So we'll bring it back on topic while W2B pulls the knot out of her panties and prays to her mod.
As a test (and following the suggestion of Major), I ordered a three page paper from fast-essay.com. The essay had to be about the fear of writing, how it manifests, and how it hinders learning in students. I asked for ten references in APA. Due date was in seven days form the order.
The results? It was fast (two days) and it resembles an essay. They fell short on the word count; 719 when I asked for 750. The writing and organization are sh;t. Lots of repetition and unsupported statements. Poor grammar. It's just really bad to the point that I have trouble reading through the whole thing. Oh, why am I even bothering to review the damned thing. Its just total crap.
It is not a scam in that they delivered. It is also not a scam if you just wanted some poorly written paper to get you through a class where the prof or TA isn't going to read the damn thing anyway. It is totally a scam if you wanted something that could be categorized as scholarly. Whether is a scam depends entirely on the situation.
But...I already knew that the paper would be sh;t. For example, "Finish your course of study demonstrating a brilliant academic." is posted on their home page and doesn't make any effing sense whatsoever. If you read through their site and then order one of their crap papers, then you get what you deserve. If you really need writers2beware and editor75 to protect you from these scammers by exposing the truth, then you are already in a heap of trouble. Its like needing someone to explain why you shouldn't touch a hot stove.
So one of my points is proven: We don't need writers2beware and editor75 and whoever else clamoring on about how the world is filled with scammers. Any student who goes through with this crap is not a student I want to work with. Its for the same reason that I don't like easy women even when I really need to get laid. But apparently, writers2beware and editor75 are incredibly concerned about these kinds of students, presumably because they are easy targets. Have a look for yourself (pasted below) and see their competition. Fast-essay is not a competitor to me in anyway whatsoever.
Fear of Writing
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1) IntroductionThis assignment examines how students' learning process is affected by feelings of fear. It explains what the fear or phobia of writing entail and the possible causes. The assignment will also provide how the fear of writing can be prevented to boost the performance of students who have been affected by this phobia.
The fear of phobia of writing, also known as graphophobia, is an irrational dread and anxiety of writing (Brown, 1995). This form of fear is categorized as a social phobia since it mainly occurs in public. In most cases, writing phobic students are afraid of receiving criticism from their colleagues who are aware of their problem.
2) What causes the fear of writing in students?
It is clear that phobias result from a combination of several external events (traumatic events) and internal predispositions (the genetics and heredity). Most of the phobias can be traced back to their specific triggering events, in most cases, traumatic experience at an early age. The writing phobia, which is a social phobia, therefore, has more complex causes some of which are not clear up-to-date. However, Thornton (2008) described that genetics, heredity, brain chemistry and life-experiences combine to play a significant role in the development of phobias.
According to Moss & Osborn (2010) the fear of writing results from a number of factors. First, majority of people feel anxious about writing (mostly in public) since they fear other people observing them while writing. They might feel that everyone observing them while writing have a negative perception on them. They prejudge themselves wrongly as slow-learners as they write while others are observing.
Second, some people fear writing in public since they fear being criticized for their handwriting, spelling, grammar and posture while writing. Since not everyone has 'readable' handwriting, they feel that their colleagues who cannot read their handwritings will criticize them in public of their bad handwriting. In addition, Waiter (1997) concluded that if someone's work is full of spelling and grammar mistakes, he or she becomes fearful expressing themselves in public through writing. They try as much as possible to avoid being criticized of their spelling and grammar mistakes.
Third, some people feel that by putting their thoughts and ideas on a paper is committing to things. Radaskiewicz (2014) described that this cause of writing phobia results from a group of people in which most people never mind to write down their ideas. Therefore, that individual who feels it is important putting down his ideas and thoughts finds it impossible since it appears to be against the group norm.
The final possible cause of writing phobia is when a writer experiences anxiety after facing challenges such as writer block, being unsure of where to start and whether he can finish, fearing criticism and failure.
An individual might not be aware that he or she is a writing phobic (Keyes 2003). The symptoms of writing phobia include extreme anxiety, dread and other factors associated with panic such as shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, excessive seating, rapid breathing, nausea, shaking and inability to articulate sentences or words.
3) How does this phobia hinder the learning process
The fear of writing might start with an inadequate performance in writing tests, which then results into a general fear of the writing situation hence hindering future performance. The general writing fear creates a viscous cycle of anxiety, learning and poor performance associated with several losses in the learning process.
Anxiety affects motivation during the learning process (Iglesias, 2001), the assessment of learning and the learning strategies that are used by the students. In fact, the cumulative effects of anxiety could be ultimately detrimental to a student's overall learning process. By considering the nature of the feedback process of emotion, cognition, learning and assessment, writing anxiety can continue to negatively impact a student's academic career in terms of educational loss.
Radaskiewicz (2014) described students that are writing phobic to face low self-esteem status. They are seem to be antisocial, which affects the way they interact with their colleagues and teachers. This prevents them from participating in class activities such as class discussions and group homework. According to Schulze, (2006), students who are writing phobic rarely contribute to group writings since they feel they will let the group down and the blame will be on them.
References:Bourne, E. J. (2011). The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications.
Brown, A.L. (1995). Fear, truth, Writing: From paper village to electronic community. Albany: State Univ. of New York Press.
Iglesias, K. (2001). The 101 habits of highly successful screenwriters: Insider's secrets from Hollywood's top writers. Avon, Mass: Adams Media.
Keyes, R. (2003). The courage to write: How writers transcend fear. New York: H. Holt.
Moss, D.M., & Osborn, T.A. (2010). Critical essays on resistance in education. New York: Peter Lang.
Radaskiewicz, A. M. (2014). 11 essentials of effective writing. Independence, Ky: Heinle & Heinle.
Schneider, P. (2005). Writing Alone and with Others. New York: Oxford University Press.
Schulze, A. C. (2006). Helping children become readers through writing: A guide to writing workshop in kindergarten. Newark, Del: International Reading Association.
Thornton, M. (2000). Fear of writing. Ranchos de Taos, NM: Word Nerd Press.
Wiater, S. (1997). Dark thoughts, on writing: Advice and commentary from fifty masters of fear and suspense. Grass Valley, Calif: Underwood Books.
