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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks,Mr. Writefix &#38; <a class="spLink spProfilePage vtip" title="" href="/?page_id=2722/profile/alison32559905" target="_blank">alison32559905</a>....Really appreciate it.  I'm really weak on grammar and my vocab not so good.Will work on it.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Ammat and Alison</p>
<p>I've just read Alison's comments, and now I'm sorry I spent  -  or wasted - 45 minutes writing my comment!</p>
<p>I agree with pretty much everything Alison said -  about cutting down on some formal phrases, about some of your links, and about the central idea in paragraph two about R&#38;B and hip-hop (some of it really is OK!) and with almost all of her grammar suggestions.</p>
<p>Great work!</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:08:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>HI Ammat and welcome to Writefix</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Word Choice/Word Form/Usage</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li>Music has a negative impact to societies → a negative impact <span style="color: #800000"><strong>on</strong></span> societies</li>
<li>give a bad impact to us → has a bad impact on us.</li>
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<p>You’ve used the word ‘impact’ five times. Try to vary your vocabulary.</p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
<ul>
<li>Music can be one essential branch of entertainment in human life. (11 words)</li>
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<p>‘Can be’ is a little weak. Let’s make your opening sentence stronger. Here’s one possible rewrite:</p>
<p>For many people, music is an essential part of life. (10 words)</p>
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<li>Music is always used as a medium to human expression which we cannot express in a wording form (18 words) → Music can allow us to express which we cannot say in words (12 words) <span style="color: #800000"><strong>OR </strong></span>Music lets us express ourselves</li>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Articles and Plurals</strong></span></p>
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<li>music <span style="background-color: #ffff00"><span style="text-decoration: line-through">leads to</span> n</span>egative impact → music <span style="color: #800000"><strong>has</strong> <strong>a</strong></span> negative impact</li>
<li>music can <span style="background-color: #ffff00">give</span> both negative and positive impact → music can <span style="color: #800000"><strong>have</strong></span> both negative and positive <span style="color: #800000"><strong>impacts</strong></span> on societies and individuals</li>
<li>Most peoples  → Most <span style="color: #800000"><strong>people</strong></span></li>
<li>Many activities based on <span style="background-color: #ffff00">musics</span> → Many activities based on <span style="color: #800000"><strong>music</strong></span></li>
<li>either positives or <span style="background-color: #ffff00">negatives</span> → either <span style="color: #800000"><strong>positive</strong></span> or <span style="color: #800000"><strong>negative</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Tense</strong></span></p>
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<li>Anyone can choose what kind of music they preferr<span style="background-color: #ffff00">ed</span> → Anyone can choose what kind of music they <strong>prefer</strong></li>
<li>Those genre usually encourag<span style="background-color: #ffff00">ing</span> people  → Those <span style="color: #800000"><strong>genres</strong></span> usually <span style="color: #800000"><strong>encourage</strong></span> people</li>
<li>More and more <span style="background-color: #ffff00">place</span> will <span style="background-color: #ffff00">played</span> their music → More and more <span style="color: #800000"><strong>places</strong> <strong>play</strong></span> their music</li>
<li>Most people <span style="background-color: #ffff00">assumed</span> music<span style="background-color: #ffff00"> as a</span> subjective thing → Most people assume music is a subjective thing  <strong>OR</strong> Most people react very subjectively to music   OR  Attitudes to music are very subjective.</li>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Shorten/Simplify</strong></span></p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
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Those genre u<span style="background-color: #ffff00">sually encouraging people</span> to have a social life which<span style="background-color: #ffff00"> is in a wrong ways</span>, for example a lot of musicians and singers in those genres get involved with negative activities such as drugs, gangsterism and <span style="background-color: #ffff00">triads</span>. Thus, many of their followers tend to follow their identities and lifestyles.  (50 words)</p>
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<p>We can shorten these sentences. Here’s one possible rewrite:</p>
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Those genres often encourage people to get involved with negative activities such as drugs and gangs and criminal behavior. (19 words)  <span style="color: #800000"><strong>OR</strong></span></p>
<p>Many musicians and singers in those genres get involved with negative activities such as drugs and gangs and criminal behavior, and this encourages many of their followers to do the same.  (32 words) <span style="color: #800000"><strong>OR</strong></span></p>
<p>Many musicians and singers in those genres glamorize drugs and gangs and criminal behavior, and this can encourage many of their followers to get involved with these activities.  (28 words)</p>
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<p>Try to avoid using the vague phrase ‘bad things’ or 'wrong things.' Specify!</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Generalization: Support your ideas</strong></span></p>
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<li>In addition, those types of music will <span style="text-decoration: line-through">allow and</span><span style="background-color: #ffff00"> contribute to sound <strong>pollution</strong> in society.</span></li>
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<p>‘Sound pollution’ here is very subjective: a sound one person loves can be sound pollution to another person.  Make sure you support your ideas. To different people, Beethoven, Norah Jones, Kenny G (definitely), Justin Bieber, Tibetan Singing Bowls or Tupac might mean sound pollution.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Shorten/Simplify 2</strong></span></p>
<p>You have a  45-word monster sentence in the conclusion </p>
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In conclusion, music can <span style="background-color: #ffff00">give</span> humans both <span style="background-color: #ffff00">impacts,</span> either bad or good, either <span style="background-color: #ffff00">positives</span> or <span style="background-color: #ffff00">negatives</span> but it depends on <span style="background-color: #ffff00">individuals how</span> they use it and appreciate it <span style="background-color: #ffff00">as what they want</span> because music is part of human art and a subjective <span style="background-color: #ffff00">thing</span> to us. (45 words)</p>
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<p>That’s too long, and has too many ideas.  Avoid sentences longer than about 25 words, and try to keep the average about 12-15. Let’s break it up Here’s one possible rewrite:</p>
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In conclusion, music can have both positive and negative impacts, depending on how individuals and societies use it and appreciate it. Music is a vital part of our art and our nature: we should try to use it for good.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Cohesion and Coherence</strong></span></p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffff00">Having said that</span>, evolution of music instruments and sound system make it become worse</p>
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<p>‘Having said that’ is not a correct link here. It should be something like ‘<span style="color: #800000"><strong>To make this problem worse</strong></span>’ or ‘<span style="color: #800000"><strong>With modern sound systems’</strong></span> or  ‘<span style="color: #800000"><strong>This problem is exacerbated by</strong></span>…’</p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffff00">So that,</span> music will be a useful medium for unity of people in this world. → <span style="color: #800000"><strong>Because of this</strong></span>, music….</p>
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<p>In culture, music can be an identity of a religion, region ans places. So that, music will be a useful medium for unity of people in this world.</p>
<p>The link ‘so that’ is not correct here. Your first sentence states that music expresses individual cultural identities: you need to explain more about how it can be a unifying force rather than a divisive one.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Overall</strong></span></p>
<p>Overall Ammat, you have tackled some difficult ideas successfully and your essay is clearly organized. I’d prefer to have seen some of your own examples and opinions: it seems you don’t like hip-hop or techno, so what do you like, and how does it contribute to your life.  It is an opinion essay so don't be afraid to give your opinion!</p>
<p>Check tenses and be consistent: here the present tense throughout would be fine.</p>
<p>Watch for agreement.</p>
<p>Vary your vocab -  don't overuse one word. 'Impact' goes with 'have' only ('has an impact').</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:46:29 +0400</pubDate>
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Music can be <span style="text-decoration: line-through">one</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(an)</span> essential branch of entertainment in human life. However<span style="color: #ff0000">,</span> some people think that music leads to negative impact <span style="text-decoration: line-through">to</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">(on)</span> societies. In contrast, musicians and music lovers do not agree with this opinion. In my point of view, music can give both negative and positive impact <span style="text-decoration: line-through">to</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(on/effect…to)</span> individuals and societies.</p>
<p>         Nowadays, music can be divided into many genres. Anyone can choose <span style="text-decoration: line-through">what</span> <span style="color: #ff0000">(the)</span> kind of music they prefer<span style="text-decoration: line-through">red and love</span>. However, <span style="color: #ff0000">(the)</span> existence of new genre of music such as hip hop, techno and R&#38;B, frequently <span style="text-decoration: line-through">give</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(gives. The subject is "existence")</span> a bad <span style="text-decoration: line-through">impact</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(effect)</span> to us. Those genre<span style="color: #ff0000">s</span> usually <span style="text-decoration: line-through">encouraging</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(encourage)</span> people to have a social life which is in a wrong ways. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">for</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(For)</span> example, a lot of musicians and singers <span style="text-decoration: line-through">in</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(of)</span> those genres usually get involved with negative activities such as drugs, gangsterism and <span style="text-decoration: line-through">triads </span><span style="color: #ff0000">(what are you meaning).</span> Thus, many of their followers tend to <span style="text-decoration: line-through">follow</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(copy)</span> their <span style="text-decoration: line-through">identities</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(characters) </span>and lifestyles. In addition, those types of music will <span style="text-decoration: line-through">allow and contribute to</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(lead to/cause/result in)</span> sound pollution<span style="text-decoration: line-through">s</span> in society. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Having said that </span><span style="color: #ff0000">(What is more),</span><span style="color: #0000ff">evolution of music instruments and sound system make it become worse<span style="color: #ff0000">(I don't know what you are meaning)</span></span>. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">It can make our day in a noisy mode</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(It makes noise in our daily lives).</span><span style="color: #0000ff">More and more place will played their music in a high volume without thinking of other people<span style="color: #ff0000">( Do you mean "In some place, music is playd loudly without thinking of others"? )</span></span><span style="color: #ff0000">.</span></p>
<p>         However, music can also give positive impacts to individuals and societies. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Music is always used as</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through">a medium to <span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">(of)</span> human expression which we cannot express in a wording form </span><span style="color: #ff0000">(Music can be used as a medium to express something which is beyond words/cannot be conveyed in words).</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through">Most peoples assumed music as a subjective thing</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(do not help).</span> Apart from that, <span style="text-decoration: line-through">music also can be a mirror to somebody's image and attitudes</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(music is also a mirror reflecting people's imagination, creation and attitude).</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through">From music that people hear, we can give some pictorial assumptions to their attitudes</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(We can get to know a person from the music he/she likes).</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through"> In culture</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(In terms of culture),</span> music can be an identity of a religion, region ans places. So <span style="text-decoration: line-through">that,</span> music will be a useful medium for <span style="text-decoration: line-through">unity of people </span><span style="color: #ff0000">(uniting people)</span> in this world. Many activities <span style="text-decoration: line-through">based</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(basing)</span> on musics such as music festivals, concerts and orchestra can be used as a platform for human unity.</p>
<p>        In conclusion, music can<span style="text-decoration: line-through"> give humans both impacts, either bad or good, either positives or negatives</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(impact people both positively and negatively),</span>but it depends on <span style="text-decoration: line-through">individuals how they use it</span><span style="color: #ff0000">(how the individuals use it)</span> and appreciate it <span style="text-decoration: line-through">as what they want</span> because music is part of human art and a subjective thing <span style="text-decoration: line-through">to us</span>.</p>
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<p>This is the comment basing on your original essay.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>THE SECOND PARAGRAPH</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000">Your first sentence</span></strong></p>
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<span style="color: #000000">Nowadays, music can be divided into many genres.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Usually, in the first sentence, you need to put forward your opinion—the thesis, so that the examiner can clearly know what you are talking about. But you said "music can be divided into many genres" here, it seems like you are going to talk about the music types but not the advantages. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>You wrote</strong></span></p>
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<span style="color: #000000">However, existence of new genre of music such as hip hop, techno and R&#38;B, frequently give a bad impact to us.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Really? Sounds a little extreme and unconvinced, because some of them could really be inspirational. The problem is not the genre of music, but the lyrics and the singers of those songs. Don't you think so?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000">Could "some music in which the lyrics are full of sex and violence……”</span> be better?</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>THE INTRO.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>1. Simplify:</strong></span> Remove unnecessary words and be concise. I know you want to impress the examiner so you used some different words, such as "essential branch", " in my point of view", but they seem to me kind of tedious and gabble. So I suggest you cut down a little bit.</p>
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Music can be one essential branch of entertainment in human life→Music is essential in human life or Music can be really entertaining. </p>
<p>In contrast, musicians and music lovers do not agree with this opinion→But music lovers do not agree.</p>
<p>In my point of view→ In my view</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>2. Mix long sentences with short sentences:</strong></span> You have four sentences in this part, but every sentences you wrote has the similar words. You should try to write some complex sentences and simple sentences.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>3. Enrich the content: </strong></span>I think your intro. is not impressive enough, because it is empty, and just repeats the words the topic gives. In my view, only the first sentences was wrote by yourself, but the others, actually, were cut down from the topic and reassembled.</p>
<p>Here is my revise, just for your reference.</p>
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<span style="color: #003366">Music is important in human life. It can be entertaining, relaxing as well as inspirational. Advantages being presented though, many people insist that music can lead to negative effects which endanger both the individuals and societies. In my view, music is neither all positive nor all negative. </span></p>
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<strong>Some people think that music brings only benefits to individuals and societies.Others, however, think taht music can have a negative influence on both. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.</strong></p>
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<p>Music can be one essential branch of entertainment in human life. However some people think that music leads to negative impact to societies. In contrast, musicians and music lovers do not agree with this opinion. In my point of view, music can give both negative and positive impact to individuals and societies.</p>
<p>         Nowadays, music can be divided into many genres. Anyone can choose what kind of music they preferred and love. However, existence of new genre of music such as hip hop, techno and R&#38;B, frequently give a bad impact to us. Those genre usually encouraging people to have a social life which is in a wrong ways. for example, a lot of musicians and singers in those genres usually get involved with negative activities such as drugs, gangsterism and triads. Thus, many of their followers tend to follow their identities and lifestyles. In addition, those types of music will allow and contribute to sound pollutions in society. Having said that, evolution of music instruments and sound system make it become worse. It can make our day in a noisy mode. More and more place will played their music in a high volume without thinking of other people.</p>
<p>         However, music can also give positive impacts to individuals and societies. Music is always used as a medium to human expression which we cannot express in a wording form. Most peoples assumed music as a subjective thing. Apart from that, music also can be a mirror to somebody's image and attitudes. From music that people hear, we can give some pictorial assumptions to their attitudes. In culture, music can be an identity of a religion, region ans places. So that, music will be a useful medium for unity of people in this world. Many activities based on musics such as music festivals, concerts and orchestra can be used as a platform for human unity.</p>
<p>        In conclusion, music can give humans both impacts, either bad or good, either positives or negatives but it depends on individuals how they use it and appreciate it as what they want because music is part of human art and a subjective thing to us.</p>
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