32% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.94265232975 40% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 28.0 20.6003584229 136% => OK
Sentence length: 12.0 20.1344086022 60% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 40.1211176518 48.9658058833 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 64.7142857143 100.406767564 64% => OK
Words per sentence: 12.8571428571 20.6045352989 62% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.92857142857 5.45110844103 72% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.5376344086 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 17.0 11.8709677419 143% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 3.85842293907 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.88709677419 225% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.122684912994 0.236089414692 52% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0341217748598 0.076458572812 45% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.048866510088 0.0737576698707 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0830177269173 0.150856017488 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0549628539477 0.0645574589148 85% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 8.7 11.7677419355 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.3 58.1214874552 102% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.0 10.1575268817 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.01 10.9000537634 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.79 8.01818996416 110% => OK
difficult_words: 104.0 86.8835125448 120% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 5.0 10.002688172 50% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 6.8 10.0537634409 68% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 Out of 30
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