Plagiarism
In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, plagiarism can be defined in many ways, to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own, to commit literary theft or to use (another’s production) without crediting the source. All of these definitions can be summed up in a few words, plagiarism is dishonest, unworthy and simply not right. When you plagiarize you are not only stealing a strangers work, but you are degrading your personal self. You personally are challenging your abilities to write your own thoughts, rather you simply take the easy way out, by copying or stealing someone else’s work. By doing this you are taking credit for another person’s creative ideas, thoughts and more importantly their finished product that they have so diligently worked on. The real question is, how can it be avoided? The answer; make sure you always give credit to the person’s work but citing your sources and using quotation marks. This act can save you from committing a plagiarism offense, by just taking time to properly cite your sources.
