Week 3 pt.2

Although the article "What is Plagiarism" is long, I am happy to say that it acknowledged that plagiarism happens without notice. What I mean by this is that the reading did not spend much time saying that one should not do this, or one will pay the consequences if plagiarized. Instead the article mainly focuses on what is considered plagiarism that not everyone would consider it so. It goes into how to cite certain information and what to and what not to quote. There is also a point made that an essay based mostly on information other than one's own, even with citation, is not really his or her own essay. One thing that I thought was interesting is that if a friend or anyone helps you and contributes words, it is worth acknowledging that person. The article "How to Avoid Plagiarism" goes about showing correct ways of citing information. The article has many examples of how to cite different sources. Something that I found interesting is that if you use notes from your lecture or class in an essay, you still have to cite that information even if the professor knows you got that information from him or her.