In an interview with Nick Mamatas, the Term Paper Artist, http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2008/11/28/segments/116673 , Nick Mamatas is being interviewed by Bob Garfield about his article "The Term Paper Artist". In his interview Nick talks to the interviewer about all of the major aspects of his article. He explains in detail the different types of clients he deals with and the different topics he must write about. Mamatas has a very cocky tone and chooses very persuasive words.
Hearing Mamatas's voice made me change my opinion about him. Mamatas sounds like an extreme know-it-all. His tone of voice makes him seen like he is full of himself.
The medium of this interview may have a different affect on the audience than an interview that would be read. Hearing Mamatas's voice may make the audience, like myself, feel that Mamatas is rude. The entire interview Mamatas mentions more than once that his clients are too dumb to do their assignment on their own. If I were going to buy one of Mamatas's term papers, I would reconsider my decision because i would want to write my own paper and prove him wrong.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Term Paper Artist.
In Nick Mamatas's article, The Term Paper Writer, Nick explains in detail the fallout of higher education. Nick Mamatas makes his living working as a term paper writer. Nick explains that a term paper writer is a person who is paid to write term papers for a client. The term papers may be on any subject and Nick must complete the job by the given deadline.
Nick goes on to explain the clients he must deal with on a daily basis. The three types of clients are the: "DUMB CLIENT" who "just aren't very bright" and "meant to use simple english", the "one timer" who are "generally lost and really did simply need a decent summary of their class readings", and third, the "well educated professionals who simply lack Enlgish-language skills"
Nick then continues to describe the technique of writing term papers. "I'd just scan Google or databases like Questia.com for a few quotes from primary and secondary sources, create an argument based on whatever popped up from my search, write the introduction and underline the thesis statement, then fill in the empty spaces between quotes with whatever came to mind." Nick Mamatas explains the real reason why the term paper industry is so popular, "It's because students have never read term papers."
Nick Mamatas makes an excellent point at why the term paper industry is so popular. Students should be given multiple examples of a term paper before being given the assignment.
Nick goes on to explain the clients he must deal with on a daily basis. The three types of clients are the: "DUMB CLIENT" who "just aren't very bright" and "meant to use simple english", the "one timer" who are "generally lost and really did simply need a decent summary of their class readings", and third, the "well educated professionals who simply lack Enlgish-language skills"
Nick then continues to describe the technique of writing term papers. "I'd just scan Google or databases like Questia.com for a few quotes from primary and secondary sources, create an argument based on whatever popped up from my search, write the introduction and underline the thesis statement, then fill in the empty spaces between quotes with whatever came to mind." Nick Mamatas explains the real reason why the term paper industry is so popular, "It's because students have never read term papers."
Nick Mamatas makes an excellent point at why the term paper industry is so popular. Students should be given multiple examples of a term paper before being given the assignment.
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