Mary may be complicit but she cannot very well plagiarize herself and is in any case way out of your jurisdiction, but blame here for taking soiled coin if you will. The problem lies with those who commission the work. I take it that as an academic you are familiar with the need to proofread and edit one’s work and this is often better done with a second set of eyes. Copy editor here with 17 years experience proofing Chinese students foreign university applications. I do not manufacture any works. It is rare that I see a work free of grammar errors. These are all application essays and personal statements - I never see course work essays. Suffice to say that the quality of work ranges from inspiring to very ordinary and often makes me think that here is a student who will struggle to cope at tertiary level. But that is not my concern - there is ample language tuition assistance available - if they avail themselves of it. My regular work is rendering into acceptable English the work of translation companies.
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