Write about the following topic:
In many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV. What do you think are the causes of this?
What solutions can you suggest?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
Gone are the days when people used to wake up in the wee hours of the morning looking forward to read the newspaper.
Technology has taken the world by storm and people have lost the patience to read newspapers. This essay will discuss some of the causes which have resulted in reduction in the readership of newspapers amongst youngsters and will also suggest some viable solutions.
The principal problem with lack of interest in the younger generation is the school curriculum. The existing education system does not place emphasis on reading. As a result, in the growing years of a child, reading takes a back seat. When I was in school, we had a subject called 'General Knowledge' which forced us to read the newspaper everyday as the examination was based on current affairs captured in leading newspapers. Another reasons which has contributed to lack of interest in reading is the advancement in technology. So many varieties of entertainment options are available that youngsters get immersed in these, leaving no time for reading.These forms of entertainment are more interesting and engaging than news. Let’s take the example of a video game, the hand eye coordination is so quick that youngsters get mesmerised in the game and just cant get themselves to watch something like the news that moves at a steady pace.
A solution to the worrying problem is for Education Boards to discuss and deliberate over the importance of reading and accordingly amend the existing curriculum with focus on reading for Primary as well as Secondary schoolchildren. One of the factors for grading children should be their ability to present current affairs and answer questions based on this. Re-introducing 'General knowledge' as a subject would be a good move in this direction. Social media organisations too can help by putting in news feeds through their channels. For example Facebook and Twitter can have news pop-ups, on topics of interest, while people are browsing through depending on their browsing history.
In summary, the step in the right direction by Education Boards, as well as social media can go a long way to enhance peoples interest in reading and follow the news on television.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 6, Rule ID: MASS_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Consider using third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'is'.
Suggestion: is
Gone are the days when people used to wake up in...
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Line 1, column 95, Rule ID: ADMIT_ENJOY_VB[7]
Message: This verb is used with the gerund form: 'to reading'.
Suggestion: to reading
...ee hours of the morning looking forward to read the newspaper. Technology has taken th...
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Line 2, column 118, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...ead newspapers. This essay will discuss some of the causes which have resulted in reduction...
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Line 3, column 338, Rule ID: EVERYDAY_EVERY_DAY[3]
Message: 'Everyday' is an adjective. Did you mean 'every day'?
Suggestion: every day
...e which forced us to read the newspaper everyday as the examination was based on current...
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Line 3, column 654, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: These
...d in these, leaving no time for reading.These forms of entertainment are more interes...
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Line 3, column 858, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...ers get mesmerised in the game and just cant get themselves to watch something like ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
accordingly, also, but, look, second, so, well, while, for example, in summary, as a result, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 13.1623246493 91% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 7.85571142285 89% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 10.4138276553 86% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 7.30460921844 110% => OK
Pronoun: 15.0 24.0651302605 62% => OK
Preposition: 56.0 41.998997996 133% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 8.3376753507 192% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1839.0 1615.20841683 114% => OK
No of words: 363.0 315.596192385 115% => OK
Chars per words: 5.06611570248 5.12529762239 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.3649236973 4.20363070211 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.86981215048 2.80592935109 102% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 176.041082164 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.564738292011 0.561755894193 101% => OK
syllable_count: 562.5 506.74238477 111% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.60771543086 93% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 5.43587174349 55% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.10420841683 190% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.6425149 49.4020404114 107% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.9375 106.682146367 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.6875 20.7667163134 109% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.4375 7.06120827912 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 5.01903807615 120% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 8.67935871743 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => 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: 0.176571287062 0.244688304435 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0500265514123 0.084324248473 59% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0324577136469 0.0667982634062 49% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.091047270701 0.151304729494 60% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0351623487106 0.056905535591 62% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.0946893788 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 57.61 50.2224549098 115% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.3001002004 95% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.42 12.4159519038 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.9 8.58950901804 104% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 78.4519038076 122% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 9.78957915832 82% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => 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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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.