Plagiarism and Wading Through the Net

The powerpoint presentation made me realize the true meaning of Plagiarism. Now adays, although we are not 100% aware, many people used to plagiarize works of other people. As we yield onto the new technologies we have now, we are also in the mood of discovering new things that later on, will lead us to some disadvantages.

As matter of fact, a while ago, I dicovered that somebody uses my name in Facebook. I was really frustrated because I felt very insulted. That's why, for me plagiarism is really not that good unless you have the legal concern of copying other's personal properties. Well, it is very obvious that people commit this kind of ILLEGAL thing maybe because they don't have enough knowledge about plagiarism. If I were be asked about this matter, I might say that this kind of fault should be handle seriously. One of these days, if plagiarism worsens, many people especially the victims would suffer!!

I realized that I always do this plagiarism thing.. I always use articles and documents in the internet for my assignments w/o citing the sources. I not aware that this is a crime .


Now I know! soo I'll do everything to avoid it!

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

Abrenica.MarkKevin wrote:' copy paste '

Other term for plagiarism.

You are very correct!!

After reading the powerpoint about conducting research on the internet, I realized that internet is really advantageous in our world today. In just an instant, one will be provided with what he/she is looking for. I also knew that there are a lot of search engines that can provide us with the information that we need.

Plagiarism, on the other hand, means using another’s work, and saying that it is your own. Ways on how to avoid plagiarism are cited on the powerpoint presentation. It is important to know these points because negative things might happen as a result of copying another's work without giving credit to him/her. It is also important to always cite one's sources and references.

I normally just rephrase the answer I got from them then I just print it. Tenen! A research paper in just a snap of a finger. I forget the fact that copying of the answers of some people is called <I>cheating</I>.

bad for you litz:)))

aldover.meryl wrote:

dinglasan.joycebelle wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:Plagiarism is a mortal sin.

I totally agree

ayieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee XD

Plagiarism is a serious matter.

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

aldover.meryl wrote:

dinglasan.joycebelle wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:Plagiarism is a mortal sin.

I totally agree

ayieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee XD

Plagiarism is a serious matter.

two thumbs up!! [/quote]

Such facts that were presented thru the powerpoint presentation was incredibly eye-opening. I never thought that plagiarism could vary and scope a lot which at times I thought was legal or valid. It also served to me as a warning that my actions should be at all times, wise and careful. Such mistake could lead me no less than what is stated in law or by court. And if I am not careful enough in quoting statements from the world-wide sources, like books, magazines, internet and even my own parent's works, I could be counted as a prisoner tangled in the depths of shame. It is hard to notice what mistake we cause others. Before, I never knew that a simple statement that I failed to quote and properly acknowledged, could be a very hard and concrete evidence of plagiarism, that would eventually lead to punishment, by law or by conscience.

Second, after reading "wading through the net", a powerpoint presentation of Ms.Maan, I realized a lot of techniques that i could use to narrow down my search of various topics at hand. I never imagined that Yahoo! and Google were different from how they organize and show different results of a search. I thought probably that Yahoo! was the best search engine around since it is a large corporation and more importantly, a trusted one. But I guess there is a lot more reason to observe and analyze first, in different perspective, the different search engines that abound the net, so that I could get the exact thing I am searching for in the internet.

It's very unnerving to find out that I've been guilty of plagiarizing without even knowing it.

Okay, okay. I know I copy-and-paste very often, and I know that it's plagiarizing (especially when I don't cite sources), but I didn't know that using my own work without even acknowledging it is plagiarizing!

I know we're all guilty of plagiarism. Let's admit it: for us, the new definition of research is "copy-paste." As much as we don't want it to be, it's wrong. There's even a law (I'm not sure what it's called) that says plagiarism in journalism is illegal.

So, let's not commit crime. Say no to "copy-paste"-ing.

aldover.meryl wrote:

dinglasan.joycebelle wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:Plagiarism is a mortal sin.

I totally agree

ayieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee XD

It can be a form of stealing because you get the information or opinion shared or expressed by a person.

Niña Keith B. Viterbo wrote:

As matter of fact, a while ago, I dicovered that somebody uses my name in Facebook. I was really frustrated because I felt very insulted. That's why, for me plagiarism is really not that good unless you have the legal concern of copying other's personal properties. Well, it is very obvious that people commit this kind of ILLEGAL thing maybe because they don't have enough knowledge about plagiarism. If I were be asked about this matter, I might say that this kind of fault should be handle seriously. One of these days, if plagiarism worsens, many people especially the victims would suffer!!

awww. bad for you niña. Lesson learned.

PLagiarism is a serious matter!!!

marquez.litzmichaela wrote:After reading the ppt presentation about Plagiarism, I realized that I plagiarize every now and then. Whenever there are assignments to be reasearched, I just do the usual "cut and paste" method especially from sources like Wiki and yahoo! answers.

I can't avoid Plagiarism because of the numerous assignments to be submitted in just a nick of time and with so many things to do, it's very hard to cite the sources from which I got the information because of the so many things I have to do.

I normally just rephrase the answer I got from them then I just print it. Tenen! A research paper in just a snap of a finger. I forget the fact that copying of the answers of some people is called cheating.

Yeah, I totally agree with you, Litz. I'm also guilty of plagiarism especially in doing school works. Copy, paste. Copy, paste. I had actually made it a routine in doing assignments and research works. But then now I realized we must avoid committing plagiarism because as what you said, plagiarism is also cheating.

aldover.meryl wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

Abrenica.MarkKevin wrote:' copy paste '

Other term for plagiarism.

i agree....

We should not make it a habit that whenever we have research works, we seldom cite the sources.

True, that. Sometimes it's also synonymous to "research."

After reading the powerpoint presentations, I had a guilty feeling inside me. I reflected for sometime and realized that I AM GUILTY of Plagiarism. It's hard to accept the fact that I am a thief. However, I won't deny it either.

Plagiarism lessens our burdens. Simple copy - paste, print and then bye bye computer, but this kind of work degrades our being because we only depend on the work of others. We can't stand by ourselves! Though one can get high grades by copying good works of others, still, the feeling will be incomplete.

Tell me, can you be happy for a work you didn't do? can you be contented with a project you didn't put any effort on? can you sleep at night when you know that someone worked hard for that project and you're the one who's getting the compliments? Tell me.

marquez.litzmichaela wrote:

Niña Keith B. Viterbo wrote:

As matter of fact, a while ago, I dicovered that somebody uses my name in Facebook. I was really frustrated because I felt very insulted. That's why, for me plagiarism is really not that good unless you have the legal concern of copying other's personal properties. Well, it is very obvious that people commit this kind of ILLEGAL thing maybe because they don't have enough knowledge about plagiarism. If I were be asked about this matter, I might say that this kind of fault should be handle seriously. One of these days, if plagiarism worsens, many people especially the victims would suffer!!

awww. bad for you niña. Lesson learned.

yah.. I learned from my lesson.. Never pose for a picture? LOL

ortaliza.kevin wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

Abrenica.MarkKevin wrote:' copy paste '

Other term for plagiarism.

You are very correct!!

See?

Flores.Audrey wrote:

aldover.meryl wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

Abrenica.MarkKevin wrote:' copy paste '

Other term for plagiarism.

i agree....

We should not make it a habit that whenever we have research works, we seldom cite the sources.

True, that. Sometimes it's also synonymous to "research."

that is only one of the misconceptions about research!!

Flores.Audrey wrote:

aldover.meryl wrote:

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

Abrenica.MarkKevin wrote:' copy paste '

Other term for plagiarism.

i agree....

We should not make it a habit that whenever we have research works, we seldom cite the sources.

True, that. Sometimes it's also synonymous to "research."

double like. plagiarism=copy+paste=research. therefore plagiarism=research. plagiarism=stealing. stealing=sin agaionst the Divine Law. therefore... research= sin against the divine law!

sangalang.dianejoy wrote:

marquez.litzmichaela wrote:After reading the ppt presentation about Plagiarism, I realized that I plagiarize every now and then. Whenever there are assignments to be reasearched, I just do the usual "cut and paste" method especially from sources like Wiki and yahoo! answers.

I can't avoid Plagiarism because of the numerous assignments to be submitted in just a nick of time and with so many things to do, it's very hard to cite the sources from which I got the information because of the so many things I have to do.

I normally just rephrase the answer I got from them then I just print it. Tenen! A research paper in just a snap of a finger. I forget the fact that copying of the answers of some people is called <I>cheating</I>.

I too, had done plagiarism through the assignments most especially the research works. I just copy and paste an information sited in a website, proceed to the another website, then copy and paste again.

I agree. I am guilty of it too because it is very easy to copy and paste information from the internet. After copying, I just print it out and there I have what I call research,but now I know that I've been guilty of plagiarism for so long and now I know that there are lots of ways to avoid committing plagiarism

hernandez.jaerelle wrote:

marquez.litzmichaela wrote: Tenen! A research paper in just a snap of a finger. I forget the fact that copying of the answers of some people is called cheating.

Jrel likes this

correction: Jrel likes Litz



That's right Litz! when you commit plagiarism, you commit not only one sin...

burog.jomarigabriel wrote:

So, research techincally means "the process of Google-ing a subject, clicking Wikipedia, copying, and pasting it top word. Add your name on top, and voila! Research." That is research. I never knew it was plagiarism.

hahaha! we have the same definition.. now we know that it is a crime, let us do everything to avoid it!