Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.
Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals.
What are the most important characteristics of a society? Certainly, culture, social and religious beliefs and practices, economy, history, arts, academics, etc. are the most essential tenets that unify any society. The author contends that the best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models for they reveal a society's highest ideals. While some of the important ideals of a society can be understood by the characters of popular heroes taking a cause, it is imperative to study the above diverse societal element to understand a society in its entirety.
Verily, the author’s claim and reasoning holds valid for heroes and role models who command mass following and champion for a cause. Such leaders cannot emerge and gain success without endorsement and contribution from the society. Therefore, examining them would reflect the ideals and character of the society regarding the cause they persevere for. For example, Gandhi’s struggle for India’s freedom reflects the will of Indian society about self-determination, whereas King’s movement mirrors the resoluteness of Afro-American society for civil rights. Even the popular support for despots like Hitler reveals about the endorsement of anti-semitism and Aryan supremacy from the German society.
However, beyond this concession both the author’s claim and reason fall apart. Foremost, the choice of hero is not uniform within a society and is contingent upon the living environment and circumstances of the people. For instance, a child born into a poor family with trying circumstances may idolize a philanthropist, while a girl born into an affluent family may see a virtuoso as her hero. Moreover, not all role models reflect the highest ideals or morality of the society; in fact, the lives of many are tainted with scandals and misdemeanors. While Tiger Woods was adored as a role model, the revelation about his pervert sexual life led to his falling from the grace. Even King, notorious for his licentious nature, doesn’t represent the sexual ethics of the religious Afro-American community.
Moreover, people often choose heroes because of the reverence of their sills, struggles, and virtues; and not because they reflect societal characteristics. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo is a national hero in Portugal for his exploits as a footballer, initial struggle from poverty and philanthropic work. Does examining Cristiano reveal that the Portuguese society, at large, has such attributes and struggles? Consider another example in Marie Curie’s hero-ship for her excellence in Science that no woman, or even man, has ever been able to parallel. Does she epitomize the scientific temper of the whole polish society? These choices simply mean that society admires the skills and attributes of those individuals that they believe should be emulated - but for their own shortcomings.
Lastly, a society is a multidimensional entity bearing myriad characteristics whether cultural, social, religious, economic, historic, aesthetic, academic, etc. Understanding the character of a society entails a holistic examination of these aspects rather merely studying its heroes or role models. While a look into society’s traditional practices, festivals, cuisine, costumes, beliefs, etc. gives insight into its social, cultural, and religious aspects, examining the occupation, wealth distribution, and income throws light on the economic characteristics. Similarly, observing the art and architecture reveals about the history and aesthetic appreciation of the society, whereas understanding literature, education, and politics gives an idea about its academic and intellectual maturity. Certainly, a society is much more than what its heroes and role models reflect.
In conclusion, heroes and role models enjoying mass popularity and championing a cause do mirror the characteristics of the society in relation to that cause. However, apart from such examples, neither the choice of role model is universal within a society nor all heroes reflect the highest ideals. Moreover, a society chooses heroes not because they reflect its values but due to its admiration for their attributes and achievements. Finally, understanding a society invokes a holistic examination of its different aspects instead of studying simply the biographies of its heroes.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 421, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'societys the highest'.
Suggestion: societys the highest
...es or its role models for they reveal a societys highest ideals. While some of the important ide...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 1, column 452, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...reveal a societys highest ideals. While some of the important ideals of a society can be un...
^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 7, column 333, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (Cristiano) must be used with a third-person verb: 'reveals'.
Suggestion: reveals
...nthropic work. Does examining Cristiano reveal that the Portuguese society, at large, ...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, however, if, lastly, look, may, moreover, regarding, similarly, so, therefore, whereas, while, apart from, for example, for instance, in conclusion, in fact
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.5258426966 77% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 36.0 14.8657303371 242% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 40.0 33.0505617978 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 58.6224719101 118% => OK
Nominalization: 19.0 12.9106741573 147% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3776.0 2235.4752809 169% => OK
No of words: 674.0 442.535393258 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.60237388724 5.05705443957 111% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.0952438579 4.55969084622 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.0902347188 2.79657885939 111% => OK
Unique words: 345.0 215.323595506 160% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.511869436202 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 1191.6 704.065955056 169% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 6.24550561798 32% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 32.0 20.2370786517 158% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.0763133301 60.3974514979 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 118.0 118.986275619 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0625 23.4991977007 90% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.3125 5.21951772744 102% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.97078651685 121% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 22.0 10.2758426966 214% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.52802021795 0.243740707755 217% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.134591998232 0.0831039109588 162% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.152205314159 0.0758088955206 201% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.307526037874 0.150359130593 205% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.165072552129 0.0667264976115 247% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.5 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 33.24 48.8420337079 68% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 12.1743820225 113% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.2 12.1639044944 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.38706741573 112% => OK
difficult_words: 200.0 100.480337079 199% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 70.83 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.25 Out of 6
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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 421, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'societys the highest'.
Suggestion: societys the highest
...es or its role models for they reveal a societys highest ideals. While some of the important ide...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 1, column 452, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...reveal a societys highest ideals. While some of the important ideals of a society can be un...
^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 7, column 333, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (Cristiano) must be used with a third-person verb: 'reveals'.
Suggestion: reveals
...nthropic work. Does examining Cristiano reveal that the Portuguese society, at large, ...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, however, if, lastly, look, may, moreover, regarding, similarly, so, therefore, whereas, while, apart from, for example, for instance, in conclusion, in fact
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.5258426966 77% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 36.0 14.8657303371 242% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 40.0 33.0505617978 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 58.6224719101 118% => OK
Nominalization: 19.0 12.9106741573 147% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3776.0 2235.4752809 169% => OK
No of words: 674.0 442.535393258 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.60237388724 5.05705443957 111% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.0952438579 4.55969084622 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.0902347188 2.79657885939 111% => OK
Unique words: 345.0 215.323595506 160% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.511869436202 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 1191.6 704.065955056 169% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 6.24550561798 32% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 32.0 20.2370786517 158% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.0763133301 60.3974514979 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 118.0 118.986275619 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0625 23.4991977007 90% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.3125 5.21951772744 102% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.97078651685 121% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 22.0 10.2758426966 214% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.52802021795 0.243740707755 217% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.134591998232 0.0831039109588 162% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.152205314159 0.0758088955206 201% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.307526037874 0.150359130593 205% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.165072552129 0.0667264976115 247% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.5 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 33.24 48.8420337079 68% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 12.1743820225 113% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.2 12.1639044944 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.36 8.38706741573 112% => OK
difficult_words: 200.0 100.480337079 199% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 70.83 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.25 Out of 6
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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.