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SCHOOL CHEATS FIND THE WEB'S THE WAY

SCHOOL CHEATS FIND THE WEB'S THE WAY

STUDENTS are not only getting music from the Internet - they're downloading good grades. An ENQUIRER investigation discovered an explosion in cheating and plagiarism - made possible by outrageous Web sites. It's as easy as punching a couple of keyboard buttons to summon up ready-made term papers, research projects and other information from Web sites that have such brazen names as Schoolsucks.com and CheatHouse.com. And if you don't find the paper you like in their huge files, you can pay scholars-for-hire to write one for you.

The cheating is so rampant, say experts that the "three Rs" are becoming Reading, 'Ritin' and Rip-off, The research done by the nonprofit Center for Academic Integrity shows that Internet plagiarism is a growing national concern. The survey show that over 75 percent of all students admit to cheating on some level. Students who are caught often say their lives are so busy with extracurricular activities - they plagiarize to save time. When a student gets caught, typically, they'll say, 'Why don't you worry about something that really matters? It's the American way�'

The Enquirer's investigation found there are thousands of "term papers for sale" sites on the Internet. For example, CheatHouse.com boasts more than 10,000 essays for sale. Its creator Jens Schriver distances himself from matters of integrity. "I provide a service not too different from that of that of a library" he rationalizes - "It can be used legitimately, to do research and get inspired". Another site Schoolsucks.com features such 'elegant touches' as chat rooms that can be accessed by clicking on a button that says, 'I hereby agree school sucks'.

A university professor, who asked that his identity be protected, claims: 'Basically, lying is the part of our culture. Some members of our society are lying and using marketing spins to get away with it., so today's student thinks: 'Other people get away with it, so why shouldn't I?'

The need for a deterrent to student cheating became so pressing that a special Web site was created - called Turnitin.com which uses Web-crawling robots to search the Internet for proof of plagiarism. This site can be accessed by educators who want to check on a suspicious term paper. If a student knows that his term paper will be compared by a room full of computers to over two billion pages from the Internet, then he will probably be motivated to write his own!

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