The strange thing about plagiarism is that it’s almost always pointless. The writers who stand accused‚ from Laurence Sterne to Samuel Taylor Coleridge to Susan Sontag‚ tend to be more talented than the writers they lift from. The well-regarded historians Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin‚ recently charged with plagiarizing‚ fit the profile. Ambrose denied plagiarism but pledged to correct the errors in future editions of his latest book. Goodwin’s case resulted in a private settlement and
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(PLAGIARISM) Quotations in a research paper‚ thesis‚ or dissertation are of two types: indirect (paraphrased or summarized) and direct (verbatim). You must document both types -- that is‚ you must indicate the source of indirect and direct quotations either with parenthetical documentation accompanied by a list of works cited or with a superscript (raised number) in the text and a corresponding footnote or endnote containing bibliographic information. (See Chapter 4 for
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then a prompt for a standard student short essay. She asks her students to turn in two versions. In one they are told that they must plagiarize. In the second‚ they are told not to. The prior night‚ the students were given an online tutorial on plagiarism and Hagopian said she has become skeptical that having the students "parrot back what we’ve told them" accomplishes anything. Her hope is that this unusual assignment might change that. After the students turn in their two responses to the essay
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Plagiarism: Why it Continues to Occur? Darian Camacho English 111‚ Section 11 Professor Coulter March 21‚ 2013 Plagiarism: Why it Continues to Occur? The increase in plagiarism has gained the attention of many institutions‚ administrators and educators‚ as well as researchers and the public. This increase has brought to attention the concern of why plagiarism continues to occur. In order to debate this concern we should first understand the definition and background of plagiarism‚ the
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Plagiarism Helen Johnson Liberty University Plagiarism is a problem that many people face daily whether it is a student struggling with a research paper or an advertising agent trying to get new ideas together for a sales pitch. Is plagiarism limited only to a student using material copied from a book without giving credit to the author or for turning in a paper that a friend wrote for another university? Would a student who acknowledged that he/she got the information for a research paper
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Plagiarism Liberty University COUN502 Prof. Myers Abstract This research paper discusses the many facets of plagiarism. While students are used to hearing the word ‘plagiarism’‚ many are ignorant to the extent of plagiarism‚ the importance of crediting original authors for their words or ideas‚ and how to properly cite and reference to avoid plagiarism. There are extensive academic sources available online that clarify and give examples of the do’s and don’ts of referencing‚ citation‚ and
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READERS RESPOND Plagiarism and overseas students: stereotypes again? Phan Le Ha This article is a response to Sowden’s (2005ab) and Liu’s (2005) articles on overseas students and plagiarism‚ published in ELT Journal 59/3. I appreciate Sowden’s efforts in exploring plagiarism in relation to culture‚ and his arguing against stereotypical views of overseas students studying in English-speaking countries. Although I agree with Sowden that culture plays a significant role in students’ learning
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A Briefing for Students on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism INTRODUCTION ______________________________________________________________ Students at UCD are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. The work you submit to the University for assessment must be your own work. You will complete a wide variety of assignments during your time in University. This short guide has been developed to help you understand the importance of academic integrity in the
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According to Webster dictionary‚ plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else’s ideas and passing them off as one’s own. In my research of looking up what plagiarism is‚ I found that there are several ways one can plagiarize. It is considered plagiarism when one copy and paste another person work‚ when one takes someone else idea and pass it on as their own and also when a person rewords another individuals work. The point that I do not understand is‚ if I reword something already wrote is that
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Financial Aid Appeal Committee‚ I am really thankful for the generous award letter‚ but I still can not afford to attend University. On the award letter sent to me on June 22‚ 2007‚ it suggested that my parents should take a $9500 Federal Plus Loan. My parents have $480‚000 mortgages that they are struggling to pay—they pay $2‚710.53 for the first mortgage and $1‚188.08 for the second mortgage (monthly). Yet‚ they make only $4200 from their jobs. They also need pay for utilities and foods—they
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