Essay Writing Sites Banned
Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by adminGoogle took the steps yesterday to implement a ban on all essay editing services, after claims that advertising such services was threatening the integrity of university degrees. The calls to ban these sites and services from Google have mainly come from Colleges and Universities who see these sites as offering students an opportunity to “cheat” their way through courses.
However there are actually 2 categories of essay service – there are those that provide fully written essays and there are those companies that provide editing services of essays written by you. It is not clear if google will ban both types of adverts, however Google is sending a clear message that from next month – no ads will be accepted for companies that sell essays or dissertations.
This does bring up a few discussion points:
1) Is there a difference between an essay writing service and an essay editing service?
2) Is Google right to ban these companies?
Personally, essay editing and essay writing are two very different things. Essay editing is taking your work and simple improving it, and I am sure at some point we have all done this – for example when you were younger and asked your parents to look over your work – effectively they are editing your work for you! An essay writing service will provide you with a fully written essay on a subject of your choice – no work on your part at all. My thought is Google will ban both of these services and will not distinguish – but I think they should!
Secondly, is Google right to ban these companies? Honestly I have not made up my mind on this. Companies that are offering essay writing services are not breaking the law, and are providing a legitimate service to their clients. However, I think its certainly a good move to limit students exposure to companies like this – a University degree should be something you work for – not pay for!
This is a hot topic at the moment – and would be interested to hear your thoughts….
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February 8th, 2011 at 2:14 am
Your article is good but these sites help student, college and universities should strict their rules of checking papers and i don’t think Google will ban these services.
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March 16th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
This is great information. I believe that everybody has their own say on this, even the students who buy essays. I personally believe that its a case on how the final product is used. Thank you.
May 15th, 2012 at 3:42 am
hi..!!!, i really dont feel that providing writting help to students shuld be banned as this would only be a reference guide to student and will help in enhancing their confident on any particular topic.
May 28th, 2012 at 10:09 am
Unpretentious sites like thewritinghelp.com are still very helpful to students. They mainly provide research back up. I found them extremely professional and helpful. A wee bit expensive, though.
July 19th, 2012 at 6:52 am
To some, writing an essay and selling it to someone who will then pass it off as their own work is morally reprehensible. But if you think of the way higher education feeds off international students, what do you expect? Universities in western countries accept as many international students as they can get and often charge them 200% what a domestic student would pay for the course. Some of these students come from countries where the western style of essay writing and research is not well-known, if used at all. I’ve had clients who have commissioned me to paraphrase and write essays for them on everything from biomedical science to contemporary film. The fact is, some of these students have no idea what they’re doing when they come to study in a western university where research and original thought is required. I come across a lot of Arabic and Indian students who get me to write for them because their written English is absolutely shithouse and they know it. They know they will never have even a chance of passing without getting someone else to do their work for them. I don’t know how many have been caught out cheating – probably all of them – but once they cross that line there’s no going back. Some of them many not know the consequences for plagiarism as they are known in western countries. One girl said to me that in her country no one cares about referencing, they just copy things that they want to include in their essays. These are the types of student we are dealing with. If the universities want to stem this problem of custom essays being passed off as student work, they need to cut the international student quota. I’m not saying that your average boy/ girl-next-door can’t use these custom essay services, but for them it would be easier to get away with because it would be believable that they wrote something in moderate – high level English. Fuck.
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