The internet means that people do not need to travel to foreign countries to understand how others live.
Do you agree or disagree?
Obviously, the Internet offers a myriad of opportunities, including virtual travel that allows the exploration of any destination at any time, season, and at no cost. Nevertheless, the interest in real travel is not in steep decline as it is the source of formative experiences and unmatched sensations.
Suffice it to say that real travel is a formative experience that equips vagabonds with a sea of knowledge about other peoples and their cultures. A visit to new places makes us more versatile and intelligent and, therefore, more competitive in different facets of life. Evidently, these advantages of discovering foreign countries cannot be replaced by merely watching various video-blogs on YouTube or surfing the pictures on Instagram.
Furthermore, the ‘online journey’ conveys neither the smell nor the taste. This is what most of us strive for, crossing the Atlantic or driving along the Silk Road. You cannot taste a freshly baked French croissant or get a full lung of cool Mediterranean Sea air without being there. By the same token, moving from scorching hot summer in Italy to freezing cold winter in the North Pole during the day is feasible only thanks to real, not virtual, tours. Thus, these and many other similar examples are proof of the value of real travel experience.
Nonetheless, travel is no longer as important as it used to be because it is now possible to learn about countries online. The experience is still valuable but online information is actually likely to be more accurate and comprehensive. An individual who wants to research life in Brazil, for instance, can scroll through lifestyle blogs, watch videos of both foreigners and residents from all over the country, follow individuals from a wide segment of society on Instagram, and generally get a good sense for the country without ever setting foot there.
On top of that, not everyone can take the advantage of traveling overseas or abroad as it primarily remains the privilege of the wealthy. For traveling abroad, we are faced with the cumbersome procedures of applying for a visa, buying expensive plane tickets, or speaking a foreign language. Even if the perspective of real trips seems attractive for some, Internet travel is almost the only available alternative for others. In such cases, quality content about our planet, customs, and traditions can be easily found on Netflix, for instance.
In conclusion, despite the fact that our habits are changing, and the Internet is becoming more accessible for virtual travel, the craving for real experience has not disappeared. This means that people will keep their habit to explore the world in search of novel emotions and experiences.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, furthermore, if, nevertheless, nonetheless, so, still, therefore, thus, for instance, in conclusion, by the same token, on top of that
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 15.1003584229 126% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 9.8082437276 61% => OK
Conjunction : 19.0 13.8261648746 137% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 11.0286738351 63% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 23.0 43.0788530466 53% => OK
Preposition: 59.0 52.1666666667 113% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.0752688172 124% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2271.0 1977.66487455 115% => OK
No of words: 438.0 407.700716846 107% => OK
Chars per words: 5.18493150685 4.8611393121 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.57476223824 4.48103885553 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.8543424285 2.67179642975 107% => OK
Unique words: 271.0 212.727598566 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.618721461187 0.524837075471 118% => OK
syllable_count: 711.9 618.680645161 115% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 9.59856630824 63% => OK
Article: 7.0 3.08781362007 227% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 1.0 3.51792114695 28% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.86738351254 268% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.94265232975 101% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 20.6003584229 92% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 20.1344086022 114% => OK
Sentence length SD: 50.0550942999 48.9658058833 102% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.526315789 100.406767564 119% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.0526315789 20.6045352989 112% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.84210526316 5.45110844103 144% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.53405017921 132% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 0.0 5.5376344086 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 11.8709677419 118% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.85842293907 26% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.88709677419 82% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.133931408954 0.236089414692 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0387355604298 0.076458572812 51% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0305172771162 0.0737576698707 41% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0689127999466 0.150856017488 46% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0165054447966 0.0645574589148 26% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.5 11.7677419355 123% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 58.1214874552 83% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 10.1575268817 121% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.06 10.9000537634 120% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.61 8.01818996416 120% => OK
difficult_words: 134.0 86.8835125448 154% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 10.002688172 120% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.0537634409 111% => 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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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.