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Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:19 am   Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics
 

Hi Everyone,
I don't know if there's already one such topic on this forum, so here I've created another. As title says, this topic is to get the expert advise/critics on our essays from people all over the world.

Just post the topic and your essay and we will reply with our views.

Here's the first one by me:

Topic: "Some people prefer to live in places that have the same climate all year long while others like to live in areas where whether changes several times a year. Which do yo prefer ? use specific reasons and e.g. to suuport your choice"

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Climate is the most important factor for any place. It decides the population of any place. Change in climates occur due to the change in seasons which in turn occurs because ofthe revolution of the earth around the sun. Having a same climate throughout the year has certain issues whereas changing climate has its own. If I given a choice would definitely like to live in a place where clmate changes several times a year.

Firstly, the biggest drawback of living in a place where climate remains same throughout the year is unavailability of certain food items which are necessary to maintain the proper body machanism whereas such food due to change in wheather are easily grown in other places. Like rice is generally grown in rainy season so in places where rains are less or equal to no its not easily available.

Secondly, change in weather provides human body proper resistance to fight with infections whereas people living in same climate places lack such resistance in their bodies. like people living in hot places does ot have much resistance to fight common cold and flu.
Thirdly, different seasons give chance to celebrate different climates and the festivals in an unbeatable manner. Like in India the very famous festival known as Holi is celebrated in summers in which people play with colors and water whereas Diwali is celebrated in winters in which people play with fireworks and crackers. In a place having cold climate throughtout the year one cannot celebrate a festival like Holi with its utmost pleasure.

Last but not the least, diferent climates gives us chance to wear clothes of different styles and pattern and stuff giving people more choices of fashion and lifestyle whereas in places having same climate all over the year people don't get such oppotunity easily. Like people living in Arctic cannot wear cotton stuff and have to packed in bulky clothes all over the year which is pretty boring in my opinion.

So, living in a place having several climates all over the year is much more fun and let us remain healthier than other people.


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Re: Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:25 am   Re: Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics
 

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Climate is the most important and influential factor in maintaining balance in an ecosystem. It also decides the population of a region. Changes in climates occur seasonally as a result of the Earth orbits the sun. Having a same climate throughout the year has certain issues whereas changing climate has its own. If I am given a choice, I would definitely choose the latter.

Firstly, the biggest drawback of living in a place where climate remains the same throughout the year is the unavailability of necessary food items to maintain the proper body mechanisms whereas such food are easily grown in other tropical places. For example, rice is generally grown in rainy season so in rainless places, it's not easily available.

Secondly, changes in the weather help to strengthen people immune system to fight with infections whereas people living in same climate places are lack of such resistance in their bodies. People living in hot places don't have much resistance to fight common cold and flu.

Thirdly, different seasons give us chances to celebrate different climates and the festivals in an unbeatable manner. Like in India, the very famous festival known as Holi is celebrated in summers in which people play with colors and water whereas Diwali is celebrated in winters in which people play with fireworks and crackers. In a place having cold climate throughtout the year, one cannot celebrate a festival like Holi with its utmost pleasure.

Last but not the least, diferent climates give us a chance to wear clothes of different styles, pattern and stuff whereas in places having same climate all over the year people don't get such oppotunity easily. Like people living in Arctic, they cannot wear cotton stuff and have to packed in bulky clothes all over the year which is pretty boring in my opinion.

So, living in a place having several climates all over the year is much more fun and let us remain healthier than other people.


Hi Bikerabhinav,

Welcome to this forum. I did some revision with your essay. Honestly, this essay is way far from good. You have interesting ideas to support your standpoint but the problem is that you don't know how to transmit them properly. Your sentences are too lengthy which make your readers get lost and confused. Also, there are a lot of grammatical errors here. I think you should start with short-yet-meaningful sentences first. Don't try to say everything in just one statement. As my teacher Kitos always said, "Keep it short and simple yet interesting" :)

Besides, there are many ways to compare things. There's no need to use 'A is like this WHEREAS B is like that' all the time. Versatility is a plus and a key to attract readers' attentions. Try to avoid repetitions next time :)

I hope it could help. Keep on working. I'm looking forward to your next essays.

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Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 18:20 pm   Get Your Essays Checked - Suggestions/Critics
 

Hi, please evaluate my essay. Thank you.

96. Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring outer space (for example, traveling to the Moon and to other planets). Other people disagree and think governments should spend this money for our basic needs on Earth. Which of these two opinions do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

The governments from all countries face trade-offs because they have limited resources. When they spend a lot of money and resources on one area, they might have few money and resources left to spend on another area. I believe governments should spend as much as possible on Earth. Today’s problems such as poverty and crimes can be alleviated or solved through more government spending.

Poverty is one of the main problems facing the Earth today. This problem is mostly apparent in the third-world countries such as Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and many other Latin American countries. Poverty also occurs in the wealthy countries as well such as the United States and Japan. The definition of poverty is households living below the government poverty line. Poverty line is an artificial line set up by the government. Many people in the world are classified by their governments as being in poverty. Some are unemployed, while others work many jobs but still cannot afford to pay their living expenses. Governments should pour more money into the households who are in poverty.

Cities carry the most crimes. The majority of the United States’ crimes happen in the inner cities. These crimes include vandalism of buildings, rape, murder, and etc. Governments need to spend more money in improving the inner city communities so these crimes won’t happen. When the money goes to improve the community and the education of the cities, there will be fewer crimes in the cities. Good education is the most important aspect in improving the communities. As a result of a better community, the crimes will drastically be reduced. Most crimes in the cities begin with the teenagers who dropout from these bad inner city schools, when you fix the city education via more government spending, the crimes will be history, therefore, more government spending is needed.

Many outer space researches brought no valuable information; therefore, it is pointless to continue to do research. Instead, governments should spend money on solving problems on Earth such as poverty and crimes.
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