If only that freshman college student had this paper to reference when writing their paper. Despite what most students believe plagiarism to be, is it actually a very complex form of language (Pecorari & Petric, 2014). There are a multitude of ways to plagiarize, and if one does not educate themselves about these ways, plagiarism is inevitable. It is easy to disregard that plagiarism has a rich, lustrous history dated back to the sixteenth century (“Academic Honesty,” n.d.). It has weathered multiple new connotations over the course of time. Therefore, understanding plagiarism is the first step in correctly identifying and avoiding it. Institutional policies have buckled down on the seriousness of the offense, and the consequences that follow. One cannot avoid plagiarism if they do not understand it. This provided a comprehensive description of what plagiarism truly is; it is more than simply copy and pasting the words of another. Also, it gave a detailed timeline of the history of plagiarism and the aftermath of intentional and unintentional
If only that freshman college student had this paper to reference when writing their paper. Despite what most students believe plagiarism to be, is it actually a very complex form of language (Pecorari & Petric, 2014). There are a multitude of ways to plagiarize, and if one does not educate themselves about these ways, plagiarism is inevitable. It is easy to disregard that plagiarism has a rich, lustrous history dated back to the sixteenth century (“Academic Honesty,” n.d.). It has weathered multiple new connotations over the course of time. Therefore, understanding plagiarism is the first step in correctly identifying and avoiding it. Institutional policies have buckled down on the seriousness of the offense, and the consequences that follow. One cannot avoid plagiarism if they do not understand it. This provided a comprehensive description of what plagiarism truly is; it is more than simply copy and pasting the words of another. Also, it gave a detailed timeline of the history of plagiarism and the aftermath of intentional and unintentional