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    The framework includes three levels and six stages. The first stage is obedience and punishment. This concerns an individual making a decision in order to avoid a punishment. Mike does not want to be punished for plagiarism, especially because he works hard and does well in school. He does not want to risk failing the paper or not being able to attend the private high school. The second stage in moral development, individualism and exchange, occurs when individuals…

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    give up or find the easiest way to fix the problem, and in a world of education, this is where plagiarism begins. Merriam Webster dictionary defines plagiarism as "The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to the person is the act of plagiarizing something." Sarah Reimer dissected the issue of plagiarism precisely in her article, "A Campus Fad That's Being Copied"…

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    Plagiarism is taking others words and ideas verbatim. Understanding another person’s idea and using it to invoke your own unique idea is not plagiarism. In article “The Case of the Purloined Paper” Brigid Schulte argues about how students now a days are not putting enough effort in studying. Students are using internet to cheat on essays such as getting ideas from internet and using them to do their school assignments. I disagree with Schulte because understanding stealing others ideas and…

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    plagiarizing. Plagiarism comes in various forms, ranging from writing to singing, and people are often aware that they are plagiarizing through these exercises. Merriam-Webster defines plagiarism as “to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas.” Some instances of plagiarism are unintentional, or accidental; for instance, people plagiarize because they do not know how to properly cite a source or are unaware that they must do so. On the contrary, some…

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    credit he or she deserves so that you can avoid plagiarism. In Writing: 10 Core Concepts, Yagelski suggests that “The most important guideline to follow when using any source material is to focus on your own ideas and the point you are making.” (743). When you include…

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    Plagiarism is an unacceptable practice that has many different types. In the article, Types of Plagiarism, there are 10 different type of plagiarism, for example but not limited to "Potluck Paper" and "The Labor of Laziness". Both types have similarities in terms of missing in text citations and using multiple sources, however, they both considerably different with regard to copying methods and time spent.("Types"). Neither "The Potluck Paper" nor "The Labor of Laziness" provide citation and…

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    I believe from reading the college paper case study, and the University of the People’s Academic integrity and Code of Conduct Statements; that plagiarism is a very serious offense. Even if you did not purposely write another persons research in to your paper with out proper citation. In the college paper case study, both Reggie and Arnie, both decided to try and cheat the system by going online and finding an essay so they wouldn’t actually have to put in the time and work to make their own…

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    has the authors’ credentials. 4. The author is a respected authority on the topic and has published several articles. His work has been cited by many other researchers. 5. What reasons do students give for cheating? What can be done to prevent plagiarism? (Sisti, 2007) 6. Several other studies have been done with college students using surveys. The students…

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    reviewers assess transcription theft as plagiarism, which is known to be the misuse of other peoples work to be depicted as one’s own work. Illegally statement or trying to convince readers such as professors, teachers, peer reviewers, etcetera; that the written material given was of your own work and ideas when in fact knowing it came from other people ideas and this in fact is known as plagiarizing. Committing transcription theft is known as plagiarism; what is plagiarism? What are the…

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    From what we read before VanDemark is found plagiarism, because he violates the basic rule "cite the source and do not mimic the original language". VanDemark does not cite things in his written books properly and it is plagiarism. It is not something that a senior professor should do in Naval Academy. (Brian, 2003) And I totally agree that he deserve this punishment, plagiarism is not a well-known author and professor should be not pay attention on. Everyone…

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