In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
A glance at the greatest achievements made by human in history sheds light on a question that has long being debated, that is, whether the preceeding achievements are indispensable to making new ones. Some contend that learning from predeccesors is a must; however, as long as I am concerned, despite a wealth of examples showing younger generations being inspired by older ones, in some certain fields the thought and ideas of some true pioneers are really the brainchild of their own intellectual activities.
Foremost, it is undeniable that past achievements and discoveries lay the bedrocks for future breakthroughs, and this is especially true in scientific fields. It is no exaggeration to say that no new discoveries could be made in science without consulting other\'s work. A genious he might be, Einstein was also deeply affected and inspired by several scientists like Dirac in his discovery of the theory of relativity. Individual researchers can only understand a tiny proportion of the nature, and it is the accumulation of this increment in knowledge that brodens our understanding of the world as a whole. Occasionally, huge discoveries may be made and brand new theories formed, but this is also based on the work of preceeding achievements.
While science is a public endeavor involving the scientific community around the world, in many more private creating processes like literature, the influence of past peers is also conspicuous. Amily Bronte, for instance, is one of the most renowned novelists of all time in the world, and she excelled as a female writer in an era mostly dominated by males. That her style was so idiosyncratic makes it unlikely that she had the impact of other writers. Nonetheless, in a time when education was a prerogative for men, Bronte learned reading and writing in her father\'s private library, and only by reading the many masterpiece of other writers can she be a thoughtful and skillful novelist as well.
But there are also some symbolistic genious that realised great achievements without relying on that of others. Mozart compsed his first piece of music before he received any systematic musical training, which is a clear manifestation of his talent. Many other artists, like Da Vinci or Piccaso, created a totally new genre that people had never seen before. It is their unique innovation without being restricted by existing aesthetic judgements that made them the pioneers.
Due to aforementioned ground, in order to contribute significantly to a field, most of the time one has to bear the influence of past achievements, especially in scientific research. In other areas, on the contrary, there have been many talented pioneers pushing the field forward by their original thoughts and ideas.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 536, Rule ID: AFFORD_VBG[1]
Message: This verb is used with infinitive: 'to read'.
Suggestion: to read
...s a prerogative for men, Bronte learned reading and writing in her father\s private lib...
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Line 5, column 613, Rule ID: MANY_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun masterpiece seems to be countable; consider using: 'many masterpieces'.
Suggestion: many masterpieces
...rivate library, and only by reading the many masterpiece of other writers can she be a thoughtfu...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, may, nonetheless, really, so, well, while, as to, for instance, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 19.5258426966 133% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 12.4196629213 48% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 11.3162921348 124% => OK
Pronoun: 36.0 33.0505617978 109% => OK
Preposition: 65.0 58.6224719101 111% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2324.0 2235.4752809 104% => OK
No of words: 447.0 442.535393258 101% => OK
Chars per words: 5.19910514541 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.59808378696 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.06810196268 2.79657885939 110% => OK
Unique words: 254.0 215.323595506 118% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.568232662192 0.4932671777 115% => OK
syllable_count: 730.8 704.065955056 104% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.740449438202 0% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.2370786517 84% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 53.7340625764 60.3974514979 89% => OK
Chars per sentence: 136.705882353 118.986275619 115% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.2941176471 23.4991977007 112% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.47058823529 5.21951772744 124% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 10.2758426966 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 5.13820224719 19% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.147830584083 0.243740707755 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0437984494251 0.0831039109588 53% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0354473693329 0.0758088955206 47% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0813700839568 0.150359130593 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0332985369483 0.0667264976115 50% => 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: 16.2 14.1392134831 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 48.8420337079 92% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.1743820225 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.18 12.1639044944 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.66 8.38706741573 115% => OK
difficult_words: 134.0 100.480337079 133% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 20.5 11.8971910112 172% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.7820224719 110% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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