Students Buying Essays
Students all over the world are familiar with the practice of leaving things to the last minute. Recently there has been a rise in students avoiding this problem by paying to have their essays done for them via online services. There are now as many as 31 million students participating in this unique form of plagiarism. Jess spoke with Jedidiah Evans, who has been researching this phenomenon not only to find new ways to crack down on it, but also to educate students about the shortcomings. Jedidiah spoke about how easy it is to catch on to this practice, as well as how poor the quality of these essays can be.