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I'm assuming this is a service where students pay others to write their essays - yes? (I only know they exist because I just did a search ... I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised at the number of results - but I was.)
It's quite an interesting ethical dilemma.
What are students going to learn if they get others to do their work? Well, in theory at least, a dedicated (and rich) student could use such essays to expand their education. They could review what they've purchased, pick it apart and decide what's good and bad about it ... before proceeding to write their own essay based on this wider understanding of the topic. Critique work can be very educational.
But it seems to me that the odds are the students will shortcut all that. The smarter ones might make some minor changes and rewordings to make it seem more like their own work, but ultimately they probably won't learn what they were supposed to.
On the other hand, you - the writer - are not cheating, you're just offering a service in exchange for money. Who are you to say what the student will do with the result? And if you don't do it then presumably someone else will.
You could talk it around in circles all night.
Me? I wouldn't touch it. The students most interested in the service are those most likely to be damaged by it. I used to do some tutoring work, those looking for help really need something more interactive than a simple "here's the answer, now help yourself".
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