Some people claim that a nation's government should preserve its wilderness areas in their natural state. Others argue that these areas should be developed for potential economic gain.
Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.
The author of this statement presents two opposing points of view. On one side, the author states that a nation’s government should preserve its wilderness in its natural, pristine condition. On the other side, the author presents the perspective that these areas should instead be further developed for economic gain. While both opinions have their merits, ultimately the former provides a more sound perspective on the issue of environmental preservation.
Firstly, as the most abundant and most capable species on this planet, we have a duty to preserve it so our species and others may continue to flourish into the future. While this may seem like an optimistic viewpoint, it is not beyond the realm of reason that we should do our best to protect the world in which we live. Failing to do so and instead depleting the earth of its resources and vitality as quickly as possible will only degrade the quality of life for species not only alive today, but in the distant future as well. Our future ancestors will inherit a desiccated world which is void of precious natural resources like water, livestock, and lumber.
Furthermore, losing natural resources is only one of the most obvious ways our planet will suffer from overproduction and encroachment on wild land. Such actions will also have far more widespread effects as well. For example, destroying forests will cause a dearth of oxygen-producing species, therefore severely hindering any organisms such as our own which depend on it for survival. In addition, a paucity of vegetation will also prevent carbon dioxide from being taken up as it is produced, and the excess build up will have detrimental effects on the environment, such as an increase in global warming. Neglecting wild life for the sake of further human expansion will clearly cause nothing but a cascade of negative effects.
Supporters of the author’s latter viewpoint, however, may present some valid arguments. For example, they may argue that preserved land may be utilized for economic gain. The site of current wilderness areas may turn into bustling shopping malls, business centers, or other economic metropolises. However, these supporters should not overlook the fact that wilderness preservation may also lead to economic growth. For example, wilderness sites such as the Grand Canyon or the countless national parks across the United States serve as major national if not international tourist attractions. It is not enough to argue that supplanting national parks with business developments is enough to justify their demise when they may also be providing economic benefit.
Conclusively, the author presents two valid arguments. With the land that is protected as wilderness reserves, building developments could lead to massive economic growth. However, preserving these lands as national parks may also lead to economic growth. In addition, protecting wilderness areas is a far more humane and morally justified course of action than bulldozing them for the promise of monetary gain. Finally, destroying these lands could lead to widespread environmental decay, which could be detrimental to not only our generation, but future generations as well.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, look, may, so, therefore, well, while, for example, in addition, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 24.0 12.4196629213 193% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 11.3162921348 106% => OK
Pronoun: 36.0 33.0505617978 109% => OK
Preposition: 52.0 58.6224719101 89% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2702.0 2235.4752809 121% => OK
No of words: 508.0 442.535393258 115% => OK
Chars per words: 5.3188976378 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.74751043592 4.55969084622 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.85505556911 2.79657885939 102% => OK
Unique words: 246.0 215.323595506 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.484251968504 0.4932671777 98% => OK
syllable_count: 835.2 704.065955056 119% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 6.0 4.99550561798 120% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.2370786517 119% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.1447820973 60.3974514979 71% => OK
Chars per sentence: 112.583333333 118.986275619 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.1666666667 23.4991977007 90% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.58333333333 5.21951772744 107% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => 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: 0.292059389798 0.243740707755 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0830881345036 0.0831039109588 100% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0703403712914 0.0758088955206 93% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.165642228173 0.150359130593 110% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0867242707229 0.0667264976115 130% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.2 14.1392134831 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 48.8420337079 103% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.1743820225 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.58 12.1639044944 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.84 8.38706741573 105% => OK
difficult_words: 134.0 100.480337079 133% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => 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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