Being inspired

No matter how much we try to create something of out own we still need some sort of inspiration. Regarding who we are it does not matter. the R. Hauptman passage gives us some form of clue when it comes to using someone else work as long as you give them credit for there work. It does not matter who you are but at the end of the day to create something you will need some form of idea that was previously engineered and look upon that to see what can you do to either strengthen it or make it better. You may try and not use someone else work but sometimes to better explain something, you need another individual to better capture the meaning of what you are trying to convey to the audience. By giving the credit deserved to whom ever that you are quoting is a good idea because it lets you use someone elses work without jeopardizing your masterpiece.