The first chapter and introduction of My Word! was very interesting. I didn't know that people would go as far as writing on their underwear in invisible ink to cheat. I found it very interesting how figures like Martin Luther King Jr. would plagiarize. I agree that a lot of Plagiarism comes from not enough education on citing other people's work. I didn't know until high school that you have to cite someone else's idea. In middle school my teachers told me that its ok to paraphrase, so I thought paraphrasing someone's ideas were OK. Teachers should inform students thoroughly about plagiarism as soon as they start writing essay.
As Susan explained, plagiarism is very vague. So vague that I'm sure almost everyone has plagiarized in their life. Most plagiarism is accidental too. I agree that a lot of people view plagiarism differently depending on their profession. As Susan stated, Doctors think of plagiarism differently than writers. I took a Critical Thinking class last semester. Briefing cases was a big part of our grade. Our teacher told us it was OK to copy everything word for word because its a brief. So I do believe that different professions have different view on plagiarism. This book is interesting so far, and as much as I hate reading, I don't think it'll be too bad .
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I found it interesting how the wealthier people wrote on golden scripts and rolled them up insides their pens. People will go to crazy lengths to get away with cheating.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine works in a law office, and mentioned that most of the writing she does involves filling in blanks in a template that her boss came up with -- like the briefing cases you mentioned. You obviously couldn't do that for different essays for your English classes! It's a good illustration of the fact that different writing situations have different demands.
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