The Magna Carta Essay: It's Still ALIIIIVE!

[henchminion]

Back in 2005 I did an evil, evil thing. Discovering the proliferation of websites where student plagiarists could copy essays, I wrote a Trojan horse paper about the Magna Carta and seeded it on a few plagiarism sites. The essay is basically wrong from beginning to end. Amongst other silliness, it claims that King John's titles included Duke of

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[deliasherman]

Oh. Wow. I'm impressed. On oh, so many levels. Not surprised, mind you--only that it didn't show up sooner. But what a tour de force of silliness!

[henchminion]

*Blush* Thank you!

That reminds me, I've been meaning to read The Fall of Kings.

[zornhau]

Nice writing style you have as well.

[henchminion]

I think I was channeling all those nineteenth-century Oxbridge scholars. Comes of having to read a thousand pages of The History of English Law. :-)

[zornhau]

Other people are also appreciative:
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[henchminion]

Hee!

[anonymous]

This is fabulous. I am full of admiration (for you, not Aaron). I _love_ the Latin quotation!
Mark in Santa Barbara

[solri]

Excellent - I'm reminded of 1066 And All That.

[petmyrhino]

i so want to get in on the trojan horse essay action!

[henchminion]

Go for it! I think it's the only way to combat online essay mills.