Why Plagiarism Is Bad

As one begins to grasp the concept of Schroth’s (2012) article The Plagiarism Plague, it is easy to identify the author’s dissatisfaction for plagiarism and the negative connotations he has for someone who is involved in this heinous offense. He initiates and summarizes his commentary with personal stories of how plagiarism has affected him. Schroth offers several solutions for the copyright issue that is upon us; he states, “the sanction for plagiarism must be at least an F on the paper, accompanied by a letter in the student's file to be consulted if it happens again, with the understanding that a second offense would mean expulsion.” Schroth was also sure to mention the collective approach necessary from all educators for his solution to be implemented. He believes the “policy will be effective only with leadership from the president and full cooperation from the faculty.” The writer goes on to explain how plagiarism has become an epidemic in this society and the effects of its prevalence thereof. Although plagiarism has become rampant in this society, it is still immoral and unethical. College students continue to plagiarize however, because they refuse to regard their education as a top priority and it has become culturally acceptable for people to falsify information without any serious penalties for their dishonesty.

Copying words and ideas from published sources: Students copy information without the acknowledgment of the source; summarizing or paraphrasing of the text without the acknowledgment of the source. To acknowledge the source, student must reference or cite to it.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, and a serious violation of the honor code and academic honesty in educational institutions. According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is: a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation [1]. In simplified terms, plagiarism is taking and using some else’s work without giving credit to the righteous owner, for using their information. This work includes but is not limited to text, graphs, pictures, statistics, or other types of information that is not considered “common knowledge.” It is also considered as stealing, thus it is not tolerated anywhere in the world, and penalties are strictly

While the death penalty was not questioned in the time of Antigone it does not mean that it would be in modern times. The people of Thebes would not second guess the law of their King Creon, they agreed to the death of a person who goes against his word. Citizens would not and could not do their research, they weren’t educated on the exact meaning of a death penalty besides knowing that someone would die. Meanwhile, in the current world, people have developed a stronger opinion over the punishment. It is now known that basic human rights are violated or at stake when the death penalty occurs. It is no longer acceptable or correct, with the exception of the crime committed. There are arguments that the penalty gives the government complete power

The word plagiarism is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the action of “...copy[ing] and pass[ing] off (the expression of ideas or words of another) as one’s own… without crediting the source”. In the Howard County Public School’s “Code of Conduct” the levels of severity for consequences regarding actions such as plagiarizing are thoroughly explained using levels. Level I resulting in the least harmful consequences for a student and Level V resulting in the harshest. In my experience with the Level system of punishment, I would place my punishment for plagiarism at Level IV which includes a referral and required parent notification. The outcome of my actions has also resulted in a lunch detention and a zero on the assignment. In this paper, I will be explaining the courses of punishment for academic dishonesty (exclusively plagiarism) at the top three colleges I wish to apply to following high school and what punishment I would have faced if I plagiarized my paper in those colleges. The colleges include University of Maryland, Florida State University, and the University of California, Irvine.

Why do I think plagiarism is wrong. Personally as a writer I think it is insulting and wrong to not cite another writer where their thoughts, ideas, and words are used. A lot of students will plagiarize when they write research papers because they don’t want to do all the work that goes into forming your own thoughts and ideas. This is wrong on their part, other people have put countless hours into creating articles and writing out their own thoughts, and when they are not owed their credit in inspiring ideas in others or strengthening others arguments it is a crime of thought. When people plagiarize they are essentially stealing someone else’s work.

Plagiarism is not right, however it is something that happens everyday. Plagiarism is taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own. Some people do it without even realizing and some do it intentionally. Either way it is done, it is wrong. Weather you are an ordinary person or someone who is well known around the world.

Plagiarism can be easy to do but you can avoid this is by paraphrasing. In the article “Avoiding Plagiarism” by Jennifer Janechek states that “Paraphrasing can be tricky, and sometimes students who mean to paraphrase can unintentionally plagiarize by failing to communicate a source's ideas in their own words.” She informs us that even though paraphrasing is an easy thing to do in order to avoid plagiarism but it is easy to paraphrase something wrong to where it makes it

As you complete the last step you will be expected to use the information obtained in an effective manner. The result of extended research will consist of many thoughts and theories which have been analyzed by different individuals. When a topic is brought to a conclusion, it is natural for scholar to agree with various sources. This does not in any way mean that one can write the information provided word for word without giving credit to its owner. As explained in Your College Experience, this is considered, "Plagiarism, or taking another person's idea or work and presenting it as your own […]" (Barefoot and Gardner, 2014, p. 221). Plagiarism goes hand on hand with cheating which makes this an act of severe importance. When involved in this act the person responsible will be presented with different types of consequences which vary depending on the severity and the place this act was committed.

Plagiarism is common in schools, working places, and anywhere in general. Since it is such a common thing, people do it without even blinking an eye. Though you may think it will benefit you, plagiarism is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. It can effect the person you are stealing from, their grades, work, or possibly get them fired. It is also considered stealing, and cheating. This would be breaking the Ten Commandments, as a Christian, and would be seen as a sin. In the end, plagiarism prevents you from learning and growing as a person and you will not benefit from it in a positively.

Plagiarism is the process of taking some one else work or ideas and showing it as their own works (Oxford Dictionaries). The purpose of this study is to understand 6 different ethical reasons used by student to overcome with plagiarism and with help of these ethical reason, faculties can bring a solution to stop or prevent plagiarism. Where as unethical behavior can also lead to worries in school or colleges, so there is need to correct it so that it has positive impact on organizational ethics. Although, after reading this journal article, it was clearly seen that mostly used ethical reasons are Deontology, Situational Ethics and Machiavellianism to overcome with the problem of Plagiarism (Ashworth and Bannister, 1997).

In such a cases, students usually do very little research on the particular subject and simply copy information from internet, make slight changes to the words and present it as own work. This is also considered serious plagiarism because the information taken has not been quoted and the source has not been cited. Brian Martin argues that a lot of students are victims of this type of plagiarism because the students are unaware of the correct method of referencing and are unaware of their educational institution policy on paraphrasing, therefore it is essential students to become familiar with the university rules regarding paraphrasing and always put quotation marks and cite the source of information.

“Copying’ or “borrowing” someone else’s words or ideas may perhaps be the more inoffensive way of explaining plagiarism. However, these two terms may deliver a connotation that plagiarism is not much of a serious offense. Whether the act of plagiarising is intentional or unintentional, it is considered as a fraud. In an academic setting plagiarism may even

Being a college student is hard. College requires plenty of work. Some students have other things to do besides going to school; some of them need to work in order to pay for their tuition. When school isn’t the only thing students have to worry about, they might get behind in their classes, but they can’t fail them so they have to find out a way to stay on both their job and school. A large amount of students are pushed into cheating; they do it so often that suddenly it becomes a habit. Nowadays, plagiarism is extremely popular. Students don’t like using their brain anymore; they just copy and paste. To avoid plagiarism, students should do their own work; learn how to cite in a proper form, and understand that plagiarism can result in

Plagiarism has increased due to the growth of technology. According to the Merriam- Webster Dictionary, plagiarism is “the act of stealing or passing off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own without crediting the source.” Many students tend to plagiarize research papers without realizing they are plagiarizing. Plagiarism is more serious than students believe it to be. “The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way” (plagiarism.org). Plagiarism is against the law and can become a serious event when publishing your work. Students need to be taught how important it is to prevent plagiarism in their work. Due to the rise in students using technology and the Internet more for assignments, plagiarism has been increasing (Sisti, 218). Dominic A. Sisti discussed how there are two types of plagiarism, copy and paste plagiarism and term paper purchasing. Copy and paste plagiarism has been the most stressed in the schools I have attended. This could be as easy as taking one sentence to a whole paragraph from someone’s work. Term paper purchasing is when a website “offers and guarantees ‘non-plagiarized papers’” for a student to buy and use as their work (Sisti, 219). More websites have been created for students to purchase these. Both are considered plagiarism and need to be stopped.