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Hi ... I Googled "Writing and Research Service," which is the tag line for my=20 newly renamed business, to see if my revised site showed up, but instead=20 found dozens of other sites that use that phrase. Many or most appear to=20 be term paper mills. One describes itself as. "A legitimate writing and=20 research service that helps students write their own papers rather than a=20 website that helps students cheat," but I am not sure I believe=20 that. Another is more blatant: "CollegeTermpaper.org is a professional=20 writing and research service that is dedicated to providing the best term=20 papers available ... anywhere!" Or this one: "writeapaper.com is a writing= =20 and research service that is dedicated to providing quality papers and=20 giving you the utmost value for your money." (Hmmmmph. To give real value= =20 for the money they would take the dollars and tell the kids to wise up and= =20 learn to write for themselves.) Decades ago, the aspiring plagiarist/slacker had to pay a buck or two by=20 mail for a printed catalog of term papers for sale (and of course pay=20 through the nose for the prefabricated papers). Now they are only a mouse= =20 click away -- and doubtless even more expensive. What those who buy the=20 work instead of creating it through blood and sweat do not realize is that= =20 many years from now, those who can actually write, a skill acquired only by= =20 doing again and again and again, will have an advantage over those who can= =20 only buy someone else's words -- especially in work settings where there is= =20 nowhere to hide if you cannot do the work yourself. How does the plagiarist/slacker explain the experience on a r=E9sum=E9 ,=20 anyway? "Widely experienced in buying term papers and essays and passing=20 them off as my own work." Yes, THAT is certainly a much-coveted skill. = Hah. In any event, folks who are keeping track of such sites might find that=20 phrase helpful in adding a few to the list. Ken ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- Ken Umbach Umbach Consulting: A writing and research service 6966 Sunrise Blvd., #263, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 916-733-2159 (voice) http://www.umbachconsulting.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------