What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is when someone uses another's idea, opinion, or theory in a way that would benefit them, without giving the appropriate credit. The information can be heard, seen, explained, etc... it doesn't really matter how you acquire it, if someone fabricated it before you did, it's not yours. For example, one of the most common forms of plagiarism encountered in our modern day and age is information taken from the internet copy …
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…through an ftp or another transferring method like direct connect. Some people don't even know that they're committing plagiarism since they believe that paraphrasing means simply to replace a few words, when it's really changing the entire context. The more people that are aware of plagiarism, the better, and to those who continue to submit to the temptations of plagiarism, realize that it's a serious offence and that It will not be tolerated by anyone.