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Plagiarism

Introduction

Writing is the primary ground on which your intellect and your learning are judged. It is very important to understand a subject and be able to express your learning through words. Within the context of ethical writing, plagiarism is one factor, which is widely, used and considered unethical.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the process of taking an intellectual property without giving him his appropriate credit. Acknowledging the source of information is a part of ethical writing and maintaining this integrity thrusts upon the shoulders of all the writers whether academic or journalist. 'Plagiarism attacks the fundamental principles of scholarship academics and foundations upon which the academic community rests' (Macdonald, pp. 11).

The Need to Plagiarize

The need and ideas that lead to plagiarize is learned in the early ages as the students are unable to depict their ideas clearly through their own words (Jensen, par. 5). Students need to plagiarize in any of the condition; either they are unable to find the right words to express their knowledge or they are too lazy and running short on time to complete their given task in their own words. Plagiarism seriously effects the presentation of your lack competency to write and makes it viable to be considered as an unethical approach of writing.

Students at times face the difficulty in citing references and sources from the internet and fall for plagiarism. Their incompetent searching skills and comprehension skills also play a part in the need to plagiarize. Many students at times get confused to understand the difference between plagiarizing and paraphrasing which leads to writing down a content that is counted under plagiarism.

Intentional Plagiarism Vs Unintentional Plagiarism

The intentional or deliberate plagiarism is when the person represents other's ideas and opinions with the view that it is his own content. This accounts for an act of stealing other ...