"According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about after."
I honestly believe that if you resort to stealing someone else’s ideas or words then you must truly not understand that which you are discussing or writing about. By that I mean, if you did actually have an understanding of the subject then you will find it much easier and far more satisfying to take an original idea or theme and to develop that idea/theme and to put your own mark on it. Now I also understand that sometimes in our haste we will find it an easier option to “cut and paste” until we have taken the bones of an assignment and fleshed it out so to speak. This is ok if you want to just have an assignment to hand in, but on the other hand if you want to be taken seriously and receive genuine appreciation (and credit) then make the effort to research your subject and take the time to put together an informed, factual and honest piece of your own creation. I believe that (and I am finding this out as I go along) the more effort I put into my work the more satisfaction I get from that work. I hope that you, yeah you reading this now, will try to be the creator of something new, innovative, inspiring and possibly thought provoking if not pure genius and I wish you the best of luck in doing so.
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about after."
I honestly believe that if you resort to stealing someone else’s ideas or words then you must truly not understand that which you are discussing or writing about. By that I mean, if you did actually have an understanding of the subject then you will find it much easier and far more satisfying to take an original idea or theme and to develop that idea/theme and to put your own mark on it. Now I also understand that sometimes in our haste we will find it an easier option to “cut and paste” until we have taken the bones of an assignment and fleshed it out so to speak. This is ok if you want to just have an assignment to hand in, but on the other hand if you want to be taken seriously and receive genuine appreciation (and credit) then make the effort to research your subject and take the time to put together an informed, factual and honest piece of your own creation. I believe that (and I am finding this out as I go along) the more effort I put into my work the more satisfaction I get from that work. I hope that you, yeah you reading this now, will try to be the creator of something new, innovative, inspiring and possibly thought provoking if not pure genius and I wish you the best of luck in doing so.
I found this blog to be very interesting and informative and really helped me to fully understand plagiarism!
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