Plagiarism is defined, by Black’s Law Dictionary, as “the act or an instance of copying or stealing another’s word or ideas and attributing them as one’s own. Plagiarism is also (Plagiarism.com):
1. When the writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together, instead of spending the same effort on original work.
2. Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or she has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.
3. The writer tries to disguise plagiarism by copying from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.
Less than 20% of your paper should come from cited sources.
You will earn a grade of “F” if you are found to have plagiarized any part of your papers.
1. When the writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together, instead of spending the same effort on original work.
2. Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or she has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.
3. The writer tries to disguise plagiarism by copying from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.
Less than 20% of your paper should come from cited sources.
You will earn a grade of “F” if you are found to have plagiarized any part of your papers.