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.