Unit four (4) Plagiarism

This first question that was posted to this unit said = Based upon your reading on plagiarism, why do you think we need to cite our sources?

I think that if you do not cite your sources, it is no different than stealing. Everyone knows that stealing is wrong so is plagiarism wrong. When you think about stealing what do you think about? i think about someone going in to a store and taking something with out paying for it. Well, plagiarism is the same thing. When you use someone else information as your own you are taking something that does not belong to you. In this case the thing that you are stealing is some one else information or idea and you are not giving them the credit for it.

Second question = What would you do if some one used some thing you created with out giving you the credit?

I have never had that happen to me so I am not sure as to what I would do but I think that I might be a little bit angry because they are taking the credit for some thin that they did not create and I think that I might feel that I was not important and very hurt to know that some body would do that to me.

Third question = Consider some of the real - world plagiarism issues you have learned of that include professionals. How should those issues be handled?

I really do not know of any but if I did I think that they should be handled one (1) in a calm, and respectful way. Like they should not start yelling at them in front of every one else. They should take them a side and talk to them about it. Yes, they are going to get mad but they do not have to yell in front of every one else all they have to do is talk to them calmly and let them keep their diginity.

Fourth question = Does the internet blur the lines of "legally owned"? Consider sites like you tube and wikipedia.

I personally never visit these sites but I think that some of the other sites that I do visit have defenitally blurred the lines of "legally owned". I hope that some day this will be a thing of the passed so that every one will be honest about every thing that they use.

Great blogging question this week. Look forward to the rest of the blog questions that there are to post to. See you next week.
Jenn W.