Plagiarism Essay

In response to teaching his first freshman class in years, Keith Parsons, am old fashioned, often condescending professor at University of Houston-Clear Lake, writes an article entitled “Message to My Freshman Students." The purpose of this article is to lecture incoming freshmen on the differences between high school and college, specifically, in how they are taught and how they learn. Parsons believes that students do not understand the logistics of a college education. In his opinion,…

This class has been an interesting class this semester. I never dreamed of actually having to take a writing class. When my advisor told me there was going to be a Comp one class and also a Comp two class that I had to take I was worried. I have learned so many things about correctly writing over this semester that it is very insightful now. I will always be the reader, not the writer but that ok because I have had a wonderful Comp teacher that has helped me more than I could have dreamed. I…

and Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady have been captivating readers for almost a century. However, many readers have failed to see a hidden connection between the two novels. In fact, Fitzgerald wrote to Willa Cather “to explain an instance of apparent plagiarism.” He wrote that he had been reading A Lost Lady when he wrote The Great Gatsby and noted the similarity in description between Cather’s Mrs. Forrester and his own Daisy Buchanan. The resemblance between the two characters is apparent when…

confirmation to the arguments in the research. In addition, consistency and validity is also imperative because it minimises the probability of utilising of immaterial info, which makes the research meaningless and vague (Y.k.singh, 2010). 3.7.2 Plagiarism Plagiarism is also an important element that must be consider by…

The issues with schooling are not directly linked to the student, they are linked to the parent-teacher relationship. Whether the parent is trying to control the classroom and the learning or does not care about the child’s education, not forming a bond with the teacher limits the character the student is supposed to develop. Richard Weissbourd says that public education is not solely for the purpose of teaching, it is to gain morals and work condition behavior once the child reaches…

discrimination of any kind and the monitoring of computers and emails. I also understand the policies and procedures based upon Bethel’s regulations in regards to the admission process, the graduation process, academic probation, appealing grades and plagiarism. In Bethel University’s Criminal Justice Catalog from 2012 states If a student is unsure of any policy or procedure should seek clarification.…

A Personal Code of Ethics “The Medium is the Message” Marshall McLuhan, professor, philosopher, and the grandfather of media theory, once uttered the now famous phrase, “The medium is the message.” This of course is in reference to how the medium in which a creator disperses content is considered just as important as the created content itself. During the first televised debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, the public’s reaction alternated wildly depending on whether they watched…

From reading the interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell, named “Something Borrowed” from the New Yorker magazine I thing the many ways of plagiarism shown is eye-opening. I think when you ask me if I believe that many artists borrow as a basic model of the artistic/creative process, I think that it is very common for many artists borrow as a basic model of the artistic/creative process because it always goes back to the way information is given to you in your educational career and things you…

D1) If I were to mentor a first year student on how to effectively analyse a case study, I would first let the student do some background research on the topic he would be learning about, to give him the basic information he would need to carry on. The other main point I would tell the student to do is to create a plan to make it easier for him. Now that he has some knowledge about the topic it wouldn’t be too hard to construct a plan. I would advise the student to look for relevant information…

approximately 75% students admit to cheating in college. Indiana University’s defines academic misconduct as “any activity that tends to undermine the academic integrity of the institution.” (Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, & Conduct) Plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, interference, and facilitating academic dishonesty are all different forms of this horrendous act of…