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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only movies that can teach us something about real life are worth watching.

With the transformation of people's lives from simpler forms into more intricate lifestyles, their entertainment form has also undergone dramatic changes. Formerly, recreational actvities comprised physicical activities or reading. However, due to advent and prevailence of social media and mass media, new forms of entertainment, including movies, have been introduced to people's lives. Some of these movies are considered edifying, which can convey great life lessons to people. On the other hand, other movies only have recreational values and do not get people involved on intellectual levels. That people should watch both of these movie types has always been a contentious issue. Some poepl hold the notion that only movies that are instuctive are worth watching. Whereas others have an alternative notion and believe that other fiction movies can be helpful for people, too. In this regard, I agree with the latter group for several reasons that will be delved more profoundly in the following paragraphs.

To commence with, people nowadays are leading a more hectic life, and they deal with pressure and debilitating stress on a daily basis, which cannot be avoided. Moreover, due to the packed schedule, often, people can devote minimal time to their recreation. For example, they cannot incorporate long vacations into their plans regularly, which can be regarded as precious opportunities to do away with stress and unwind. Hence, they need a shelter to flee away and revitalize, which is within their access. Non-instructive movies, especially in comedy genres, can help people to turn their mind off, even for a limited time, from the daily issues they deal with and find a chance to share a laugh or two with their family and friends. For instance, when I feel suffocated under the burden of life, I try to turn my mind off, even for an ephemeral time, by watching some episodes of well-known sit-come series, like Friends and Modern Family. Had it not been for these comedy series, I would have been buried under the burden of my daily schedule.

Furthermore, since people are dealing with social issues, depicting social or economic problems or struggles of individuals in their life can even have adverse impacts on people's mentality in the long run. It should be acknowledged that movies provide a good means of instructing and conveying morals; nevertheless, since people deal with these challenges constantly, their mental health can be significantly affected. In other words, being exposed to constant sorrow and hardships, even in a movie, can have detrimental impacts and cause mental breakdowns and existential crises. Because these edifying movies constantly remind people of society's realities. On the other hand, even comic movies can also have instructive value. These movies can illustrate that, for example, if friends work together can overcome problems, or deceptive acts can bring about failure. A study conducted by a university in my hometown has revealed that people who merely watch documentaries or social-based movies, basically edifying movies, are plagued by mental issues like depression.

To recapitulate, due to the recreational purposes of movies and their accessibility and affordability, non-instructive movies can be excellent means to do away with stress. Moreover, constant exposure to problems and taking no rest from real life can cause fatigue and exhaustion in the long run. It is fair to say that had it not been for the great comedies of Chaplin, people would not have been able to survive the harsh climate of industrialization.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 373, Rule ID: TO_NON_BASE[1]
Message: The verb after "to" should be in the base form: 'people'.
Suggestion: people
...cluding movies, have been introduced to peoples lives. Some of these movies are conside...
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Line 5, column 582, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Because” 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.
...ntal breakdowns and existential crises. Because these edifying movies constantly remind...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, furthermore, hence, however, if, moreover, nevertheless, so, well, whereas, for example, for instance, i feel, in other words, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 15.1003584229 146% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 22.0 9.8082437276 224% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 25.0 13.8261648746 181% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 11.0286738351 136% => OK
Pronoun: 40.0 43.0788530466 93% => OK
Preposition: 75.0 52.1666666667 144% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.0752688172 124% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3026.0 1977.66487455 153% => OK
No of words: 570.0 407.700716846 140% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.30877192982 4.8611393121 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.88617158649 4.48103885553 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88491475587 2.67179642975 108% => OK
Unique words: 293.0 212.727598566 138% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.514035087719 0.524837075471 98% => OK
syllable_count: 940.5 618.680645161 152% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 9.59856630824 115% => OK
Article: 1.0 3.08781362007 32% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 12.0 4.94265232975 243% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 26.0 20.6003584229 126% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.1344086022 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.9544031623 48.9658058833 96% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.384615385 100.406767564 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.9230769231 20.6045352989 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.76923076923 5.45110844103 106% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 11.8709677419 126% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 3.85842293907 207% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.88709677419 61% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.207220022625 0.236089414692 88% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.062874662196 0.076458572812 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0449120106944 0.0737576698707 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.138941904209 0.150856017488 92% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0287399016646 0.0645574589148 45% => 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: 14.5 11.7677419355 123% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 58.1214874552 86% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 10.1575268817 113% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.52 10.9000537634 124% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.17 8.01818996416 114% => OK
difficult_words: 162.0 86.8835125448 186% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.002688172 90% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.0537634409 103% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:

para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.

So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:

reasons == advantages or

reasons == disadvantages

for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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