If people were to ask me how common the problem of plagiarism
is, I would respond, "In my old high school, about once a week, there
would be some kid who got busted for plagiarism." Be it intentional or
not, plagiarism is a easy felon to commit.
These articles were very helpful in refreshing my stagnant mind about
what exactly entails as plagiarism. I cannot
fathom how serious an offense plagiarism is in college.
Being knowledgeable of how to avoid being accused of plagiarism, citing
your sources, yes even the one you paraphrased from, and how to defend yourself
if such an incident where to arise are important so you can maintain your integrity
as a scholar. I learned many new things from the first article What is
Plagiarism, it states that almost everyone uses ideas that originate from themselves.
Whether they are conscience of it or not, it is easy to quote something from
somewhere else thinking that you thought of it yourself, but if you don't site
the source where you derived that idea, it would be considered plagiarism. I am extremely glad that I took time to read
both articles as they also provided many insights as to what professors expect
to see out of our papers. I will definitely take advantage of the sources that
UCSB has to offer to avoid plagiarism, asking for help from professors or using
online plagiarism checks. That way I will be able to keep my papers plagiarism
free.
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