Do We Know How To Write Anymore?

Do We Need to How Know Write to?

You are eighteen years old, sitting in front of a blank computer screen. It’s already twelve o’clock, you just got back from your friend’s house, and a paper is due tomorrow; a paper that you were assigned two weeks ago. The paper is on a book you never read by Patty Davis. It’s late and you are tired. With a click of a mouse, a few entered words, and some brief scanning, you have located a paper online with exactly what you are looking for. Before even proofreading it, you print it out, staple it, and head off for bed.
Most people may see this student’s unethical decision is uncommon among today’s children. Unfortunately plagiarism and “shared writing” is a growing problem among America’s youth. According to a study done last spring, “One out of every three high school students will get a book summary, research paper, essay or speech offline during the school year” (Education Today). These “easy-out” homework met...