The Rise of the Plagiosphere
The Ecstasy of influence: Plagiarism
After reading the above material, I have realized that there are different circumstances where plagiarism can be accepted and denied.
The Rise of the Plagiosphere concludes that the “plagiosphere” (the world of plagiarism) is arising based on three movements: web indexing, text matching, and paraphrase detection. Today, you see more students researching on the Internet then in textbooks. This is becoming a problem in the “plagiosphere” because it is becoming easier to plagiarize from the many facts being provided from search engines and other Internet tools. Not citing someone’s work can get you into a lot of trouble; WVU has a strict plagiarism policy and anyone who disobeys the policy will be expelled forever from the university. This type of plagiarism is not accepted in society and can get you into a lot of trouble legally.
The Ecstasy of influence: Plagiarism, explains how plagiarism has evolved over time. Plagiarism is important in the arts and entertainment world. Some ideas may need aid and ideas can evolve from others. Our government is known to plagiarize in this way as well. Public officials look at the past and can develop similar plans, budgets, and campaigns that have worked in the past. Without Yahoo! we may not have had Google. The list goes on and this type of plagiarism is necessary to produce new forms of creativity on the Internet.
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- Nikki
- Currently, I'm a senior concentrating in Public Relations at West Virginia University. I will graduate in May 2010 and then it's hello real world !! After graduating, I plan to move out of West Virginia. I have lived in WV for most of my life, so you can say I have a lot of catching up to do. I hope to move to NYC, to find a successful PR job. I would like to concentrate in sports but I am comfortable to work in any field while designing a PR campaign! I have a lot of hobbies and interest. I am proud to say I will be the first one in my intermediate family to graduate college. I am very enthusiastic and I am always a team player! Sadly, I will admit to being a reality television show junkie. As the oldest child, responsibility comes naturally to me. Living in WV, I tend to say the word "y'all" for "you"(not in the professional world)but I do not have southern accent. As I live my life, I've learned that time management is an important skill and will help you go far!! Feel free to leave me any comments concerning the evolution on social media networks. Thanks !!
2 comments:
In regards to tenners article i agree with your conclusion. It is become easier to plagiarize now a days. With search engines like yahoo and google it allows answers to be easily accessible to students. I use tons of websites to help me find sources for papers and with the strict rules that some universities do have on citing information it is so easy for someone to mistakenly plagiarize. I feel on the other side of things that is is rare to find that someone purposely plagiarize although it does happen. I myself was accused of plagiarizing because i mis-cited information in a research paper. Consequence are high but it can easily happen.
Looking at the Ecstasy of influence in regards to plagiarism i also agree with your statement. Looking at entertainment even tv show ideas stem off of other tv shows. Its almost as if we live in a revolving door of plagiarized items. Your example of political officials is a prime and supportive idea behind your findings.
Nikki, the examples you give of plagiarism through the web were perfect examples of what Tenner was writing about. By using WVU as an example, you were able to identify a subject that we can all relate too. I also liked your examples based on the Ecstasy of Influence article. This too shows examples that we can all relate too. It walks the thin line between originality and adapting creativity.
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