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by Nita Tyson

Created on: June 14, 2008

I'm an academic ghost writer. Would I use an academic ghost writer? Yes, I would, and here's why.

We don't believe in cheating.

All of the work that you receive from a {good} academic ghost writer is carefully referenced so that you can follow up on the references and read the original source materials. We don't waste time providing you with old, out of date stuff; you tell us what we want and we'll find it for you. It's not cheating, if the school has you spend hours in class learning how to "outsource" when you're out in the real worldand most colleges these days teach that very "skill". When you learn all the ins and outs of selecting just the right company to do work that you cannot do or don't have time to do, and you plan the essay, it's not cheating. I don't understand how colleges think outsourcing professional work is okay, but it's NOT okay to hire a company to assist the student with research, and, quite honestly, to teach students how to write term papers.

We help teach students how to write.

Some of our customers are busy professionals, with jobs, spouses, a child or two, and a need for a degree or an additional degree. Many of our students are quite high up the ladder in their companies, and need the degree to remain competitive. Many times we can tell that our clients could write an incredible paper, if only they had the time. There's nothing wrong with hiring someone to do the base research and write a draft, if the student is quite capable of doing the work themselves. After all, the school is teaching them to outsource

Some of our customers, however, have difficulty stringing enough words together to write an email. Take a minute and think about this: if they've made it this far, their work was perfectly acceptable to a whole slew of other teachers and professors, but that doesn't make it good work. No one could afford to buy their papers the whole way through school, it is too expensive.

A surprising number of students get to their final papers and are clueless as to how to write a really good paper. They submit a first draft of a dissertation or thesis and get it rejected and redlined, and have no idea why. They've spent a huge amount of money on an education and didn't learn to write.

What about their professors?

I get to see hundreds of assignments from hundreds of professors. I carefully write down the name of certain schools, because there are many colleges I would never, and I mean N*E*V*E*R, pay for my children to attend. I see how many professors misspell things, how many professors use the wrong words (in force versus enforce, ensure versus insure, and even the dreaded to two too.) Many assignments, taken directly from college white boards, make no sense whatsoever. It is clear that many, many professors could use our assistance.

If you're paying for an education, you need to get one. If the college doesn't provide it then outsource. That's me.

Have you ever hired a tutor?

My services are no different than a tutoring service, when utilized correctly. I can provide you with the basis of the research that you would need to submit a good paper. It is your responsibility to follow up on the research, correct any errors that you believe I may have made, and to study the materials. Utilizing this method: read, follow up, correct, and study, you will have not only produced a paper that is an excellent paper, but you will have learned the materials. If there are things you don't understand, ask me. I'll be glad to explain referencing, citations, verb use, tense, and person, as well as the ethical issues behind stem cell research.

That's what you pay a tutor to do: to help you to produce excellent work and learn the materials. That's not cheating, that's getting assistance when you need it. The goal is to graduate knowing the materials. With my assistance, you will and you won't be cheating.

What IS cheating?

If you buy a "canned" term paper or copy one off a website, put your name on it, and turn it in you're cheating. You're telling your school you can't be bothered.

But hiring me to help you with research and a draft, to explain why things are done the way they are and how, and to point you in the direction of other research that may exist is not cheating. I am not doing your work for you, but I am giving you an excellent starting point for your own research and giving you a lesson in how to do a high quality paper. Frankly, if your professors haven't taught you these things, then you NEED to outsource, and after you graduate you need to be asking some serious questions of your alma mater.

Who would I hire to ghostwrite for me?

Obviously I can't give you the name of the company I work for. But I will tell you this: if I had a choice of spending sleepless nights trying to write all the papers required in a typical degree program, while neglecting my children and my job absolutely. I'd hire the company I work for in a split second. I'd read the paper thoroughly, ask questions if I needed to, make sure I understood every word, check it for plagiarism, and turn it in with a clear conscience. And I'd be glad I had someone's expertise to depend on.

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