The "shadow scholar"

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<p>Please forgive me if this is already being discussed elsewhere...I did not see it.
This is a very, very disturbing article (written anonymously, of course) authored by a guy that makes a fairly good living writing scholarly papers for students. I am talking everything from college assignments to doctoral theses! He is employed by an "online company" with a staff of about 50 writers who work hard to keep up with the demand for their services. He says his "customers" fall into three categories:</p>

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From my experience, three demographic groups seek out my services: the English-as-second-language student; the hopelessly deficient student; and the lazy rich kid.

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<p>The standard fee for such a paper is $2,000, half of which goes into his pocket. </p>

<p>I may be ridiculously naive, but I had no idea!!</p>

<p>The</a> Shadow Scholar - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education</p>

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<p>There you go! Lively discussion going on there, not obvious from the title so it’s understandable you missed it.</p>

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<p>Ah, thanks, Garland.</p>

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<p>And one more:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/1034242-shadow-scholar.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/1034242-shadow-scholar.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;