Class: English 28
Section: 3150
Professor: Ms. Rosow
Entry: 1
Monday, September 8, 2014
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Mirkinson Jack and Shapiro Rebecca.
“Fareed Zakaria Suspended For Plagiarism Time Editor,
CNN Host Apologizes For “Terrible Mistakes.”
Published 08/10/2012 Huffington Post 2005. 1-2 Print.
Critical Connection Essay: My Plagiarism
I committed plagiarism when I was going through grade school.
Always when stuck with difficulty on my essays, I would have taken
material from the Internet and modified it to get good grades. Never once
was I caught, but till today I regret it. The feeling of regret is because even
though I cheated, I mostly cheated myself. However, Fareed Zakeria was
already an established writer and in his case of wile, I wonder if he feels
somewhat the same.
Zakeria like me would have certainly never revealed his crime against
writing. As he got caught, meanwhile, I’m sure he felt some sort of guilt.
And with guilt came punishment. He confessed and didn’t deny any part of
the accusations which is surprising considering most people try to place a
little innocence of themselves in their confession statements.
Jill Lepore’s article stating about gun control and regulations in
different states should not have been plagiarized. Zakeria was gambling on
his reputation as a well-known writer for CNN and Time. His suspension
along with his confession should be enough humiliation. The fact that he
confessed without any denial gives me reason to believe that he feels maybe
not exactly like me but close enough.