Acts Of Plagiarism And How To Avoid Them

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...academia (Lathrop and Foss, 2000). It is also one of the most disturbing ethical breaches in this environment (Lathrop and Foss, 2000). Indeed, plagiarism is ethically disturbing regardless of the setting. Never-the-less, it a phenomena which is commonly observed in many diverse settings and, as a result of rapid technological advancements, one which is becoming more and more easy to commit either intentionally or unintentionally. The World Wide Web, for example, is associated with both flagrant and subtle acts of plagiarism (Lathrop and Foss, 2000). The Web is designed, in fact, to allow the easy download of information, images, audio, and computer programs; information which could be presented as ones own with ease (Lathrop and Foss, 2000). An unscrupulous student might easily modify the format of such a download so that a professor would never suspect plagiarism. A student might also make an honest mistake, however, and reproduce such material unaltered and without the proper citations within the text of paper. There are serious consequences of plagiarism, however, consequences which should emphasize the...

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