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Friday, November 4, 2011
Plagiarism
1. Unethical. Using someone else's work as your own without giving them any sort of credit is the same as stealing.
2. Diminishes credibility. If you repeatedly plagiarize than people are going to stop believing that the things you say are your own thoughts and ideas.
3. Serious penalties. Most colleges will give an "F" on an assignment you plagiarize on and many will even expell you from the class. Some even go as far as expelling you from the school altogether.
4. Lost learning opportunity. The time spent on plagiarizing could've been spent on practicing various research methods.
Jason Florez
2. Diminishes credibility. If you repeatedly plagiarize than people are going to stop believing that the things you say are your own thoughts and ideas.
3. Serious penalties. Most colleges will give an "F" on an assignment you plagiarize on and many will even expell you from the class. Some even go as far as expelling you from the school altogether.
4. Lost learning opportunity. The time spent on plagiarizing could've been spent on practicing various research methods.
Jason Florez
Plagiarism
Four reasons why avoiding plagiarism is important is because plagiarism is unethical, your sealing someones work. Another reason is you lose the opportunity to learn about a certain topic. Plagiarism doesn't give you any credit for the work that is being written. And finally plagiarism can result in getting in a lot of trouble with colleges and universities. Plagiarism is a violation of academic honesty and can result to a failing grade.
Why Avoiding Plagiarism Is Important
When writing a paper, it is very important, for one is highly unethical, this means that when one uses information or words and or idea without giving credit to one who actually wrote the idea or information is actually categorized at stealing. As teachers, they assign research projects for their students to gain knowledge about one subject and if we plagiarize we are at a losing battle against education. It won’t make one any smarter, the teacher's goal for the student is to learn or enhance ones knowledge about the subject and researching it with safe ways to cite and write the paper. When one student does cite and research properly, the student will learn way more than that of a student who just plagiarizes the whole paper. When you plagiarize, you are using the information and ideas from another person. When one cites properly it give the paper depth and creditability as well to the original author that you used a phrase or sentence used in your paper. When writing a research paper, it is crucial to mix the information from you and the sources you are getting information from. When we acknowledge the author/ source that we are using our information from, it gives it more creditability, as to where we don't, it would give it less creditability. Plagiarism may also end in serious penalties. At college, under the academic dishonesty, plagiarism a key penalty which can lead the student in to being expelled from the college. To avoid this from happening, crack open your student handbook and read the academic dishonesty section and ask a counselor if you have any questions about the subject or how to further more how to avoid plagiarizing. After college if you did plagiarize, it may have huge negative setbacks towards your career which is a violation and you will have severe legal consequences if the person the person that you copied your work from may in fact sue you for copyright and or misuse of one’s own intellectual property. This could result in very high fines, or doing times in the slammer and like I said before, you can be expelled from school.
Plagiarism, Tiffani Calvisky
pg 378-379
1.) Plagiarism is unethical: Plagiarism is considered an act of stealing when a writer uses someones else's word, thought, or ideas as his own.
2.)Plagiarism means a lost of opportunity: Instructor's use research paper to help the student understand and learn the concepts of research. When you plagiarise you are losing out on needed skills that are important in college and skills in the work place.
3.) Plagiarism diminishes your creditability: When we write it is essential to give credit to the source where we get our ideas and thoughts. Being able to site our sources correctly not only teaches us an important part of research, it also teaches us that our own writing and ideas are more compelling when its properly cited.
4.)Plagiarism may result in serious penalties: Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic honesty and can have serious consequences such as expulsion. There are many different sources to find out what plagiarism is if you don't know. Most colleges have handbooks and strict guidelines students must follow when writing. More importantly, plagiarism can have negative affects after college. In the workplace, if you are caught stealing other peoples work, you can be fired or even sued.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-79. Print.
1.) Plagiarism is unethical: Plagiarism is considered an act of stealing when a writer uses someones else's word, thought, or ideas as his own.
2.)Plagiarism means a lost of opportunity: Instructor's use research paper to help the student understand and learn the concepts of research. When you plagiarise you are losing out on needed skills that are important in college and skills in the work place.
3.) Plagiarism diminishes your creditability: When we write it is essential to give credit to the source where we get our ideas and thoughts. Being able to site our sources correctly not only teaches us an important part of research, it also teaches us that our own writing and ideas are more compelling when its properly cited.
4.)Plagiarism may result in serious penalties: Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic honesty and can have serious consequences such as expulsion. There are many different sources to find out what plagiarism is if you don't know. Most colleges have handbooks and strict guidelines students must follow when writing. More importantly, plagiarism can have negative affects after college. In the workplace, if you are caught stealing other peoples work, you can be fired or even sued.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-79. Print.
Response to Plagiarism: Levi Thurman
There are many reasons to avoid plagiarism. The first reason to avoid plagiarism is because it is unethical. When a writer uses someone else's words, information, or ideas and doesn't give them credit by citing their sources it is considered stealing. Another reason one should avoid plagiarism is because every time someone plagiarizes they are losing a learning opportunity. Research projects are assigned to teach students how to research. If students plagiarize then they are not learning how to cite their sources, which is a vital part of doing research. The third reason to avoid plagiarism is because it diminishes one's credibility. Although, it is necessary to use the opinions of experts in research papers, writers need to let readers know where they found their information. A writer loses credibility because plagiarism is basically a form of lying and once someone is caught lying they are not usually trusted very much. The fourth reason one should avoid plagiarism is because it sometimes results in serious penalties. Plagiarism is considered to be academically dishonest at colleges and universities. The punishment for plagiarism can include a variety of penalties, even expulsion. In the workforce, plagiarism can affect your career and your reputation. It can even have legal consequences if the writer of the work that was plagiarized has the work copyrighted. The writer of the work can sue for violation of the copyright or of the misuse of intellectual property.
Plagiarism
1.)Dishonost:when you use someone else's work and do not give them the credit of actually writing that item, then you are taking something that isn't yours or you are stealing. 2.)Lost learning opportunity: When you choose to plagiarize, you are not putting forth any real effort. You are not putting the writing skills, that you have been taught in class, to good use. Although it may seem like you are using your time wisely by not writing your own paper, you are really wasting your and your teacher's time. You are choosing to not do anything of academic importance. 3.)Lack of credibility: when you choose to use someone else's work, it shows your audience that you are unable to do something yourself. When they see that you do not have the skills to write a paper, it will make them question your intellegence and whether or not they can trust you with other things in life. 4.)Serious consequences: if you are caught plagiarizing at school the result may be failing the class or possibly getting kicked out of school. These things can have a serious impact on your future.
Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism is stealing.
When you take another person's ideas, writing or information without giving them credit for their work you are in turn stealing their hard work. Citing is how you would formally give the author the credit they deserve for their work. If one decides to steal another persons information,they are essentially losing the trust of their teacher and piers.
2. Plagiarism defeats the purposes of education.
If you take another persons hard work and never do the work yourself, you will never learn anything. One reason that writing teachers assign research papers or other forms of writing is to help you learn how to become a better writer. Writing is not easy and definitely does not come naturally for many students, that is why you must work hard and learn how to write correctly. If you actually learn how to write papers it will soon be much easier than stealing another authors work. Plus, you can have the pride in knowing that you successfully completed a hard task.
3. Documenting sources responsibly helps writers avoid plagiarism and build credibility.
When citing an expert, it builds credibility in your papers. You would not want to write a research paper based solely on your "speculation". So, it is essential to take words from other authors and put them with your own to create something special. You will feel very accomplished when you successfully write a paper knowing that you gave credit to all members deserving.
4.Plagiarism has serious consequences.
Plagiarism is not something to be played with or messed around with. It is becoming much easier to track plagiarism and it is a rare faction to get away with such a scandal. Unfortunately, many students think it is their ticket through school and actually maintain a habit of stealing the work of others. How would you feel if you were a writer and another person took credit for your hard work? Often times plagiarism is done accidentally, but if students would take the time to learn how to avoid it, it would save them a lot of time and effort.
When you take another person's ideas, writing or information without giving them credit for their work you are in turn stealing their hard work. Citing is how you would formally give the author the credit they deserve for their work. If one decides to steal another persons information,they are essentially losing the trust of their teacher and piers.
2. Plagiarism defeats the purposes of education.
If you take another persons hard work and never do the work yourself, you will never learn anything. One reason that writing teachers assign research papers or other forms of writing is to help you learn how to become a better writer. Writing is not easy and definitely does not come naturally for many students, that is why you must work hard and learn how to write correctly. If you actually learn how to write papers it will soon be much easier than stealing another authors work. Plus, you can have the pride in knowing that you successfully completed a hard task.
3. Documenting sources responsibly helps writers avoid plagiarism and build credibility.
When citing an expert, it builds credibility in your papers. You would not want to write a research paper based solely on your "speculation". So, it is essential to take words from other authors and put them with your own to create something special. You will feel very accomplished when you successfully write a paper knowing that you gave credit to all members deserving.
4.Plagiarism has serious consequences.
Plagiarism is not something to be played with or messed around with. It is becoming much easier to track plagiarism and it is a rare faction to get away with such a scandal. Unfortunately, many students think it is their ticket through school and actually maintain a habit of stealing the work of others. How would you feel if you were a writer and another person took credit for your hard work? Often times plagiarism is done accidentally, but if students would take the time to learn how to avoid it, it would save them a lot of time and effort.
Plagiarism-Cody Bareford
Avoiding plagiarism is important because it's unethical; it is equivalent to stealing just in the form of words instead of material objects. Not only is it stealing, it's a lost opportunity to learn how to conduct research and use information that has been gathered in research. Plagiarism also diminishes your credibility due to the fact that trust has been lost either from a teacher or in the work environment. Finally, plagiarism can result in severe penalties such as expulsion, and one could even be sued if the writer has his work copyrighted or for misuse of intellectual property.
Plagiarism
Avoiding plagiarism is important to avoid because it is unethical. It is considered stealing the work of someone else. It is also important to avoid because you don't actually learn what you have copied down. Most research papers are assigned to help you learn on the topic and to also help you in a workplace when you get out of college. If you plagiarize you lose the chance to make your researching skills better. Another reason avoiding plagiarism is important is because it diminishes your credibility. When you cite credible sources you are citing the opinions and ideas of the experts. Many people will believe the experts over a college student any day. Also, if you get caught plagiarizing you lose peoples trust. Plagiarism can also cause you major penalties. It is an act of violation of academic honesty. If the author or person you stole the work from decided to sue you he or she would have the right to do so.
Plagiarism
* Unethical- it is unethical because it does not use the writers own words and is mainly due to rush jobs.
*A lost learning opportunity- the writer doesn't read the research and learn about the topic, therefore does not gain the information that the teacher wanted them to learn.
*Diminishes credibility- being able to cite credible writers and understand what they wrote will allow the writer to understand the information better, and become a better writer themselves.
*Serious penalties- it may result in expulsion in college, and later in life ruin a career or reputation, and may even cause someone to sue the writer for not using there own work, because it may go against a copyright.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Kunka,Jennifer . Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. Print
*A lost learning opportunity- the writer doesn't read the research and learn about the topic, therefore does not gain the information that the teacher wanted them to learn.
*Diminishes credibility- being able to cite credible writers and understand what they wrote will allow the writer to understand the information better, and become a better writer themselves.
*Serious penalties- it may result in expulsion in college, and later in life ruin a career or reputation, and may even cause someone to sue the writer for not using there own work, because it may go against a copyright.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Kunka,Jennifer . Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. Print
Plagiarism - Dane Wommack
There are a few major reasons why one should avoid plagiarism.
Plagiarism is stealing
The biggest reason is that it's stealing someone elses work and is a federal offense. Going to jail or getting sued as a college student is not the way you want to start your life at such a young age.
You don't learn anything
Through plagiarism, you're not gaining anything for the class you're paying for! When you just copy and paste something off the Internet for a class assignment, you're cheating the class and not learning anything. There's a lot of thought and brainstorming that goes into the writing process, and this can help you establish your ideas and who you are (since as young people, will all really don't know who we are yet). This helps us establish opinions and figure out the world around us. College classes aren't cheap and you want to get the most out of them!
You lose an incredible amount of credibility
"Citing expert sources helps build both our credibility and the persuasiveness of our arguments, but we do have to let readers know where we found those words, ideas, and information during our research." (279) However, not giving credit to the original authors of such ideas can result in a lack of trust between the reader and writer. When you lose that trust the first time, you've hurt your reputation as a writer for a very long time, maybe even for the rest of your life.
Plagiarism can get you into trouble
As mentioned above, plagiarism is a federal crime and the owners of the copyrighted material could sue you for stealing their work. There are a lot of bad ways your life could go for breaking a federal law and once you've established yourself as a criminal, it follows you for the rest of your life.
Harris, Muriel. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA Updates. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2008. Print.
Plagiarism is stealing
The biggest reason is that it's stealing someone elses work and is a federal offense. Going to jail or getting sued as a college student is not the way you want to start your life at such a young age.
You don't learn anything
Through plagiarism, you're not gaining anything for the class you're paying for! When you just copy and paste something off the Internet for a class assignment, you're cheating the class and not learning anything. There's a lot of thought and brainstorming that goes into the writing process, and this can help you establish your ideas and who you are (since as young people, will all really don't know who we are yet). This helps us establish opinions and figure out the world around us. College classes aren't cheap and you want to get the most out of them!
You lose an incredible amount of credibility
"Citing expert sources helps build both our credibility and the persuasiveness of our arguments, but we do have to let readers know where we found those words, ideas, and information during our research." (279) However, not giving credit to the original authors of such ideas can result in a lack of trust between the reader and writer. When you lose that trust the first time, you've hurt your reputation as a writer for a very long time, maybe even for the rest of your life.
Plagiarism can get you into trouble
As mentioned above, plagiarism is a federal crime and the owners of the copyrighted material could sue you for stealing their work. There are a lot of bad ways your life could go for breaking a federal law and once you've established yourself as a criminal, it follows you for the rest of your life.
Harris, Muriel. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA Updates. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2008. Print.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism in Unethical-If a someone uses another persons writing and does not give that person credit for doing the work then they are cheating.
Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity- When a writers work is stolen and turned in by someone else, the person turning in that work is missing the chance to learn about that topic, and is losing the chance to get really good practice at researching a topic and citing the information found.
Plagiarism diminishes your credibility-Taking credit for something that you did not do can drastically harm your credibility. When adding our research citations to our topics we are adding knowledge to this topic to share with the world.
Plagiarism may result in serious penalties-To quote the actor Tommy Lee Jones from the movie "Man of the House"...'Plagiarism is an academic crime, punished by academic death...' If you were to use another persons work without giving them credit for their work and research then you can be punished in a variety with penalties, including expulsion.
Reference:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print. pages 378-379.
Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity- When a writers work is stolen and turned in by someone else, the person turning in that work is missing the chance to learn about that topic, and is losing the chance to get really good practice at researching a topic and citing the information found.
Plagiarism diminishes your credibility-Taking credit for something that you did not do can drastically harm your credibility. When adding our research citations to our topics we are adding knowledge to this topic to share with the world.
Plagiarism may result in serious penalties-To quote the actor Tommy Lee Jones from the movie "Man of the House"...'Plagiarism is an academic crime, punished by academic death...' If you were to use another persons work without giving them credit for their work and research then you can be punished in a variety with penalties, including expulsion.
Reference:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print. pages 378-379.
Alicia Amlin - Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism is a form of theft, and theft is *still* illegal.
2. Plagiarism takes away from education. Stealing the work or information from someone else keeps you from being able to learn the process or information yourself.
3. Plagiarism can make you lose your credibility. There is no shame in telling people where your information came from, but not citing your information is basically pretending that you knew it all along.
4. The original author may sue you, schools might expel you, and you're not learning anything at all. In short, the consequences for plagiarism can be very dire.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel. "Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
2. Plagiarism takes away from education. Stealing the work or information from someone else keeps you from being able to learn the process or information yourself.
3. Plagiarism can make you lose your credibility. There is no shame in telling people where your information came from, but not citing your information is basically pretending that you knew it all along.
4. The original author may sue you, schools might expel you, and you're not learning anything at all. In short, the consequences for plagiarism can be very dire.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel. "Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
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