When computers first appeared on the scene, it was thought they would make us more productive in
providing goods and services, smarter and possibly happier. Skeptics claim that the opposite is true as
computers have proved disappointing in terms of productivity, and have made us less h appy and more
stupid because information is not knowledge.
Which of these points of view do you agree with mosr? Support your argument with reasons andjor
examples from your own experience and observations.
An important point to remember here is that these opinions were voiced when computers were in their infancy, and now, with the passage of time, we should have a clearer picture.
It is not simply a case of either/ or. These days most of us find computers indispensable, whether at work or at home, and they do speed up certain daily routines- for example, doing your shopping online. On the other hand, a Jot of time is wasted on such things as playing games and unnecessary personal communications - this time could be better spent. On a larger scale, in terms of big business and industry, computerized manufacturing and automated assembly lines have greatly increased production. However, this too has its downside, as many jobs are lost as a result.
Whether computers make us smarter or happier is, again, not easy to answer definitively. It is claimed that playing computer games improves certain skills: this may be so, but there is no doubt that spending excessive amounts of time alone a t the computer can damage your health and relationships, as well as take time away from other beneficial activities such as reading, socializing, playing sports, and so on. However, there is no denying that using computers does make at least some people happy.
While I find it hard to give a definite opinion on whether or not computers make us more productive, smarter and happier, 1 agree entirely with the opinion that information is not knowledge. Given that it is so easy to turn to the computer when we want to find something out, we no longer feel the need to learn things. This does seem to me a loss, both at an individual level and for society as a whole.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 52, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
...d it hard to give a definite opinion on whether or not computers make us more productive, smar...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, may, so, well, while, at least, for example, no doubt, such as, as a result, as well as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.5418719212 133% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 6.10837438424 82% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 8.36945812808 167% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 5.94088669951 135% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 20.9802955665 138% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 30.0 31.9359605911 94% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.75862068966 35% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1381.0 1207.87684729 114% => OK
No of words: 291.0 242.827586207 120% => OK
Chars per words: 4.74570446735 5.00649968141 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.13022058845 3.92707691288 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.72899224397 2.71678728327 100% => OK
Unique words: 180.0 139.433497537 129% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.618556701031 0.580463131201 107% => OK
syllable_count: 436.5 379.143842365 115% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.57093596059 95% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 4.6157635468 152% => OK
Article: 2.0 1.56157635468 128% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 1.71428571429 175% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 0.931034482759 430% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 3.65517241379 109% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 12.6551724138 95% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 20.5024630542 117% => OK
Sentence length SD: 72.3883719177 50.4703680194 143% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.083333333 104.977214359 110% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.25 20.9669160288 116% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0 7.25397266985 138% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.12807881773 97% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.33497536946 19% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 6.9802955665 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 2.75862068966 109% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 2.91625615764 34% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.14520410065 0.242375264174 60% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0512655169158 0.0925447433944 55% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.051397296703 0.071462118173 72% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0854137241103 0.151781067708 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0276446563265 0.0609392437508 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: 13.1 12.6369458128 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 53.1260098522 105% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.54236453202 135% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 10.9458128079 105% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.57 11.5310837438 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.35 8.32886699507 100% => OK
difficult_words: 65.0 55.0591133005 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 9.94827586207 106% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.3980295567 112% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.5123152709 114% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 72.0 Out of 90
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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.