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In “The Bedford Researcher,” Mike Palmquist (2015), identifies the consequences regarding work that has been plagiarized, and plagiarism is taken very seriously, because it guards intellectual property, and recognizes academic work has owners, this “protects an author’s time and energy that is invested into creating a document” (p. 127). Plagiarism can be an accidental or deliberate use of someone’s else’s ideas, thoughts, writings, and evidence without giving credit to the source(Palmquist, 2015, p. 127).

Plagiarism cases can provide insight on the dire consequences that can occur if a student is caught plagiarizing within an academic setting. A former student of Rutgers University, Amanda Serpico, was accused by her professor of plagiarizing on her opinion paper in her argumentation class (Bailey, 2011). Amanda received credit for using citations in a majority of the paper and providing the sources in the reference section, but she did not properly cite at least three verbatim passages that she used within her work (Bailey, 2011). Amanda utilized Turnitin software to review her paper and to detect plagiarism before turning in the assignment for grading to her professor (Bailey, 2011). The plagiarism accusation resulted in Amanda receiving a failing grade on the paper, a failing grade in the course, and being denied admission to several graduate schools. (Bailey,

Plagiarism, defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary, is “the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person”, but in simpler terms is the wrongful copying of another’s work for your own(Merriam-Webster). Plagiarism though seeming like a simple offense, can cause the downfall, if not caught, of a creative person and their work. However when justice is served, and the plagiarizer is caught, they can lose everything from their reputation to even their job. Even though plagiarism seems like a common sense crime not to commit, people such as Joe Biden, Jane Goodall, and even president Barack Obama, have been found to plagiarize another’s work. For the purpose of this essay, Jayson Blair, a once up and coming

I admit, I had a very difficult time while I was working on the Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy. My intention is not to make excuses, but I would like to explain the circumstances. I understand what plagiarism is and it would never cross my mind to be in this circumstances. At the beginning of our Rhetorical Analysis we were grouped in partners of three. We reported our own partner for copying information from a website we had found online as we were very concern it would affected us. Unfortunately after this incident, our team was short by one member. Ms. Escudero said it was okay to use her part as long as she had sourced it. I recall we discuss with her about using a CNN video from YouTube of John F. Kennedy giving his inaugural speech , which we did not use after all but in an email she sent after the fact she stated that she had told us not to use a Prezi Power Point because it would be risky. I have no recalling in discussing we

Plagiarism is a serious issue that may diminish the value of a scholarly work and interferes with the professional growth of an individual. For example, in 2003, Jayson Blair resigned from his position as a reporter for the New York Time because of “alleged plagiarism” (Dolak, 2003). Another case of plagiarism would be Matthew C. Whitaker, an associate professor at Arizona State University who in 2011 and 2015 was accused of plagiarism (Ryman, 2017). In both scenarios, Jayson Blair and Matthew C. Whitaker failed to properly paraphrase and cite sources (Dolak, 2003; Ryman 2017).

Due to the growing power of the internet, plagiarism has become a pressing problem in academics. Katrina’s essay was indeed plagiarized. This is because she failed to cite any information, she used ideas that were paraphrased, but she did give credit to the original author, and she used the same phrasing and facts from the original text. Katrina’s essay was plagiarized because she included exact information from a text without giving proper credit.

Malcolm Gladwell stated “plagiarism has gone from being bad literary manners to something much closer to a crime” (Gladwell, 2004). This quote explained how plagiarism was before just a simple act and now people are getting punished for plagiarism. Nobody is exempted from plagiarism. Plagiarism is an act most people do without even noticing it.

In the written article, “Why Politicians Plagiarize So Often” by Evan Osnos it is very clear that plagiarism among individuals in the political world isn’t as uncommon as some may think. Throughout the article many well-known politicians were put in the hot seat and accused of plagiarism. One of these well-known individuals being Senator John Walsh. In the article it states that he was accused of plagiarism because, “…one of his graduate-school papers contained unattributed passages by other writers…” (Osnos, ¶.1). Although this remained a prevalent issue, he wasn’t the only one that was suspected or caught for plagiarism. Other individuals including Joe Biden, Rand Paul, Joseph McCarthy, and even Vladimir Putin. The issue of plagiarism has been a lingering subject for years, going as far back as the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

After reading Gladwell's discussion of plagiarism, it made me see plagiarism a bit different. I had never really paid much mind to it as I did until after this reading this story. From her point of view, I could see how or why she was so upset and distraught. Like she mentioned at the beginning she even felt as if the had stolen her essence. Various types of cheating are shameless in diverse ways. In any case, if the primary concern the matter with scholarly

Marilyn Randall’s ideas of plagiarism are to show that not all plagiarism is bad or good and can be found in her writing about “What is Plagiarism?” Randall approaches plagiarism as a means to agree with another person in such a way that giving credit to the “original” writer, or person, is lost which in terms is seen as a stolen piece. That being said, Randall mentions, “In other words, ‘plagiarism’ does not in fact ‘exist’ in any positive or objective sense, accompanied by textual criteria that would allow us to recognize it in the same way that we can a lyric poem, a sonnet, or even, however tenuously, a novel.”(Randall 4). She includes such a phrase to basically give a positive view of plagiarism, so long that credit is given to the original

From a societal perspective, plagiarism is seen as an anticipated but unfortunate matter of fact, somewhat like a social faux pas (Martin, 1994). If someone in a high level position were to be revealed for plagiarism, certainly there would be embarrassment and some stigma associated with such knowledge (Green, 2002) but when considered against all possible offenses, likely downplayed as minor. Sadly, these incidents are happening younger and younger (Lahey,

Plagiarism extends beyond just the academic realm. There have been many instances, in professional fields, of integrity violations in written works. One example of this is Jayson Blair, formerly of the New York Times. After his news agency found that he had plagiarized an article. The article, which was written about a Soldier who was killed in combat, and his family, was found to be plagiarized from the San Antonio Express. (Belt, 2004). This was not the only story that Blair copied, embellished, or synthesized. There were, in fact, dozens of questionable articles written by Blair during his tenure with the news agency. Because his supervisors were not communicating effectively, and no major complaints were registered, Blair was able

The crime of plagiarism isn't only found in the written word though. Musical acts have been accused of stealing a melody or a hook from another artist. Graphic designers will copy from well-known pieces. Students will plagiarize from the Internet to get their homework assignments finished. In each medium, the plagiarized content is identified by comparing the new work to the original. If there are enough points of similarity, then one can assume that the work in question is a derivative of the original, that is the original creation was used a second time without crediting the original author. It also implies that without Hernandez's article in the Antonio Express-News, Blair's New York Times piece would read radically different than it did.

Although Plagiarism is inherently wrong and should be viewed by all as such, I do feel as though it has become the cultural norm. One of the most recent examples of this was the speech given my Melania Trump at the RNC national convention, in which Mrs. Trump's speech writer admitted to using parts of a speech previously given by First Lady Michelle Obama without giving her proper credit. After which, we witnessed on a national level an attempt to cover up a lie with another lie. I believe that in some ways it was because of the gray area around shared thoughts or ideas, as well as some initial embarrassment which caused her to claim that she wrote the speech. This example shows how easy and commonplace plagiarism has become, and the public

Plagiarism is a taking someone’s ideas or words, and using them as yours. Plagiarism can be applied to many subjects, like art, music, literature, film, fashion, and many more. Many cases, in which have been brought up in lawsuits because the plagiarist gained something from the original publisher. This paper will discuss the author of the Twilight series, Stephanie Meyer, plagiarizing the author of The Vampire Diaries, L.J Smith. Stephanie Meyer published Twilight in 2005, being about a girl named Bella Swan, who moves in with her father in Forks, Washington.