Maria jaramillo
Mr.walker
English 11 ,period 3
March 1,2018 Plagiarism Don't ever feel like we can't accomplish something we all have different types of problems and work to do but that doesn't mean to do plagiarism. Plagiarism is when someone thinks it's okay to steal someone's work. Plagiarism is like cheating off a big test in college and get kicked out of college because of that simple mistake. Have we ever worked on something so hard, but then we forget to put our name on it. So now we lost all that hard work, well that's the same way how plagiarism is too. In some of the examples of plagiarism, there is mosaic plagiarism
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According to the “Daily Beast” it says that J.K Rowling plagiarized parts of Harry Potter and the goblet of fire from his 1987 book Willy the wizard. The case was dropped after a New York district judge ruled that “ the contrast between the total concept and feel of the works so stark .” This famous person plagiarized even though it was wrong to do so . These are examples of what we shouldn’t do. Sometimes this can lead to something more serious. Another example of accidental plagiarism is Lady Gaga 2011 song “born this way” and Madonna’s 1989 hit.Express yourself the similarities are immediately striking. Lady Gaga one of the American artists did accidental plagiarism, which is something common that people do but isn’t exactly right. We need to do things the correct …show more content…
This practice usually involves the addition of a page number, or a paragraph number in the case of web content.Citing Your Own Material -If some of the material you are using for your research paper was used by you in your current class, a previous one, or anywhere else you must cite yourself. Treat the text the same as you would if someone else wrote it. It may sound odd, but using material you have used before is called self-plagiarism, and it is not acceptable. Referencing One of the most important ways to avoid plagiarism is including a reference page or page of works cited at the end of your research paper. Again, this page must meet the document formatting guidelines used by your educational institution. This information is very specific and includes the author(s), date of publication, title, and source. Follow the directions from this page carefully. You will want to get the references