Plagiarism is not ethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. It is not fair for someone to work hard on a piece of writing to get a good grade then have someone else just copy to get the same grade.
You don’t learn when you plagiarize. You can learn a lot by doing your research, but if you plagiarize you won’t learn. You also gain research skills by actually doing your research. Those research skills can really help on future projects.
You can’t be considered credible if you plagiarize. If you don’t give credit to where you got your information no one can know if the information is accurate or not. Putting experts opinions (and showing that it is an expert’s opinion) makes your paper much more credible.
Plagiarism can get you into serious trouble. At colleges (like ours) plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty. One penalty of this can be expulsion. The person that originally wrote the piece of work can even sue for copyright violation.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." 2011. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-79. Print.
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