How Plagiarism Is A Big Deal

I only had fifteen minutes left. It was then that I understood that this essay would not be perfect. In fact, it would most likely be disorganized and flawed, but, regardless of the outcome, I would have to write. With this realization, the weight of perfection lifted off my shoulders and it was strangely liberating to know that I would not be able to meet the impracticable standard I had set for myself. The unmarked page seemed less of an adversary and more of a companion as I began to write. At first, my words came slowly and laboriously. Then, they came all at once. One sentence led into another until sentences formed paragraphs and paragraphs formed an essay. When the proctor rose, considered us with practiced sympathy, and told us to put our pencils down, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I was simultaneously filled with relief and self-doubt. I had completed the essay, but, in the process, I had compromised an aspect of my identity that placed faultlessness above all else. In the past, I had seen that part of me as an asset, but on that day, it seemed unpleasantly clear that it was my greatest weakness. As I slowly unfurled my stiff fingers, I considered the now empty desk in front of me. Perhaps perfectionism is as much of a hurdle as it is a

I thought, “There are not that many papers. This should be my easiest English class so far!” and I happily put all of the due dates into my agenda. There was a time close to the end of the first week where I realized how hard this class might actually be. A few hours before I needed to be at work I submitted my rough draft paper early. Every ten minutes I was checking my submission on the discussion board to make sure that I could make any changes that needed to be done before the due date that night. This was the first time that I was completely unconfident in myself on whether or not I had written a quality paper, or even did it

It can be tough in college the semester seems to go by so fast. Staying on top of everything takes a lot of hard work and focus. It so easy to skip a few homework assignments just because I run out of time to do them, or simple really don’t feel like doing the work. At first this may not seem so bad, losing a few point can’t hurt too much. In the long run it can really affect your grade. Often the reason professors have you do the homework is to teach you the stuff you need to complete the bigger assignments that are worth more of your grade. There were many times that I struggled with writing the essays this past semester, because I didn’t take the time to get a firm knowledge on what I needed to know to complete the assignment. I felt like, in many cases I could have done a much better job on the final result, if I just took the time needed to do it

On Monday, everything was fine. I had my meeting in Comp II where I showed my teacher the rough draft of the essay that was due that Friday. I was so excited to show her and together we went through the paper and she showed me the things I needed to add and improve. I left the meeting excited to fix the paper and make it

Writing an essay has always been a difficult and tedious task in my opinion. The writing process I followed when creating the original assignment consisted of research, a rough draft, a small amount of editing, and a final draft. Researching the topic was the first step I took in writing my paper. I searched for credible and useful information that would have a positive effect on my essay. After gathering my information, I worked to create an outline that would assist in the organization and structure of my essay. I then used my outline to begin a rough draft by inserting research, as well as my own thoughts and ideas. After editing and revising my essay, I ended with a final draft. The editing done to the paper was basic and done solely by myself. I did not use any resources such as the writing center. Along with this, peer reviews were not helpful as my group did not strive to make any meaningful corrections or provide any constructive criticism. Because I had little corrections the amount of editing or revising done was limited. Throughout the duration of this class, the process in which I write an essay has changed.

I finally realized I had all week to work on my paper; therefore, I finally took advantage of my time in class. After receiving my bad grade on my first paper I knew I needed to actually put it in effort during the week. Throughout the second paper “The Cause and Effect of Volunteering” I started as soon as I could and by Tuesday I had a solid outline. Then, by Friday I had a nice rough draft finished before the end of the school day. By Sunday, all I had to do was proof read and submit which was a major relief. My paper about volunteering taught me that time management is key in writing efficiently. I received a 90 on the rough draft and a 94 on the final copy of “The Cause and Effect of Volunteering.” My high grade on my volunteering paper gave me hope for my writing and motivation to work on my paper as much as I could during

Ranging from syntax to learning how to fully comprehend Bloom's Taxonomy Level 3, to creating a Hook, to Say-Mean-Matter, to making a thesis/conclusion. Out of everything I wrote this year, my literary analysis paper was by far the absolute worst one I have written, without a doubt. Writing my literary analysis paper took me more, substantially more time than expected, even though I already had everything going, and was ready to start writing. I kept doubting myself, saying to myself, “ that is not what the song is saying,” and kept going through thousands upon thousands of ideas until I found one that I was satisfied with. Time was running out, 1 week to go, Friday night, I was sitting down on the floor putting all the words together. Then it struck me when those words hit: everyone, nightmares, repeat, problems, no heart, empathy, will not give up until everything is “right,” love, and pathetic. It was at that moment I realized what the song meant, and I was brimmed with excitement and went to take a shower and went to sleep because tomorrow was already today. For the course of that week, I spent most of it rushing through homework to get to English, focusing on the paragraphs, fixing every little detail in every sentence, and barely having time to add strong words to it in its final hours. Finally, the due date had arrived, and I was afraid of doing badly as there was a lot more to add than what was there, but nonetheless, time was not on my side I, and I turned it in. Checking back to the essay now, I realized that there is still much more to write than what was there, so many things I did not fixate

Plagiarism is using someone else’s work, words, production, researches and ideas without the approval or the acknowledgment of the writer or producer, and claiming the credit for himself. Many reasons and factors are attributed for the use of plagiarism and could be cultural, historical, linguistic, environmental and educational background. Plagiarism is a form of an academic dishonesty, academic misconduct, and a digital cheating. It is declared to be an unacceptable legal act and institutional regulations. And universities, schools, and instructors do not only need to decrease plagiarism, but they must also affect positively on students writings, increase the understanding of how to use digital technology to facilitate their academic writing.

But as the semester went on, I started feeling lost. I thought I knew what the teacher was saying. I participated in the class and took notes, but I began to feel numb. I did not know what I was doing. I had lost my confidence and the thought haunted me. The first draft deadline came and went. I freaked out because I thought I would lose points for not turning in my first draft in on time. I frantically emailed my professor because he never really mentioned deadlines in class and I was worried that I had missed something. He emailed back: “Do not worry about the essay being late. There's no grade penalty. On Blackboard, all first draft deadlines are listed on the Class Schedule. The assignments themselves also have the deadlines listed.” I checked the deadlines online and I was so relieved. I only had to turn in the final essays at the end of the semester. This was perfect for me because by the end of the semester I felt I would be ready to sit down and write the essays. As time went by, I tried sitting down a couple times to start my essays. There were four due, I knew that I did not want to be a week out from turning them in and be panicking to finish them. As I stared at my computer screen, I just could not find the right words. Everything seemed wrong. I felt I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing and I just could not handle not doing the assignment right the first time. I knew I had time, so I avoided doing them. If I could not sit down

I think it is important that a university expect students to do their own work. Because in my opinion it’s not fair for someone to put their time and effort into an assignment for someone to turn around and steal it and get credit for it. As stated in the Mid- America Christian University Policy and Procedure Information “The purpose of an academic assignment is for students to engage in the mental process of knowing, comprehending, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating academic content and presenting conclusions or results using standard grammar, mechanics, and content in a coherent and organized fashion.”(Mid-America Christian University

I always thought I would have plenty of time to write an essay, until it was the day before it was due and all I had was an idea, the title, the header, and the first couple paragraphs. After completing an essay, I always felt I could do better and I wasn’t applying myself as I should be. If I didn’t procrastinate, I feel like my essays will be A worthy instead of B’s. I would have more time to think of the

I had that much time to write 1,200 words and research an entire subject. It was Sunday, so I was a bit distracted by the Broncos. I was constantly swiping back and forth on my screens writing information. At 5:00 PM, I was almost halfway done. So, I knew I had to start researching faster, and I also knew I wouldn't be able to work on it the next day because of how busy I'd be. At 7:00 PM, I had some dinner, and I thought I wasn't going to finish the project. After dinner, I worked even faster, and it was so difficult to focus because of how long I had worked on it. However, I still kept working ad as the next few hours passed Igot closer and closer. And finally at 10:28 PM I made it past the word limit and finished with 1,222

Of all my essays, I worked in matters such as literature narrative, rhetorical analysis, synthesis, and a persuasive paper. My first essay, literature narrative, supposed to be the easiest to be work on. However, since it was the first essay of the semester, it was not easy. After spending a whole Summer resting and not thinking at all in subjects related to school, I faced the problem of inactivity. I

I started my English Comp 1 class with the attitude that I would blow through my essays, and pass the class. I ran head first into my first essay about the Bible, writing and not spending too much time seeing what was expected of me. This created a problem when I submitted my essay, and it was returned because there was no way to grade my essay. It didn’t follow the parameters of what was required of my essay, I had written an essay that was over complicated and went way off track of where I needed to be. I got emotionally upset, I knew I wrote a great essay, and I was proud of it, but I didn’t spend the time to really understand what was expected of my work. I became humble as my mentor explained to me how to slow down and spend the time to really learn how to follow directions. Following directions will help me throughout

In my entire life, I have never learned so many new things and opened up my perspective on the world as I know it. Being able to watch a story unravel within a culture unknown to me was inspiring and created an uprising of ideas inside my head. Everything from the Lakota characteristics to the love shared between two cultures with very different views. It caused me to think about aspects of my life in a brand new way. This caused the writing experiences to be much simpler when putting them on a page. Thinking in new ways caused me to write in new ways, which helped my growth as a writer more than I thought it would. On the other hand, this semester had its fair share of bad experiences as well. My least successful experience of the semester was the eight page paper written on mental health in America. This paper was meant to exude understanding and compassion while still being informational. However, after reading it a few more times, it sounded quite boring and very emotionless. Despite the use of a personal interview, the paper was merely informational. I wanted my voice to stand up for those people who struggle with mental illness. I wanted it to be different from just a research paper. I wanted the reader to know me through my empathy. Nonetheless, it was none of those things and if I could go back and change the tone of the essay, I would