u/Beggar4Knowledge

Hello, I am preparing for IELTS Academic and while I use AI to grade my writings with band descriptors, I recently doubt its accuracy and afraid that I might get hallucinated to a higher band. Can you get a quick look if these writing essays are truly up to AI's grades? Thank you

For references, ChatGPT gave 7.0 (7.0 + 7.0) and DeepSeek gave 7.5 (7 + 7.5)

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The tables compare the population of New York and its five boroughs between 1800 and 2000.

Overall, while the bulk of New York’s population lives in Manhattan, the number of people in other districts increased dramatically throughout the years, taking Manhattan’s lead as the majority of New York’s total residents.

Considering the New York’s residence as a whole, the figure grew rapidly, starting at 79,216 people in 1800 to 3,437,202 residents in 1900, and again climbed to 8,009,185 citizens in 2000. Looking at Manhattan, the population in this borough alone accounted for 76% of total New York residents in 1800. However, the proportion fell noticeably, from 76% to 54% in 1900 and down to a fifth of total population in 2000.

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Regarding the four other districts, it is clear that there is a boom in citizens in 1900, as it rose dramatically from only 24% in 1800 to 46% in 1900. Finally, the percentage of the four areas passed that of Manhattan, representing 81% of total New York’s population in 2000.

There is a growing belief that access to clean water should be a human right, and that every household should have free water supply. While I agree with the former opinion, I disagree with the latter since water supply with no charges can lead to abuse and wastage of clean water.

It is undeniable that everyone should have the right to free, clean water, regardless of geographical or economical situation. Even still, around 1 in 4 people in the world still have to consume filthy, unfiltered water everyday, risking getting deadly diseases that can easily be avoided. According to study, if people have free access to drinking water, the risk of getting Cholera, Polio, or E.Coli decreased dramatically. As a result, the government have the responsibility to provide clean water to its citizens, such as supply water to every household without any fees or bills. This can not only increase the overall well-being of a country’s population but also lower the need to buy bottled water, further protecting the environment.

Even though free water supply to every home sounds like a good idea, there are also many disadvantages that can come with it. One of the most important point is that people will take clean water for granted and not use it carefully. The amount of freshwater in our planet is limited, and many big cities in the world such as San Diego or Las Vegas are met with increasing water shortages in recent years. With free water supply, there is a big risk that many people will start to abuse the system and lead to wastage of clean water than can be used somewhere else. Moreover, water needs to be transported and processed before going into circulation, which requires large scale facilities and a considerable amount of workers. If the government wants to provide free drinking water, they would have to increase tax, which isn’t favoured by the population.

In conclusion, while I agree that drinking water is a basic human right, providing free water to every home can have negative consequences that outweigh its advantages, such as water wastage and addition tax.

Hello, I (18m, 168cm) am trying to loose some weight (74kg to 55kg - 60kg), Recently I just know that if I don't work out when I loose weight than I will loose muscle along with fat. So I have some questions.

What are the percentages of fat/muscle loss when loosing weight? Will I loose fat slower if I don't work out (assuming the calories deficit compared to working out is the same)? what muscle do I loose first when loosing weight?

I am a cyclist, and while I know muscle is good for my health, I kinda want to loose some muscle on my arms and back to lower my weight (and to loose some calves muscle for aesthetic reason). I do train (cycling) daily but I don't do weight training.

I just got a brand new Sram PC 1110 chain, degreased with UFO drivetrain cleaner with instructions from ZFC, made sure the chain is clean with hair dryer, and put some Squirt lube on it.

On the next day at the same time, the Squirt lube on the chain looks grey and still feels sticky (it dissipates when I rub my hand).

Why is this happening? I thought the wax would harden but it still feels almost the same yesterday.

edit: Maybe I haven't cleaned the chain thoroughly enough. I even tried to submerge the chain for at least 15 mins and agitated it but it is still dirty:( I'll see if after cleaning the 2nd it will be different