It is undeniable to say that knowledge is substantial in any field of life and knowledgeable people can survive anywhere in the world. On that ground, knowledge can be acquired either from books or from own experience. In this regard, some people contend that personal experience gives an opportunity to obtain precious knowledge. On the other hand, there are some people who think that people can get the best knowledge from academic books. Certainly, from my vantage point, the former point carries more weight. In the following paragraphs, I will delve into the most conspicuous reasons and examples justifying my stance.
The first exquisite point to be mentioned is that although the ideal way to learn knowledge is from a book, it is judicious to combine practical experience with actual theory. This is because books solely provide information but do not guide about how to apply that in life, conversely, learning through own experience gives an accurate and clear image in the mind. Drawing from my own example to shed light on what has been elaborated above. I had a close friend named Sahil, with whom I studied at the dental university. He was very proficient in all academic subjects while I was an average student. In fact, when he started treating dental patients, he was struggling to treat them. However, since I had done an internship before my graduation, it became easier for me to complete all treatments meticulously. Hence, this example clearly indicates that personal experience carries more weight in life.
Another noteworthy point is that books are not always accurate and often contradict what we find in the real world due to the fact that books are often written by unqualified authors who might represent their biased views in the books. Even if a diligent trainer writes a book with the best of intentions and tries to avoid factual errors, his research might be faulty as a major shift in world affairs. My own experience visiting Egypt is a compelling example of this. Before I took a trip, I have tried to gather information about the place, and thereby, I read various articles, guide books, and textbooks in order for better understanding of the place. According to that Egypt was a conservative place and suggested that people there might be unwelcoming. But when I actually arrived there, I encountered a very welcoming and modern culture. Though the books I consulted were a few years back, they did not match my personal experience. Evidently, this example demonstrates some of the problems with depending too much on books for our knowledge.
Lastly, the knowledge which we gain from personal experience stays longer time in our mind than which we gain from reading. In real life, books are frequently put away in storage after reading them and memories gradually wear off with time. For instance, I have read hundreds of books during my university days. Unfortunately, I can remember hardly from those books. In contrast, similarly, I attended a college graduation ceremony around the same year and I still have very vivid memories of each and every event that took place on that day. Thus, it is merely to say practical experience lasts longer in life.
All in all, by contemplating all remarks, I personally believe that knowledge gained from events is more beneficial than reading books. This is because it is not a wise idea to depend only on books as they might carry inaccurate information, and because our personal memories stay with us longer than facts we read in print.
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- TPO 21 Integrated TOEFL essay 80
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 979, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
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Line 7, column 334, Rule ID: ADVERB_WORD_ORDER[9]
Message: The adverb 'hardly' is usually put before the verb 'remember'.
Suggestion: hardly remember
...y university days. Unfortunately, I can remember hardly from those books. In contrast, similarl...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, conversely, first, hence, however, if, lastly, similarly, so, still, thus, while, for instance, in contrast, in fact, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 15.1003584229 172% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 9.8082437276 92% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 13.8261648746 116% => OK
Relative clauses : 21.0 11.0286738351 190% => OK
Pronoun: 67.0 43.0788530466 156% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 79.0 52.1666666667 151% => OK
Nominalization: 15.0 8.0752688172 186% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2947.0 1977.66487455 149% => OK
No of words: 592.0 407.700716846 145% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.97804054054 4.8611393121 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.93265142912 4.48103885553 110% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.73217826948 2.67179642975 102% => OK
Unique words: 315.0 212.727598566 148% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.532094594595 0.524837075471 101% => OK
syllable_count: 917.1 618.680645161 148% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 22.0 9.59856630824 229% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 3.0 3.08781362007 97% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.86738351254 214% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 13.0 4.94265232975 263% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 30.0 20.6003584229 146% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 20.1344086022 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.3821918084 48.9658058833 93% => OK
Chars per sentence: 98.2333333333 100.406767564 98% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.7333333333 20.6045352989 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.0 5.45110844103 92% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 11.8709677419 118% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 3.85842293907 156% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.88709677419 205% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.283105297124 0.236089414692 120% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.068287825434 0.076458572812 89% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0685012074993 0.0737576698707 93% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.164477173728 0.150856017488 109% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0403160222928 0.0645574589148 62% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.9 11.7677419355 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 60.65 58.1214874552 104% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 10.1575268817 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.6 10.9000537634 106% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.21 8.01818996416 102% => OK
difficult_words: 136.0 86.8835125448 157% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.002688172 80% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.0537634409 95% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.247311828 117% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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