Nowadays people are forgetting national celebrations and enjoying themselves on other days that are important to them personally. Do you think it is a positive development or a negative one?

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Nowadays people are forgetting national celebrations and enjoying themselves on other days that are important to them personally. Do you think it is a positive development or a negative one?

Celebrations of any kind play an integral part in shaking off monotony from and adding colour to life. Hence, it is of immense importance to celebrate occasions, be it personal or national with enthusiasm. It has, however, been a debatable issue whether people should celebrate national occasions rather than concentrating on personal celebrations, owing to the latter's significance in their lives. Despite some concerns, in my opinion, the former perspective merits serious consideration for a number of reasons as will now be explored.

One of the most conspicuous aspects of preferring national...

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Sentence: One of the most conspicuous aspects of preferring national celebrations lies in its widely recognised didactic value, it offers.
Error: recognised Suggestion: recognized

Sentence: Since it caters an acknowledgement purpose, the society gets benefited from the cognisance achieved and so do the nation.
Error: cognisance Suggestion: cognizance

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Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.057 0.07

'On the other hand' means However. It doesn't mean 'On another hand'.

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