In this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.
It seems to be a consensus that the extension and coverage of media in every field is constantly developing in width and depth. There is no doubt that such situation offer us so many benefits. However, when we consider the unprecedented phenomena that this recent circumstance is causing, it would not be difficult for us to find that excessive information exposure is deeply affecting our personal thinking and judgement. In other word, we have become more skeptic and critical since there is so much information in media, making it hard for us to distinguish between true and false, especially when the information is about a specific alive person which might be defined as a hero. Therefore, it is not uncommon for some of us to assert that in this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for a society to regarding any living person as a hero.
The word “hero” itself is rich in its meaning, making it hard to defined absolutely. Generally speaking, a hero is a individual who has good qualities and is willing to fight bravely for the majority. However, as I said before, the concept of hero so very complicated that everyone's definition of hero may be slightly different, no matter how famous the hero is, it can only be recognized by maybe numerous people or even most people, but not all. Hero is always a relative concept, both in history and in the present. For example, one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States, President Lincoln, who won the American Civil War, freed the slaves, it is fair and just for him to be evaluated as fighting for the liberation of human beings, and consideration does meet one of the definitions of heroes. In the eyes of most Americans even people around the world, President Lincoln was indeed an undisputed hero. However, both in his time and in ours, there were still radical nationalists and white supremacists, for whom President Lincoln was not a hero because he did not fit their criteria. They went out of their way to attack President Lincoln's image with his flaws. Nevertheless, do the words of the Ku Klux Klan these people are capable of denying that President Lincoln was a hero?
In this case, I think if a person is recognized by the majority for his or her dedication, he or she has a chance to be considered a hero and I believe most people with any sense left would agree with me. Indeed, the extension and coverage of the media in every field gives us the opportunity to acquire a great deal of information about a person, both positive and negative, true and false. Just when we may be on the verge of defining a person as a hero, some negative information about him is exposed on social media. However, just relying on these cannot even be identified as truly negative information, it is obviously irrational to completely ignore whether he is a hero for the sake of the majority of people's unrequited efforts. First of all, there is an old Chinese saying that a person's good virtue will not be covered up because of his small mistakes. We can't go after a hero based on a little negative information. Secondly, in the complex media environment, fact checking is very important, a lot of negative information is malicious concoction by people with ulterior motives, we have noticed this and learned to carefully screen out credulity. Therefore, in the current media environment, it is still possible for living people to become heroes.For example, for those Doctors Without Borders who have been providing medical assistance to local people in poor and backward areas, their image has been widely publicized on social media, of course, there will be some people in the media to try to publicize their shortcomings, but as Lu Xun said: heroes with shortcomings are still heroes, and even perfect flies are only flies in the end. Such criticism and denigration do not prevent most people from thinking that they are real heroes.
We need to accept the fact that because of real human nature and the current media environment, heroes may be flawed and controversial, but that does not prevent them from being considered heroes. More and more people are acknowledging this view.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 115, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...solutely. Generally speaking, a hero is a individual who has good qualities and i...
^
Line 3, column 788, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a person' or simply 'persons'?
Suggestion: a person; persons
...ll, there is an old Chinese saying that a persons good virtue will not be covered up beca...
^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 867, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...ed up because of his small mistakes. We cant go after a hero based on a little negat...
^^^^
Line 3, column 1261, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: For
...ible for living people to become heroes.For example, for those Doctors Without Bord...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, nevertheless, regarding, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, for example, i think, no doubt, of course, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 46.0 19.5258426966 236% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 28.0 14.8657303371 188% => OK
Relative clauses : 19.0 11.3162921348 168% => OK
Pronoun: 66.0 33.0505617978 200% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 88.0 58.6224719101 150% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3465.0 2235.4752809 155% => OK
No of words: 723.0 442.535393258 163% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.79253112033 5.05705443957 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.18542759274 4.55969084622 114% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76399285365 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 342.0 215.323595506 159% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.473029045643 0.4932671777 96% => OK
syllable_count: 1134.0 704.065955056 161% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 16.0 6.24550561798 256% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.2370786517 124% => OK
Sentence length: 28.0 23.0359550562 122% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 95.9958332429 60.3974514979 159% => OK
Chars per sentence: 138.6 118.986275619 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 28.92 23.4991977007 123% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0 5.21951772744 115% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.2669729756 0.243740707755 110% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0759768692882 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.108963073839 0.0758088955206 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.166210185059 0.150359130593 111% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0919197052257 0.0667264976115 138% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.06 48.8420337079 88% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 12.1743820225 117% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.09 12.1639044944 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.56 8.38706741573 102% => OK
difficult_words: 162.0 100.480337079 161% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 11.8971910112 122% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.2 11.2143820225 118% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Better to have 5/6 paragraphs with 3/4 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: reason 4. address both of the views presented for reason 4 (optional)
para 6: conclusion.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 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 2, column 115, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...solutely. Generally speaking, a hero is a individual who has good qualities and i...
^
Line 3, column 788, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a person' or simply 'persons'?
Suggestion: a person; persons
...ll, there is an old Chinese saying that a persons good virtue will not be covered up beca...
^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 867, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...ed up because of his small mistakes. We cant go after a hero based on a little negat...
^^^^
Line 3, column 1261, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: For
...ible for living people to become heroes.For example, for those Doctors Without Bord...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, nevertheless, regarding, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, for example, i think, no doubt, of course, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 46.0 19.5258426966 236% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 28.0 14.8657303371 188% => OK
Relative clauses : 19.0 11.3162921348 168% => OK
Pronoun: 66.0 33.0505617978 200% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 88.0 58.6224719101 150% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3465.0 2235.4752809 155% => OK
No of words: 723.0 442.535393258 163% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.79253112033 5.05705443957 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.18542759274 4.55969084622 114% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76399285365 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 342.0 215.323595506 159% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.473029045643 0.4932671777 96% => OK
syllable_count: 1134.0 704.065955056 161% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 16.0 6.24550561798 256% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.2370786517 124% => OK
Sentence length: 28.0 23.0359550562 122% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 95.9958332429 60.3974514979 159% => OK
Chars per sentence: 138.6 118.986275619 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 28.92 23.4991977007 123% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0 5.21951772744 115% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.2669729756 0.243740707755 110% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0759768692882 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.108963073839 0.0758088955206 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.166210185059 0.150359130593 111% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0919197052257 0.0667264976115 138% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.06 48.8420337079 88% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 12.1743820225 117% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.09 12.1639044944 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.56 8.38706741573 102% => OK
difficult_words: 162.0 100.480337079 161% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 11.8971910112 122% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.2 11.2143820225 118% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Better to have 5/6 paragraphs with 3/4 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: reason 4. address both of the views presented for reason 4 (optional)
para 6: conclusion.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 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.