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Plagiarism Response- Ariel Lathrom
Plagiarism is a foul act in the realm of education. Nothing good will ever come of it. Those who are found plagiarizing are caught and punished accordingly. There are many reasons why avoiding plagiarism is beneficial to a writer. It can improve your knowledge, makes you a credible writer, and helps you avoid consequences and punishment. Although writing can seem like a long, arduous process, it is always a good idea to avoid the temptation of plagiarism.
When you plagiarize an entire work, you probably haven't done any reasearch on your subject. When one does this, they completely bypass the opportunity to learn about their subject. The point of an assigned paper is to learn and improve our skills as a writer and researcher. Stealing a work (weather it is a single paragraph or an entire paper), you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience. The OTC Reference Handbook scribes, "So, the more practice we have writing research papers, the better equipped we are to handle such writing later on" (Harris 378). It is important to your future to do all of the work fairly.
One of the most important things about writing a paper or even a speech is building your credibility. If a person is not seen as a credible source of in formation to an audience, their words are most certainly lost on their listeners or readers. Being sure to cite sources properly is a great way to build credibility. Avoiding plagiarism benefits you as a writer by showing the readers that you are responsible and honest. Everyone wants to know that the knowledge they're gaining is honest and accurate.
If you are caught in the act of plagiarising, you will most certainly be punished. The consequences for plagiarising a paper are always severed. In school you may recieve a zero for a work or even be removed from the classroom and failed. For a job, you can be demoted or fired, as well as recieve a bad reference for your next job. Avoiding plagiarism also avoids unnecessary consequences, which is important to anyone's future.
The most important reason to avoid plagiarism, is to make you, the writer, feel accomplished. The feeling of doing all that research, and getting an A on a paper, or a compliment from your boss is the most rewarding thing you can recieve for a job well done. Avoiding plagiarism is completely to your benefit. If not for the teacher or boss, do it for yourself.
Avoiding plagiarism has so many benefits, but the benefits are all the writer's. The OTC Hanbook points out these reasons to encourage us to be fair and honest in our writing. For your knowledge, goodwill, and for your future, cite your sources and be creative and original.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
When you plagiarize an entire work, you probably haven't done any reasearch on your subject. When one does this, they completely bypass the opportunity to learn about their subject. The point of an assigned paper is to learn and improve our skills as a writer and researcher. Stealing a work (weather it is a single paragraph or an entire paper), you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience. The OTC Reference Handbook scribes, "So, the more practice we have writing research papers, the better equipped we are to handle such writing later on" (Harris 378). It is important to your future to do all of the work fairly.
One of the most important things about writing a paper or even a speech is building your credibility. If a person is not seen as a credible source of in formation to an audience, their words are most certainly lost on their listeners or readers. Being sure to cite sources properly is a great way to build credibility. Avoiding plagiarism benefits you as a writer by showing the readers that you are responsible and honest. Everyone wants to know that the knowledge they're gaining is honest and accurate.
If you are caught in the act of plagiarising, you will most certainly be punished. The consequences for plagiarising a paper are always severed. In school you may recieve a zero for a work or even be removed from the classroom and failed. For a job, you can be demoted or fired, as well as recieve a bad reference for your next job. Avoiding plagiarism also avoids unnecessary consequences, which is important to anyone's future.
The most important reason to avoid plagiarism, is to make you, the writer, feel accomplished. The feeling of doing all that research, and getting an A on a paper, or a compliment from your boss is the most rewarding thing you can recieve for a job well done. Avoiding plagiarism is completely to your benefit. If not for the teacher or boss, do it for yourself.
Avoiding plagiarism has so many benefits, but the benefits are all the writer's. The OTC Hanbook points out these reasons to encourage us to be fair and honest in our writing. For your knowledge, goodwill, and for your future, cite your sources and be creative and original.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
Plagiarism
Stephanie Urrutia
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102-104
4 November 2011
-Plagiarism is Stealing. Plagiarism is taken work someone else has already done, and claiming it as your own without giving that person credit. It leaves someone as un untrustworthy writer.
-Plagiarism Defeats the Purpose of Education. Papers and research is done for an educational purpose. There is no learning happening if someone’s preconceived ideas are taken, and you do not come up with any support of your own. You also do not learn how to site properly if you never practice it.
-Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Writers Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility. When someone reads your writing, you want them to be able to understand, and trust the work you have done yourself. There is a sense of accomplishment after siting and your work, and contributing to the larger database of information that already exists about the topic. There is no shame in using other work, rather there is pride in being able to research and find the information you need.
-Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences. There are several severe consequences to using another person’s work. It really is a legal offence and can result in losing a job, or being kick out of a class. It is so easy to lose credibility when you are marked as someone who plagiarizes. Although it is getting easier to plagiarize with more and more work being added to a database, it is also becoming easier to catch this mis-siting of work. There are sites dedicated to assist teachers and supervisors in finding the un-sited work in a paper. It is more tempting than ever to plagiarize as well because the resources are there.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentence Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Person Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102-104
4 November 2011
-Plagiarism is Stealing. Plagiarism is taken work someone else has already done, and claiming it as your own without giving that person credit. It leaves someone as un untrustworthy writer.
-Plagiarism Defeats the Purpose of Education. Papers and research is done for an educational purpose. There is no learning happening if someone’s preconceived ideas are taken, and you do not come up with any support of your own. You also do not learn how to site properly if you never practice it.
-Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Writers Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility. When someone reads your writing, you want them to be able to understand, and trust the work you have done yourself. There is a sense of accomplishment after siting and your work, and contributing to the larger database of information that already exists about the topic. There is no shame in using other work, rather there is pride in being able to research and find the information you need.
-Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences. There are several severe consequences to using another person’s work. It really is a legal offence and can result in losing a job, or being kick out of a class. It is so easy to lose credibility when you are marked as someone who plagiarizes. Although it is getting easier to plagiarize with more and more work being added to a database, it is also becoming easier to catch this mis-siting of work. There are sites dedicated to assist teachers and supervisors in finding the un-sited work in a paper. It is more tempting than ever to plagiarize as well because the resources are there.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentence Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Person Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is Bad
There are four reasons why plagiarism should not be tolerated in the world of writing. The reasons are it is unethical, lost opportunity for learning, diminishes your credibility, and can result in serious penalties.
The first reason that plagiarism is not good is that it is unethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. When someone uses another person’s work and does not give them credit for it’s like stealing someone’s idea for an invention. Words can change the world just as much as technology.
The second reason is that the person that has plagiarized has wasted an opportunity to learn about the topic of the paper. One reason paper is assigned is to teach student about the subject that is to be wrote about. Every source used and read is additional knowledge gained that otherwise a student might not have ever taken upon them to read about.
The next reason is that it can and will diminish your reputation as a writer. No one wants to read someone’s work after they have stolen writing from another person. People will look at the paper and think that anything else from the plagiarizer is unoriginal and not worth reading. No one wants to read work that has hastily put together without thought.
The last and fourth reason that plagiarism is bad is that the plagiarizer could face serious penalties. Plagiarism at a higher educational institute such as a college or university can result in expulsion from that institute. That is because it is considered an academic violation. This can make it hard to follow a career path. Plagiarism in the work world can result in a copy right violation and the person that has plagiarized can be taken to court and sued.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
There are four reasons why plagiarism should not be tolerated in the world of writing. The reasons are it is unethical, lost opportunity for learning, diminishes your credibility, and can result in serious penalties.
The first reason that plagiarism is not good is that it is unethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. When someone uses another person’s work and does not give them credit for it’s like stealing someone’s idea for an invention. Words can change the world just as much as technology.
The second reason is that the person that has plagiarized has wasted an opportunity to learn about the topic of the paper. One reason paper is assigned is to teach student about the subject that is to be wrote about. Every source used and read is additional knowledge gained that otherwise a student might not have ever taken upon them to read about.
The next reason is that it can and will diminish your reputation as a writer. No one wants to read someone’s work after they have stolen writing from another person. People will look at the paper and think that anything else from the plagiarizer is unoriginal and not worth reading. No one wants to read work that has hastily put together without thought.
The last and fourth reason that plagiarism is bad is that the plagiarizer could face serious penalties. Plagiarism at a higher educational institute such as a college or university can result in expulsion from that institute. That is because it is considered an academic violation. This can make it hard to follow a career path. Plagiarism in the work world can result in a copy right violation and the person that has plagiarized can be taken to court and sued.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Dalton Anderson Plagiarism Summary
Dalton Anderson
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102
4 November 2011
Why We Should Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not only considered “unethical” but it is also an act of theft and is punishable by law. It’s just like stealing something from a store, except it’s worse; you are stealing someone’s thoughts and ideas. One can use another’s work but you must give them proper credit. The consequences that may arise from plagiarism include possible loss of credibility, their businesses may suffer, or they might even face serious legal action. Besides the more public consequences, if you only copy another’s work then you may fumble an opportunity to learn something for yourself. The purpose of a research paper is to gain knowledge about the topic you are studying. Plagiarism is all-around not a good choice, so just don’t do it. It’s not worth it anyway.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102
4 November 2011
Why We Should Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not only considered “unethical” but it is also an act of theft and is punishable by law. It’s just like stealing something from a store, except it’s worse; you are stealing someone’s thoughts and ideas. One can use another’s work but you must give them proper credit. The consequences that may arise from plagiarism include possible loss of credibility, their businesses may suffer, or they might even face serious legal action. Besides the more public consequences, if you only copy another’s work then you may fumble an opportunity to learn something for yourself. The purpose of a research paper is to gain knowledge about the topic you are studying. Plagiarism is all-around not a good choice, so just don’t do it. It’s not worth it anyway.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism-Billy Essick
Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism is stealing or in other words not using your own writing, or own ideas, etc. in a piece of writing and failure to acknowledge someone else's work.
2. Plagiarism Defeats the Purposes of Education as when writing common Research Papers it is so easy to copy and paste a whole page of writing. Though how will a student learn how to cite sources if a professor let his or her students copy and paste the whole paper. Citing sources is a tough concept to learn.
3. Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility to professors and others around you. Presenting a well Researched paper with cited sources will help not only your grade but also build self-confidense and skill in writing. Who knows there could be some money involved if your writing is good.
4. Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences at the school level and even at a higher level. Plagiarizing at your school could result in no credit on the paper or even worse a early vacation and expelled from school. More serious counts of plagiarism can be considered as Fraud and serious fines, jail time can be rewarded to you.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Chapter 10 Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-379. Print.
1. Plagiarism is stealing or in other words not using your own writing, or own ideas, etc. in a piece of writing and failure to acknowledge someone else's work.
2. Plagiarism Defeats the Purposes of Education as when writing common Research Papers it is so easy to copy and paste a whole page of writing. Though how will a student learn how to cite sources if a professor let his or her students copy and paste the whole paper. Citing sources is a tough concept to learn.
3. Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility to professors and others around you. Presenting a well Researched paper with cited sources will help not only your grade but also build self-confidense and skill in writing. Who knows there could be some money involved if your writing is good.
4. Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences at the school level and even at a higher level. Plagiarizing at your school could result in no credit on the paper or even worse a early vacation and expelled from school. More serious counts of plagiarism can be considered as Fraud and serious fines, jail time can be rewarded to you.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Chapter 10 Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-379. Print.
Reasons to Avoid Plagarism
According to Prentice Hall Reference Guide, there are four primary reasons not to plagarize someone elses work(Harris). The first reason is simply that plagiarism is stealing someone elses original thought. In my opinion it is not just a question of academic integrity but it brings ones entire credibility. Which according to Harris, this is the third reason listed as to why plagiarism should be avoided. Credibility. By using ones own thoughts based on research of someone elses work with correct documentation builds credibility of the writer. Harris listed as the second reason to avoid plagiarism is that it defeats the purpose of education. And that seems logical because you do not learn anything by simply copying someone elses work. And the final reason given against plagiarism is that it can have serious consequences. If found to have commited plagiarism,your school may impose any number of penalties, up to and not excluding expulsion. In a professional career it can lead to dismissal from a job,and furthermore public humiliation and in some instances you can be held lible for infrigement on copyright laws.
Harris, Muriel and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA updates. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Harris, Muriel and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA updates. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Plagiarism - Cassie Brasher
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.
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.
Plagiarism - Ian Ehrhart
Aside from being an act of intellectual theft, plagiarism can bring consequences upon the plagiarizer that they may not see. While the mere theft can bring a person to court for their unethical bahavior, what a plagiarizer may not know is they are hurting themselves just as much as they are hurting the original writer. By failing to work at finding their information, or by failing to translate the information into their own words, they are missing the opportunity to truly learn. Here they miss out on teaching themselves a piece of (possibly) vitally important information. A missed opportunity and poor ethics are not the only issues brought about by plagiarism... In plagiarizing (literary theft) we lose credibility. People can't trust us anymore just as it is impossible to trust a habitual liar. So as a liar and an unethical thief, plagiarizers are taken to court... The fourth reason. Unethical lying and theft often get people taken to court and though they are the same thing, these traits the root of plagiarism. So as a result of these three things there is punishment. You can be sued for infringement or even misuse of intellectual property.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-379. Print.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-379. Print.
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