Some people think that genetically modified (GM) crops are a positive development. Others, however, argue that they are potentially dangerous. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Genetically modified foods are a controversial topic which has been widely debated in recent years. While some would argue that they represent a positive development to the society, others think that they can be damaging to both humans and to the environment. There are valid arguments on both sides which I will be discussing in this essay.
On the one hand, many GM enthusiasts believe that genetically modified crops are a sustainable form to mitigate world hunger. In fact, agricultural biotechnology is developing plants with higher levels of nutrients and also with higher tolerance to changes in weather conditions which can directly lead to an overall increase in food production. Due to climate change, much of the world's arable lands are becoming more difficult to farm. Moreover, considering the rapid population growth, it is expected that in a near future, there will be a food supply shortage all around the globe, so genetic modifications seem to be a reasonable solution.
On the other hand, critics suggest that GM foods can be linked to some health problems such as different types of allergies, antibiotic resistance and in severe cases even cancer. It is undeniable that diet can impact directly one's health. Also, an increase in the incidence of cancer in recent years has led many to believe that this can be associated with genetically modified foods. Furthermore, there is also a lot of concern about the impacts of this on the environment which remains to be unknown.
Overall, it seems to me that the risks of GM foods are still only theoretical. Although this is a subject that requires specific assessment and further research, for the time being, I believe that the advantages of genetically modified food outweigh the possible drawbacks.
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- Some people believe that a person’s intelligence is inherited from the parents, while others believe that their environment is the main factor. Discuss these views. Which factor do you think is mostly responsible for intelligence? 78
- Some people think that genetically modified GM crops are a positive development Others however argue that they are potentially dangerous Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 87
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Message: Did you mean 'one's'?
Suggestion: one's
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, furthermore, if, moreover, so, still, thus, while, in fact, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 13.1623246493 144% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 7.85571142285 102% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 10.4138276553 38% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 7.30460921844 192% => OK
Pronoun: 22.0 24.0651302605 91% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 41.998997996 98% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1481.0 1615.20841683 92% => OK
No of words: 290.0 315.596192385 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.10689655172 5.12529762239 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.12666770723 4.20363070211 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88327210408 2.80592935109 103% => OK
Unique words: 170.0 176.041082164 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.586206896552 0.561755894193 104% => OK
syllable_count: 467.1 506.74238477 92% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 16.0721442886 81% => 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: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.9798660803 49.4020404114 103% => OK
Chars per sentence: 113.923076923 106.682146367 107% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.3076923077 20.7667163134 107% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.07692307692 7.06120827912 100% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 8.67935871743 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 3.9879759519 176% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.143275300203 0.244688304435 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0520418809709 0.084324248473 62% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.055787207096 0.0667982634062 84% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0943904833384 0.151304729494 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0642901635251 0.056905535591 113% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.0946893788 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 50.2224549098 98% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.3001002004 105% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.65 12.4159519038 102% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.52 8.58950901804 111% => OK
difficult_words: 88.0 78.4519038076 112% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 9.78957915832 123% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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