Ghostwriter

In “A plagiarism Pentimento”, Rebecca Moore Howard, teacher at Colgate University explains how students are not plagiarizing but found to be patch writing. In 1986 Howard was teaching a general education class she asked her students to write a brief extract from R.L. Davison’s poems. After the students had completed the assignment Howard began to grade her student’s papers some of what the students had written was too close to the original text in Davidson’s book. Her students did not give…

We begin by establishing a few definitions and motivations, focusing on both why students resort to employing ghostwriters and why universities attempt to counteract the practice. This is followed by a review of related research into ghostwriting, where we address some of the current shortcomings. Then we introduce the topic of author profiling as a promising mechanism…

An online drop-box where whistleblowers could anonymously share classified documents. It takes an unconventional mind to imagine and create an organisation like WikiLeaks. Most certainly, Julian Assange, its founder, is one particular character. The Australian-born has been described as a “criminal endangering both governments and individuals and by others a hero devoted to revealing vital hidden truths.” His paranoïa and predominant interest in conspiracies towards controlled information led…

Rap has a tendency to be the most authentic form of music. Jay-Z tells us , “Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.” hip-hop is most well known for being the choice genre of music for the poor and repressed, although this is true, rap has grown to be so much more contemporary than it used to be. Rap is for anyone who is willing to listen, it is an amalgamation of all the music genres you can think of, jazz, blues, gospel, rock…

of America -- then, all of the credit is due to Allah. Only the mistakes have been mine” (440). While eerily similar to Austine’s claim, Malcolm closing remarks may be considered in much the same way. Because his autobiography was written with a ghostwriter and because he is a public figure, I am more inclined to question the motivations for making this claim. As a public figure with an ongoing cause, one which Haley was somewhat in support of, ending the book with this claims obviously is…

At 2 A.M Wednesday, November 9th, Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential election and will be the 45th president of the United States come January. As president, Trump will represent America for the 4 years and be able to start many laws and programs which will shape America’s future. Trump will be responsible for the not only the American people’s safety but will also be responsible for representing their interests while in office. The question that is on everyone’s mind now is “Will Trump be a…

detective of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. A young girl of 16 or 18 years of age (her age varies between stories), she was created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer, famously known for his The Hardy Boys detective series, and written by a variety of ghostwriters under the penname Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew 2015). Nancy Drew is a female, amateur detective who stumbles upon mysteries in the fictional town of River Heights where she lives with her father, noted lawyer Carson Drew. Though she…

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty is set in modern day Australia. It begins with multiple accounts of a brawl that took place at a restaurant. Those engaged in the brawl, according to witness accounts, are triplets, who are celebrating their birthday at the restaurant. Their names are Cat, Lyn, and Gemma Kettle. Three Wishes provides the backstory of the triplets leading up to the night they fought one another at the restaurant. The reader learns that Cat’s husband, Dan, has told her that he’s…

countless infectious hits and four full length studio albums, his impact in the music world is second to none. To put Drake’s almost untouchable position and widespread influence on the hip-hop world into perspective, even allegations having a ghostwriter, someone who secretly writes for another person, did not damage his career or diminish the opinions of fans. Considering the fact that Drake, who is so deeply introspective and fully in touch with his emotions, has the entire hip-hop game in…

“George Washington’s Secret Six”, by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger Set in the early stages of the Revolutionary War, “George Washington’s Secret Six” uncovers the clandestine operations of men and women who were tasked with infiltrating the British and delivering secrets back to revolutionary leaders. Washington understood early on that the war would not be one by brute force and direct attacks against the British. His army was ill-trained, ill-equipped and less organized than the British…