We have become a disposable society, preferring to buy new products rather than repair existing items. Why do you think this is? How can this trend be reversed?
It has become common not to try to extend the life of items but rather to purchase replacements, and this can be attributed to a number of social changes, as will now be presented along with some thoughts on how this attitude can be altered.
Of the many reasons why society in general opts not to repair items, perhaps the most influential is changes in technology. Modernized production methods allow goods to be mass produced at a lower cost, but often at the expense of quality; this means that although they may not have the longevity of handmade items, they are cheaper and thus can be replaced. In addition, evolutions in technology are now rapid, and the impulse to own the latest gadget encourages purchasers to continually buy new items. A clear indication of this is mobile phones, where in the last decade new features and abilities are released constantly.
To address this, there are a number of potential approaches. One is that governments could raise the level of tax on brand new items whilst lowering the taxation on repair shops, therefore supporting those who are happy with their existing technology and penalizing those who constantly race to acquire the very latest model. In turn, this would encourage the companies producing such items to build them in a way that new developments can be
incorporated into it, rather than requiring it to be disposed of.
To conclude, it is only by a change in attitude that we can decrease the continued consumption of new items and increase the retention of those that may need some repair.
- Although parents are responsible for raising a child outside influence plays a key role in their development To what extent do you agree or disagree 84
- Nowadays there are more opportunities for women than there were in the past Some people think this situation caused more problems than it has solved What are your opinion on this 89
- In many countries people are now living longer than ever before Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people To what extent do the advantages of having an ag 67
- The Table Below Shows the Numbers of Visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and after it was refurbished The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit during the same two periods Summaries the in
- in some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them 78
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, if, may, so, therefore, thus, in addition, in general
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 13.1623246493 122% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 7.85571142285 140% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 10.4138276553 77% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 7.30460921844 110% => OK
Pronoun: 23.0 24.0651302605 96% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 41.998997996 98% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 8.3376753507 72% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1297.0 1615.20841683 80% => OK
No of words: 266.0 315.596192385 84% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.87593984962 5.12529762239 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.03850299372 4.20363070211 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.742519209 2.80592935109 98% => OK
Unique words: 160.0 176.041082164 91% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.601503759398 0.561755894193 107% => OK
syllable_count: 416.7 506.74238477 82% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 9.0 16.0721442886 56% => 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: 29.0 20.2975951904 143% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 62.7725661554 49.4020404114 127% => OK
Chars per sentence: 144.111111111 106.682146367 135% => OK
Words per sentence: 29.5555555556 20.7667163134 142% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.44444444444 7.06120827912 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.67935871743 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 3.4128256513 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.369093254907 0.244688304435 151% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.128070223496 0.084324248473 152% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0688085967703 0.0667982634062 103% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181126051785 0.151304729494 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0433062834645 0.056905535591 76% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.3 13.0946893788 124% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.04 50.2224549098 84% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 11.3001002004 129% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.62 12.4159519038 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.47 8.58950901804 110% => OK
difficult_words: 74.0 78.4519038076 94% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.5 9.78957915832 189% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.6 10.1190380762 134% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Rates: 67.4157303371 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 6.0 Out of 9
---------------------
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.