The Plagiarism Tissue Summary

In the excerpt from “The Plagiarism Plague” by Raymond A. Schroth, the writer criticizes the behavior of cheating and plagiarism are caused by culture. The author shows how plagiarism is a moral rather than ethical problem. By using the example of a writer who collects works from others and put them together to publish a book of his own, the author claims the writer cheats “his own character” in return for money. In addition, the author explains how different culture has an impact on plagiarism. For example, he condemns the common practice of Chinese students that falsify transcripts and recommendation letters in order to receive a better education in America. The author states that even though universities knew the applications are false,