This is a test. I have too much homework. Who can help me on an essay I have due tomorrow?
OK who wants to help me pay for this so we can make fun of the hilarious shit-storm that'll ensue
Some real confidence here cc @digkabri
And now I'm worried this conversation is being followed
Maybe not. This could be fun
And we have the first 300 words of this "brilliant" essay delivered for free :P

@digkabri and @pokemaniacal, what grades do you think it deserves?

The first sentence is amazing! And the word doc is titled "Perfect Collapse of Bronze Age Civilizations"
I mean some of these sentences are pure comedy gold:

Most are too long to paste in, but this gem is a miracle: "Such a long time provides enough time for technological improvement, not erosion"
In conclusion,

if you are a professor: you don't need to worry about these essay-writing services. They return drivel that you'd fail anyways

if you are a student: just don't use these. They're a waste of money
And just to emphasize how bad of an essay this is:

The prompt was to review a key thesis in Eric Cline's recent book

Eric Cline (@digkabri), y'know the author of the book, informs us that everything about the book in this essay was wrong!
OK, a couple final points:

1. The essay prompt was made up. It's based off of reading and topics from a class I'm teaching, but it's not a real prompt from my class. My prompts would involve more critical thinking

2. I decided to pay them in the end for work done
btw, my thoughts on the prompt that I gave them:

1) it's basically plagiarism proof, it deals with a specific source that the author of an essay would need to read
2) it's an essay that someone committed could complete in a high quality manner quickly
3) my real prompts are similar, but they focus on making students argue a specific point in order to create a strong thesis

4) I am a compassionate teacher who will always accept late-work & never create a situation where a student would feel compelled to use such a service

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