The Plagiarist Argumentative Analysis

In arguing that anti-Confederate southerners played a central role in Confederate defeat, Freehling shifts historical debate to ground that is at once familiar and novel. Historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust and Paul Escott have identified internal disaffection as the primary cause of Confederate defeat while Gary Gallagher has suggested that whites in the Confederacy maintained their support for the government even as military losses ended the war.[1] The South vs. the South expands the scope of inquiry, looking beyond internal fissures within the Confederacy to the divisions in broader southern society. In Freehling's telling, anti-Confederate whites undermined the Confederacy by remaining outside the nation while slaves sapped Confederate

I concur with Gurney’s argument based on the free ride many students take in college due to the easy access of plagiarized work. Plagiarism refers to the practice of using someone else's work and passing it off as one's own. There is an old Caribbean saying that goes, “What you put in is what you get out.” This simply means that one cannot accomplish their goals fairly without putting in the necessary time and effort. For instance, Gurney’s article stated, “It is much more valuable, that diploma in hand, when you earn it yourself". Plagiarized work does not benefit one because he or she is using someone else’s opinion and experience instead of their own. This does not allow one to learn more about the particular topic and to express their

Our topic is the societal impacts of technology, but because technology has drastically changed the way the entire world functions, the three authors have decided to narrow focus on two aspects of life: economics and mental health. While the two areas may seem incompatible, the economic state of a country directly affects the mental health of its citizens, and the economic estate relies on individuals. In order to accurately depict the two areas of effect, the author's focus is the United States, but compare technology use and mental health rates in the United States to the technology use and mental health rates of both China and Russia in order to generate a better understanding of American society. By understanding the impact of technology on economics and mental health, individuals are capable of making informed decisions about technology use, in doing so they directly impact their surrounding society.

Where does plagiarism starts and where does it end? What comes to my mind first is: Are our thoughts authentic? It is hard to answer by yes or no to that question. We have been raised by our parents, so whether we like it or not, the ideas that we have or our behaviors are merely similar to them. By being our only example during our childhood, we are in a sense shaped to think as them. It is only when we are older that we start to make our own opinion. But the truth is we don’t bring new thoughts, we only figure out a way to distinguish ourselves from them. If I am in a political debate and someone asks me a question, my answer would be exactly the one that I have heard my mother saying. Is this considered as plagiarism? Whoever did not respect the “intellectual property” and stole someone’s idea without giving any credit is punished by the law. Those are the barriers made by our society to fight against plagiarism. However, we can notice that from a college to another plagiarism is defined differently. For instance, Stanford University sees plagiarism as the "use, without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to or acknowledging the author or source, of another person's original work, whether such work is made up of code, formulas, ideas, language, research, strategies, writing or other form.” Yale views plagiarism as the "use of another's work, words, or ideas without attribution.” Princeton perceives plagiarism

Sorry for my behavior today afternoon, because I felt dizzy and was totally empty in my mind, because of the fever. I admitted, according to American standard, I did plagiarism again, which may lead to lose of trust. Thus I cannot say I am innocent but I am not totally intentional.

We discussed the emotions, feelings, and what he is wanting when he "cuts", and when in his life this has produced his desired results. We also discussed alternatives to cutting. BC appears to be impulsive and has a difficult time thinking in the moment, so he was asked not to isolate when he becomes emotionally dysregulated. He was asked to get permission to go outside to either the back or front yard, and/or if possible go for a walk, to give himself a moment to think of other ways to self-sooth like writing his feelings down on paper or playing his guitar, something he says has worked in the past.

In 2014, the average percent of students returning from freshman to sophomore year for a bachelor's degree was 64% (National). This means that over one third of college freshman do not return. Many factors hurt a student's chance of returning because the change of college life from high school is drastic. To ease the transition from high school to college, students need to learn how sleep, independent learning, and their mindset affect their success. With a better understanding of how these things can improve their lives, there will be a higher retention rate.

One of our most fundamental and oldest rights that were created in the late 1700s, are now creating controversial arguments about where we draw the line for freedom of speech. Currently, there are arguments of how much you can express your beliefs and ideas to everyone so that you do not invade their civil rights. For example, in the Tinker v. Des Moines case, the children were silently and peacefully protesting the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to their arms. According to uscourts.gov, the school saw this as an act that disrupted the indoor activities taking place. Then this issue was sent to the Supreme Court. After debating with each other, the judges voted 7-2 in favor of the students. Their reasoning was that the students did not

If Scotland leav UK, it is probable that the number of votes in favor of Labors will decrease, “the Labour party has 41 members of parliament in Scottish seats while the Conservative Party has only one.” (2014). This means that Labour’s message is likely to change to attract more voters from England.

When individuals hear about cloning, they can not help but to think about having another person who is exactly like them; however, cloning does not involve creating an entire human being. Cloning body parts for someone means taking their cells and creating new STEM cells that can change themselves to create any other type of cell that the body needs. This type of cloning is not far from being completely developed and could help anyone that has disabilities from missing a limb to being completely paralyzed. Cloning human body parts could be essential to the survival of the human race as a whole. Cloning human body parts can help those with missing limbs, those who have become or were born paralyzed, and lead to discoveries of cures for terminal diseases such as cancer.

Plagiarism is something that is custom to me now. However, if I were to choose which one that I struggled with the most, it would have to be the paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is when you put an author's important words and/or ideas and make them into your own (Bethel University, 2015).

1. Use the ideas, thoughts, and point of views from the others without acknowledgement and without citing their name and work on your paper. This is definitely an example for plagiarism, even if you didn't copy and paste what the other said completely, as long as you used the ideas and thoughts, you should mentioned it.

Throughout the whole article, the author’s position is clear when he states that ‘stealing is wrong’ even though the author does not specifically state his ground. The language that he uses such as “this indicates that the majority of people in the study acknowledged that to download music for free, in effect, stealing it, was wrong” shows the inclination of biasedness toward stealing is wrong. The author attempts to induce the readers to belief his opinion by providing supporting sources that illustrates stealing is

My ideas about the impact usage of internet technology, search engines and social media varies upon one’s usage or age level. For instance, Internet technology for educational purposes are great for students doing research projects because they have access to a large selection of material at the click of a button. Thus, cutting down research time verses going from book to book. Therefore, you have more diverse opinions, perspectives or facts from larger groups of people and material in a shorter time span than a few books. For non-educational usage, internet technology can put you in touch with how-to-do-it projects or having digital storage for personal pictures right from your home. You have access to Home Depot, Lowes or independent contractors

"A Day without a woman?" Genetically speaking, all three of us have heterogametic sex chromosomes. Therefore, even though some men may be in denial, us males have one copy of the female distinct sex chromosome... Of course, Jim is a master of debate so he may argue that we only have one not two female distinct sex chromosomes, but the counter argument is the lyonization process. Tell Jim to get better so I can join his debate team :)