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To think critically about: The alternate measures which one can take instead of copying a material from others, and what consequences will come out of each measure.

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Plagiarism is the practice of copying someone else’s ideas and information from a location and presenting it as an original data.

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Situation is given that friend forgot about a term paper due on next day and asked if individual could copy a paper which friend wrote for another instructor last semester.

Explanation:

The possible consequences that can arise in case my friend copy the term paper from me is that, they have the right to suspend him or even expel him from the university as plagiarism is a punishable offense.

Moreover, this ethical violation will remain on a student’s academic records, which will stress out for rest of the time period in the university. It is also difficult for a student to get an admission if he has been accused of plagiarism.

The alternate measures which can be adopted by friend are:

  • Support and motivation in completing the term paper, and should advice to be cautious on such important tasks.
  • Instead of copying the term paper, candidate should file a reappear in it; because plagiarism can destroy a person academic career straight away.
Conclusion

Thus, work should not be copied as plagiarism is a punishable offense.

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