To preserve old historic buildings vs to replace them with new modern buildings

With economic growth and urbanization, there has been substantial progress in building skyscrapers and new landmarks. More and more ancient buildings are demolished in order to improve economic growth. However, I still believe that preserving old buildings is more advantageous for both government and citizens. I will explain the benefits of preserving old buildings in the following essay.

First, preserving old buildings can help the government to save on construction costs. Since most governments are concerned about budget control, preserving old buildings is more conducive than building new ones. Generally, money spent on preserving old buildings is far less compared to tearing down old buildings and constructing new ones. For example, if we are going to preserve an old building such as Confucius temple, all we have to do are just painting the wall and reinforcing the structure. Therefore, maintaining old constructions assists the government to spend less money and better control the budget.

Second, the development of a city is highly related to the reputation of the local government. Historical buildings play a key role in attracting more tourists, which will support the development of the city. A famous historical building in Taiwan demonstrates this idea. The stunning historical building has brought hundreds of thousands of travelers to the city. Consequently, tourists bought souvenirs from museums, dined in restaurants, and stayed in nearby hotels. All of these contribute to economic growth. As a result, the city now has a reputation for being prosperous and fascinating, which definitely improves the reputation of the government.

Finally, historical buildings can also reveal the culture of the city. Old buildings teach us about the events happened in the past and promote the respect for people who live from different time periods. For example, a famous fortress in Damsui built in the seventeenth century reveals the era when Taiwan was colonized by Spanish people. This site can serve as an educational purpose, where people can visit and learn about the cultural background. In fact, a historical site is not only a building but also a wonderful place for us to learn about the influence of cultural events.

In conclusion, preserving old buildings is extremely important for the government. This is because it reduces the construction costs, boosts economic growth and reveals the culture of the city. All of these add value to the government.

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Average: 9.1 (3 votes)
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, finally, first, however, if, second, so, still, therefore, for example, in conclusion, in fact, such as, as a result

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 15.1003584229 93% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 9.8082437276 61% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 13.8261648746 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.0286738351 54% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 13.0 43.0788530466 30% => OK
Preposition: 48.0 52.1666666667 92% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 8.0752688172 198% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2116.0 1977.66487455 107% => OK
No of words: 390.0 407.700716846 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.42564102564 4.8611393121 112% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.44391917772 4.48103885553 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.02916027404 2.67179642975 113% => OK
Unique words: 201.0 212.727598566 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.515384615385 0.524837075471 98% => OK
syllable_count: 632.7 618.680645161 102% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 9.59856630824 42% => OK
Article: 6.0 3.08781362007 194% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.86738351254 54% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.94265232975 81% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.6003584229 117% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.1344086022 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 29.4900819015 48.9658058833 60% => OK
Chars per sentence: 88.1666666667 100.406767564 88% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.25 20.6045352989 79% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.875 5.45110844103 108% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.5376344086 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 11.8709677419 126% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 3.85842293907 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 4.88709677419 184% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.389311765926 0.236089414692 165% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.12323697636 0.076458572812 161% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.106320686876 0.0737576698707 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.218509759496 0.150856017488 145% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0968823136459 0.0645574589148 150% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.3 11.7677419355 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.24 58.1214874552 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 10.1575268817 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.92 10.9000537634 128% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.44 8.01818996416 105% => OK
difficult_words: 99.0 86.8835125448 114% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 10.002688172 70% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.0537634409 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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