Throughout my high school years, plagiarism was seen as something that could call for expulsion simply because one shouldn’t mimic another’s words and call them their own. And that’s the way is still is. In the Chronicle Review article, Maurice Isserman spoke of a man who plagiarized for a majority of his time in office, and how this matter should be dealt with. I honestly feel that if one feels the need to take someone else’s work they should just make reference of it, so that way when “shit hits the fan”, no one gets into trouble.
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Although around the world plagiarism has been deemed the black mark of the lowest order. In earlier times it was not. Yes it bears a stigmatism and is defiantly by today’s standards an evil thing. Plagiarism is the ultimate theft or word and idea so to speak, another way of copyright infringement. Yet in another time this was not so. The Roman form of imitatio was a way of emulating and reworking earlier masterpieces. Once the romantic era arrived everything changed. Yes it is wrong and the world culture states that completely. Yet what holds for the future in this digital age where everything is out in the open? We may see more cunning and colorful ways of plagiarism appearing without the obvious notice.
I’m amazed at how someone in an office or any career field could plagiarize and risk their whole career. Yes plagiarism laws could be enforced more but the consequences are there because last time I checked it’s something that stays on your record permanently. They don’t necessarily have to change the laws but focus more on enforcing the ones that are alreasy there. In any case the whole criminal act could be avoided with the simple act of referencing the original source. So simple yet you cover yourself. In any case give credit where credit is due, it’s only right.