What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is a very serious academic offense. It is where a student takes credit for information, intentional or unintentional, as if it were their own without properly citing the source. I was not aware of the severe legal consequences of some types of plagiarism. While researching the website, www.plagiarism.org I found that people have been placed in jail or even prison for committing this offense. Even though the examples listed seemed severe, it appears that there is a possibility that the future may hold criminal punishments for committing this offense. Second, I was not aware that they have essay writing businesses that are apparently a booming business. It makes me wonder which students are doing this and …show more content…
After reading through the website, essaymills.com, I was actually shocked that they advertise it like it’s not an academic crime, instead how they guarantee their work will not have plagiarism. Yet the fact that someone else is writing the paper is plagiarism in itself.
When I first came back to college after many years and had to write my very first paper it was so nerve wracking. I found paperrater.com online and felt it was very helpful in my beginning adventures of writing. It not only checks for unintentional plagiarism but also checks grammar, word choice, spelling and gave suggestions on how to improve my paper. Writing had always been difficult for me in the past, however websites to proof read your paper are very beneficial. After finding it again after so many years I see that it is also available for instructors.
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