| Why write a college term paper when you can pay $20 for someone in Nigeria, Ukraine, or — well, O.K., Texas to do it for you? The Chronicle of Higher Education took a look at a leading essay mill with international ties. Says one writer-for-hire: “I took [an assignment] on Christological topics in the second and third centuries. I didn’t even know what that meant. I had to look it up on Wikipedia.” [%comments]
The Counterfeit Paper Trade
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Smelling a connection between those who cheat ultimately themselves with fraudulent term papers and The Whole Mess…….
This mindset where anywhere one can tap a “market” for something people are willing to pay for continues to rear its ugly head in all sectors and all walks of life.
When I was younger, I resented the saying “there is nothing new under the sun.” Cruising towards middle age I am seeing it everywhere. I am both saddened and centered by humankind’s eery predictability.
Wow. Christological topics seems to likely to implicate cheating seminary students, no? Ironies abound. It’s like people who steal Bibles: just wait until they get to the Ten Commandments or the Sermon on the Mount and realize they have to return the thing (maybe 4 or 7 times over!).
Did you take a look at the map at the bottom of the article? Apparently Virginia is taking a skiing holiday.
Been going on locally for years. I had a roommate in 1988 purchase a mill paper. Only difference was that he had to meet with the service and pay $100.
The internet depressed the prices evidently…
how about to learn something? Or am I being too smug? I blame parents, teachers and yes the Protestant i.e., work Ethic that has been taught to my daughter — that to take the time to do good work that you value for yourself is not good enough– cause time is money- my kid gets headaches and is constantly stressed by the public school environment she is in- we are breeding a nation of neurotics, potential heart attack victims (now mothers and fathers and children)- I could go on and on with this. so I don’t blame the cheaters as much as the environment that makes kids cheat for the sake of expediency– let me give you an example. my daughter took a test that- due to scheduling difficulties- was spread out over two days with one day in-between. Students were not supposed to look at the question on the day in-between- just come back to finish off the exam. My daughter cheated, she told me- in between whe went over the question and wrote out the whole entire answer. brought it to class and wrote what she regards as one of her best essays. the teacher saw what she had done- and gave her an unacceptable grade. I asked her about it. She said that she never has enough time to think during a test and therefore did not study for it–. she took the time to think through her answer- because there was time- to think about what she would say in a relaxed way. Now I know why she likes Napoleon. he was independent minded. Her school is producing a bunch of drones–thoughtless, narrow-minded worker bees–
Hrm. I’m thinking about signing up as a writer for the service, so I can search for assignments I’m giving my students…
Anonymity works both ways, kids. You never know when the anonymous paper-writer on the other side of the Net is your professor. Or your Mom.
Finally, another option for English majors other than law school and teaching.
It looks like only the writer-for-hire is getting an education.