Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could.
In today’s world, scandals are never few or far between. With these scandals, however, comes the opportunity to draw the attention of the masses to a problem at large which may have skirted the thoughts and eyes of many. Historically, peaceful protests may also effectively provoke the attention of the population. However, ultimately scandals are more useful at directing the attention of individuals oblivious to a problem at large.
Bad news is notorious for traveling at the speed of light, but in this new technologically sophisticated era it travels even faster. The news of a captivating scandal can easily draw the attention of millions. For example, the news of Harvey Weinstein’s nefarious acts with countless young actresses sparked somewhat of a revolution against those who had taken advantage of younger women at one time, united under the ubiquitous Twitter hashtag “me too”. News of these allegations disseminated rapidly, and drew the attention of the world to a problem which had previously festered in the shadows.
In addition, political leaders may feel more of a responsibility to address scandalous acts than simple reformers or speakers. For example, the recent outbursts of police brutality including the murder of George Floyd have culminated in reforms to the police departments in many states and cities in the U.S. Without the shock of such detestable scandals, such decisive action might have never been taken.
However, while scandals are effective, protests can also incite change. For example, Martin Luther King Junior’s creed of “civil disobedience” were integral in the fight for civil rights in the 1960s, without which African Americans may not be where they are today. However, it is undeniable that disgraceful acts such as the shameless murder of George Floyd can quickly ignite visceral anger and a desire for change in the hearts of countless Americans. Organized protests often undoubtedly pale in comparison to the emotional response stirred in the hearts of the masses by a sordid scandal.
In conclusion, both reformers and scandals play a role in bringing problems to light. Reformers such as Martin Luther King Jr. have spurred great progress towards solving deep seated problems such as racism. Scandals can also draw the attention of the masses rapidly such as the acts of Harvey Weinstein. However, on balance scandals are often more effective than reformers because they instill a greater desire for change through a visceral emotional response in the hearts and minds of the masses.
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- Claim No act is done purely for the benefit of others Reason All actions even those that seem to be done for other people are based on self interest 83
- The well being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority 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 su 50
- Though often considered an objective pursuit learning about the historical past requires creativity since because we can never know the past directly we must reconstruct it by imaginatively interpreting historical accounts documents and artifacts 50
- Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed 66
- In any field of inquiry the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions 83
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 502, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... in the hearts and minds of the masses.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, may, so, still, while, for example, in addition, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 19.5258426966 51% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 12.4196629213 72% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 14.8657303371 61% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.3162921348 53% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 10.0 33.0505617978 30% => OK
Preposition: 61.0 58.6224719101 104% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 12.9106741573 77% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2156.0 2235.4752809 96% => OK
No of words: 405.0 442.535393258 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.32345679012 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.48604634366 4.55969084622 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.86192545045 2.79657885939 102% => OK
Unique words: 217.0 215.323595506 101% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.535802469136 0.4932671777 109% => OK
syllable_count: 664.2 704.065955056 94% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 6.24550561798 16% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 20.2370786517 89% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 59.717157408 60.3974514979 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.777777778 118.986275619 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.5 23.4991977007 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.05555555556 5.21951772744 97% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 13.0 5.13820224719 253% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 4.83258426966 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.179906529143 0.243740707755 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0648575693577 0.0831039109588 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0483254850041 0.0758088955206 64% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.104686428153 0.150359130593 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0628693185975 0.0667264976115 94% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 14.1392134831 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 48.8420337079 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.87 12.1639044944 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.29 8.38706741573 111% => OK
difficult_words: 117.0 100.480337079 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 11.8971910112 76% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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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.