Monday, April 7, 2014

Essay farming

              To me, no matter how "dressed-up" and pretty they make this sound, this is plagiarism. The site in question presents several valid arguments for the ethical standings of their business, which to reiterate. Is to provide essays, reports and other written assignments to students that struggle with writing. Now, as far as i can tell this almost states that they are indeed writing your schoolwork for you. I can dispel this with one or two sentences, their disclaimer notice, which reads. "Disclaimer:
Services provided by Custom-Writing.org are to be used for research purposes only. If you use an assignment written by Custom-Writing.org writers, it should be referenced accordingly."

            After reading that i began to question the actual goal of the website, whether it was a research and development tool. or a "farm" where students can go to buy their homework. I'll start with the first reason, in my book as to why this business is not good for the academia of most students. The first reason, i feel is a little less ethical, and a little more monetary. The prices I've noticed for college enrolled students is somewhere between fifteen and three-hundred dollars. Which is pretty absurd considering the cost of higher education, in this economy as is. Before the added cost of buying your homework. Now as for ethics, i had to use a dictionary to be certain, but the definition of plagiarism is (paraphrased) the close imitation, or copy of another author's work, without representation or citation, or, in layman's terms, without crediting the original author. That being said, the student that turns in the essay they purchased will undoubtedly not credit the original author, which, by this writer's opinion, makes the student guilty of plagiarism. . This is completely off the charts as far as ethics go.

             That's my personal opinion, but that's what was asked of me. From an ethic, moral, monetary, and academic standpoint. I do not condone buying your essays online, get off your lazy bum and write it yourself. Yes, it's hard, writing is hard for everyone, math is hard for everyone, but to all the college students i say, "that's what you're here for." To challenge yourself, and push your limits, which in turn, will make you better at the task at hand.

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