Plagiarism is the use of idea and words that are not your own. Surely you’re aware of that if you are reading this. But stop and think for a moment why you’re tempted to use this service. Are you too lazy to do your own work? Were you just insulted that I would ask you that? Perhaps there are more dire issues involved. Are you so overwhelmed with your other responsibilities that you just can’t get everything done? Are you worried about completing a course?
Are you worried about getting some kind of minimum score for a paper, but don’t have time to finish it? Didn’t make time to finish it? There are a number of reasons why students are tempted to cheat.
Sometimes the pressure is too great to succeed and students cave. Professors are intelligent people who can recognize plagiarized prose rather easily. Simple word substitution, sentence addition/removal, and changes in word order are still plagiarism. If it is not your idea and it is not cited properly, it has been plagiarized.
Did you know that there are consequences for stealing ideas? Plagiarism is, in fact, the theft of intellectual property which has consequences for the victim, the discipline, as well as the thief (Posner 2007). What is the point of going to college if you’re just going to copy someone else’s work? Take some time and actually learn something. You would be surprised at how many professors actually want to help you learn. If you think you’re citing properly, but you aren’t sure.
find resources to help you. (See Lipson 2008).
Professor’s know how to get to these types of resources. We recognize them. We know that the internet has made access to materials easier than ever (See Blum 2009; Sutherland-Smith 2008). Now these essay-selling services are also creating plagiarism recognition software. Buyer beware. These companies are making money selling the papers to you and then again by selling the programs that catch you cheating. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Ignorance is not an excuse. Is it really worth the risk of getting expelled?