I have been writing a lot about plagiarism on these blogs, and I believe it’s about time I told everyone why I am doing this.
I made a mistake. I procrastinated an assignment and waited till the last minute to complete the assignment. I was stressed (self-inflicted of course) so I decided to take a shortcut. I copied and pasted someone else’s work form the Internet and named it off as my own. I submitted the assignment and I was caught. Let me just say it was an eye-opener and I suffered the consequences. I got a day of ISS, fired from the RWA (something, I love of) and I lost the respect of many of my teachers and peers.
Now in order to stay in as a member of National Honor Society, I must do a list of tasks involving plagiarism. Let me just say now that this reason in not my only motivation to talk about plagiarism how wrong and destructive it is. I made a mistake, and now I have to work even harder to redeem myself. I strive to teach my fellow students about plagiarism so that they don’t repeat my mistakes.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Bryan's Anti-Plagiarism Blog #4
On this blog post, I want to talk about our credibility as a student and an author. When we plagiarize, our credibility as writers plummet (just like Lindsey Vonn in the Olympic down hill. Haha).
The best way I believe I can explain this is to use an example of a prominent figure, who made the mistake of plagiarizing and the consequences of their choice. Let’s examine our current Vice President, Joe Biden. Years ago, Biden was in the running for the presidential candidacy and delivered a speech that he didn’t write, but claimed to be the author of. He was caught. His decision destroyed his credibility as a politician, and because of this he withdrew from the election. Imagine, having your dream shattered by one stupid mistake.
I think we take Biden’s mistake and learn from it. By being honest and doing our own work, we can keep our credibility high and ours goals in our path. Sure, Biden made a mistake, but no one can say he didn’t strive to redeem himself. Now look at this man, a prominent American figure and Vice president of the United States of America.
The best way I believe I can explain this is to use an example of a prominent figure, who made the mistake of plagiarizing and the consequences of their choice. Let’s examine our current Vice President, Joe Biden. Years ago, Biden was in the running for the presidential candidacy and delivered a speech that he didn’t write, but claimed to be the author of. He was caught. His decision destroyed his credibility as a politician, and because of this he withdrew from the election. Imagine, having your dream shattered by one stupid mistake.
I think we take Biden’s mistake and learn from it. By being honest and doing our own work, we can keep our credibility high and ours goals in our path. Sure, Biden made a mistake, but no one can say he didn’t strive to redeem himself. Now look at this man, a prominent American figure and Vice president of the United States of America.
Bryan's Anti-Plagiarism Blog #3
So, as we all know, plagiarism is terrible. But I don’t think we really ever consider the “side effects” or consequences of academic dishonesty. That’s what I want to talk about in this blog.
I think the best way to consider these consequences is “How will plagiarism affect me in the long run?” Consider this, you decide to take a shortcut and copy and paste someone else’s work from the Internet. You turn it in, and a week later you get it back with a big “A+” on the page. You feel guilty because you know this isn’t a grade to deserve (you cheated), and you’re nervous because you don’t understand the material (remember you copied and pasted the work). So this one decision sets off a chain reaction of events that adds more unnecessary stress to your high school career. The stress builds and your other classes’ grades begin to suffer and you participation drops. Overall, your high school career becomes much less enjoyable.
And to think, that this whole crisis could have been avoided by taking the time to sit down and do the assignment. By considering the consequences of our actions, we can better choices and benefit ourselves in the long run.
I think the best way to consider these consequences is “How will plagiarism affect me in the long run?” Consider this, you decide to take a shortcut and copy and paste someone else’s work from the Internet. You turn it in, and a week later you get it back with a big “A+” on the page. You feel guilty because you know this isn’t a grade to deserve (you cheated), and you’re nervous because you don’t understand the material (remember you copied and pasted the work). So this one decision sets off a chain reaction of events that adds more unnecessary stress to your high school career. The stress builds and your other classes’ grades begin to suffer and you participation drops. Overall, your high school career becomes much less enjoyable.
And to think, that this whole crisis could have been avoided by taking the time to sit down and do the assignment. By considering the consequences of our actions, we can better choices and benefit ourselves in the long run.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Bryan's Anti-Plagarism Blog #1
Attention Future College Students (Yes that means you):
• Did you know?
Every year, countless students receive disciplinary consequences in colleges and universities because of PLAGIARISM. The consequences of this action include: a disciplinary warning, academic probation (grade of zero for class and removed from class), or temporary/permanent expulsion from the institution. Although universities’ policies differ, in most cases, a student will be removed from the university permanently; with no chance of being readmitted (to any university for that matter).
Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously by both high schools and universities. Plagiarism is considered the capital offense in the academic world.
• “Why so serious?”
So, why do institutions make this such a big deal? Well, plagiarism is just plain wrong. Taking someone else’s ideas and using them as your own is just another type of theft. Academic Dishonesty can destroy a student’s academic career. For example, universities have the right to put the student’s offenses on transcripts (transcripts given to future employers), so that student’s one mistake will end up haunting them for the rest of their life.
• What to do…
--NEVER Plagiarize!
--Feel free to use someone else’s words in your work. Using another individual’s thoughts expands upon your own ideas, making your assignment stronger and you sound more intelligent. However, make sure you give credit to your help by properly citing the source.
--Always double-check your work, or have someone—like a teacher or professor—look for you. Accidents happen, and you may have something that is not cited in your paper.
P.S--This isn't your homework (Obviously, it doesn't have an "awesome" title), so follow the primrose "plath" and look below this post.
• Did you know?
Every year, countless students receive disciplinary consequences in colleges and universities because of PLAGIARISM. The consequences of this action include: a disciplinary warning, academic probation (grade of zero for class and removed from class), or temporary/permanent expulsion from the institution. Although universities’ policies differ, in most cases, a student will be removed from the university permanently; with no chance of being readmitted (to any university for that matter).
Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously by both high schools and universities. Plagiarism is considered the capital offense in the academic world.
• “Why so serious?”
So, why do institutions make this such a big deal? Well, plagiarism is just plain wrong. Taking someone else’s ideas and using them as your own is just another type of theft. Academic Dishonesty can destroy a student’s academic career. For example, universities have the right to put the student’s offenses on transcripts (transcripts given to future employers), so that student’s one mistake will end up haunting them for the rest of their life.
• What to do…
--NEVER Plagiarize!
--Feel free to use someone else’s words in your work. Using another individual’s thoughts expands upon your own ideas, making your assignment stronger and you sound more intelligent. However, make sure you give credit to your help by properly citing the source.
--Always double-check your work, or have someone—like a teacher or professor—look for you. Accidents happen, and you may have something that is not cited in your paper.
P.S--This isn't your homework (Obviously, it doesn't have an "awesome" title), so follow the primrose "plath" and look below this post.
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