The Problem With Plagiarism By Anneka Suddreth

The Problem With Plagiarism

By: Anneka Suddreth

Plagiarism: when an attempt is made to copy another author's information calling it your own. The word plagiarism comes from the latin root plagiarius, meaning an abductor, or to steal. Examples of plagiarism can be dated back to ancient times. Shakespeare himself plagiarized much of his content from the English chronicler, Holinshed. The very first account of plagiarism was officially recognized by a Roman poet named Martial, born in 40 AD. Martial had been a poet for about forty years with a lack of success, but around the year 80 AD, his work began to improve and got more attention. Like many other poets, Martials work was almost immediately taken by other writers, realizing that his work

Tired office workers can use a presentation that someone else has created and use it as their own to present to the company. Many people who are just trying to lazily make it through their day don't realize the many consequences of plagiarism. The first being the destruction of a student's/ workers reputation. If someone is caught for plagiarism on an official paper, any trust residing in their work will be depleted. On top of that, any students academic reputation may also end up in shambles. Also, any author who recognizes that their work has been copied may sue their copy cat if they choose, it is seen as a criminal offense and can get anyone in a load of trouble in a court case. In line with being sued, copy cats can be given a humongous fine, which can give a scare to even the financially stable. Money repercussions can be a huge problem especially for students, making it a very dangerous thing to get caught doing. Copy cats that are brought to court could lose their life savings, their homes and their possessions depending on the severity of the case. Colleges have also made it very clear that plagiarism is completely unwanted, and intolerated. If a college student is found plagiarizing, they will most likely be kicked out of their universities, and also warn other colleges of the person's past offenses. There are different types of plagiarism to be aware of. The first is called copying verbatim, which is when something is

When a female student had plagiarized most of her 12-page Spanish paper. She had added a few citations referencing the book she had failed to cite certain sections of her text book. Her teacher had gone over the material listed in the textbook and fairly quickly was able to recognize the copy cat. The girl was sent to court and was very easily named guilty. She had her bachelor's degree revoked for another year. Another court case included a man named Anthony Lamberis. Anthony had written up a thesis for the class that had been completely rejected. Not long after, Anthony re-submitted a 94-page thesis, was 48 pages worth of copycat work was found. Anthony was expelled from school and his name was completely stained, leaving his future most likely education-less. But students are not the only cases of plagiarism, there have been multiple cases where it was the professor that was at fault. A professor named M. Jamil Hanifi was caught with plagiarized information in his doctoral dissertation. He was discovered in by two separate authors he had copycatted in 1977 Jamil was given the option to either quit or be fired. Jamil quit his job and a very difficult time finding another job. On all of these cases it was written ‘In every plagiarism case that I have found involving a student or professor, the court upheld the punishment imposed by the college. Further, the court often makes gratuitous,