This is a problem. Not concerning NASA though, but sill quite a large problem. People are going on to the net and downloading pre-produced essays to hand in for their A-levels and GCSEs!

First, my Verdict; well if you think about it, you and a friend could both be online. Your friend puts an essay up, which got him Grade A and you can go on the net and see it. You think, "wow, this one is good!" and download it. You print it off and give it to the teacher to mark it, reagardless of what you say you’re cheating, aren’t you!

Also, how is it going to help you if you get it right by copying and not understanding? If you can’t do it again later then it won’t help you at all!

Now let’s hear from two people, one for and one opposing. First, let’s hear a person who's all for it.

"Everyone swaps essays with their friends at school or college. It’s a fact of student life; all part of helping each other out during, what can be a very stressful time. I know I wouldn’t have made it to Oxford University if my friends hadn’t loaned me their work from time to time.

Websites such as Essaylab do exactly the same thing – help students out when they need an extra hand. They provide a wide variety of high quality essays, written by some of the smartest students, for those who perhaps aren’t as bright or who are struggling to cope with the workload.

In fact, students often tell us the website has had a direct impact on their grades which, in turn, builds their confidence and actually encourages them to work even harder."

Well, now we’ve seen one side, let’s see the other.

"The essays, which are often not that great anyway, are only ever going to offer a quick-fix solution to your academic problems. Sure, you might get a grade A in your Macbeth essay – if you’re lucky enough not to get caught. But teachers aren’t stupid. They know when an essay has been copied, no matter how cleverly you cut and paste it.

And what happens when you’re sitting the exam with just a pen and paper and not a keyboard in sight? Although coursework account for 60 percent of the final mark at GCSE, the percentage is much lower when you get A-level."

Well, I have to agree with Sean, I think it is a lot better to just look at them to get ideas.