The thing about these articles is that I know what plagiarism is. I have
known what it is since we were taught in the 9th grade, and throughout high
school. Being at a school where the consequences of plagiarism are engrained in
us, you would think the problem would have dissipated. Interestingly enough, we
had dozens of cheating scandals in which students thought they could pull a
fast one over teachers.
For one, it is downright stupid to plagiarize. Teachers and professors can
tell if it’s not your words. The words of a professional just don't match up
with the words of a college freshman, plain and simple. I have never, ever
plagiarized in an essay. Not because I don't know what plagiarism is--believe
me, I'm all too familiar with MLA format. I know how to cite correctly and
write a bibliography. I know that even when paraphrasing, you still have to
cite. I don't plagiarize because it's cheating and it’s ethically wrong. Yeah,
it might kind of suck to take the time to cite, but think about all the time
you are saving by using a direct quote in the first place.
Hi:
ReplyDeleteI come from a country where people have little respect towards copyright, and plagiarism exists everywhere. Ask people in China, I guarantee that few would know that they even need to cite when they write.
Unlike you, I have little to no understanding of plagiarism when I was in high school, for our education system does not treat copyright as part of the official education.
I am taking writing 2 now and I had no idea how to cite correctly in my first few articles and my teacher asked me to look up the MLA format. I drop quotes from other books without citing them and I had no idea what was wrong. Even now, I just try to correct my mistakes step by step because obviously I still don't know enough about how to cite correctly.