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For shame

Posted by TheFallen on February 10, 2003

In Reply to: Raised by wolves posted by Anne on February 10, 2003

: Although the phrase "raised by wolves" usually means uncivilized and without manners, my mother prefers the original meaning. As she always says, wolves have quite a good reputation for raising children, consider that Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, twins who were raised by a she-wolf.

Out of sheer interest, why provide a URL link that, if followed, leads to a site where student essays maybe be downloaded at various costs (!!!) ? It's bad enough treating this discussion web-board as a virtual advertising hoarding, but then to promote a website that encourages those in the educational system to avoid original thought and research in favour of just paying for someone else's 2nd hand outpourings? Shame on you

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