The issue states that knowing the past cannot help make current decisions and historical connections can only be made in hindsight. This may only be true in very select circumstances. Generally, I support the notion that history repeats itself. Analyzing the past is an incredible useful tool when making decisions in the present.
Much of history is believed to be cyclical, both on a small and large scale. On the small scale, we can examine individuals personal lives. One might find themselves, for instance, dating the same type of partner over and over. Choosing to be with significant others with similar personality types despite previous negative outcomes. This is a good example of how knowing about the past can help make important decisions today. If a relationship failed based on personality differences, there is a strong chance that, under similar circumstances, dating a similar partner will likewise end in failure. Connecting the past to the current may lead individuals to stay away from certain characteristics when dating.
Building on this concept, we can examine issues on an even smaller scale. Say someone purchases some sushi from a local grocery store. The sushi had gone bad, and the result is food poisoning. It is unlikely this individual will order sushi from the same store. The negative event has helped shape future decision making. Connecting the events of the past is important for self preservation. Regardless of the time frame between events, one is able to quickly make the connection between buying sushi from the same grocery store and choosing if and where to buy sushi in the future.
The issue becomes more difficult on a larger scale. Often we are able to see connections, but are unable to decipher the information. We may not know enough about the link to make an informed decision in the present. Take global climate change for instance. Global warming is a hot topic in today's conversations. There is increasingly more evidence that these climate changes we are experiencing today have happened hundreds of thousands of years ago. Patterns in geographic data support this claim. However, this may not offer any beneficial details on how we are to handle the current situation. Knowing that this change has transpired before is not enough to help make important decisions today. In this situation, perhaps we will only be able to make a more significant connection well in the future.
In conclusion, the past can almost always help make decisions today. One can easily make connections from previous situations to current events. However, in some specific situations, because a lack of information, we may not always be able to make current meaningful connections.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 459, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...e between events, one is able to quickly make the connection between buying sushi...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, likewise, may, so, well, for instance, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 19.5258426966 108% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 12.4196629213 129% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 14.8657303371 47% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 26.0 33.0505617978 79% => OK
Preposition: 63.0 58.6224719101 107% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 12.9106741573 77% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2278.0 2235.4752809 102% => OK
No of words: 444.0 442.535393258 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.13063063063 5.05705443957 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.5903493882 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82476611916 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 225.0 215.323595506 104% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.506756756757 0.4932671777 103% => OK
syllable_count: 732.6 704.065955056 104% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 6.24550561798 144% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 31.0 20.2370786517 153% => OK
Sentence length: 14.0 23.0359550562 61% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 35.5880289475 60.3974514979 59% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 73.4838709677 118.986275619 62% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.3225806452 23.4991977007 61% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.25806451613 5.21951772744 43% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 10.2758426966 117% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 12.0 4.83258426966 248% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.427567545288 0.243740707755 175% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.101737958114 0.0831039109588 122% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0932286761266 0.0758088955206 123% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.238885249742 0.150359130593 159% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0481832565972 0.0667264976115 72% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.9 14.1392134831 70% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 48.81 48.8420337079 100% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.1743820225 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.88 12.1639044944 98% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.49 8.38706741573 101% => OK
difficult_words: 117.0 100.480337079 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 11.8971910112 50% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 7.6 11.2143820225 68% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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