Plagiarism

Plagiarism

1. Plagiarism is a serious problem worldwide, that violates copyright and is ethically rep-rehensible

   • Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.
   • Impact of Plagiarism
     • Consequenses
       • Destroyed Student Reputation
         • Plagiarism allegations can cause a student to be suspended or expelled. Their academic record can reflect the ethics offense. Many schools suspend students for their first violation.
         • Destroyed Professional Reputation
           • Any professional may find that the damage from plagiarism follows them for their entire career. Not only will they likely be fired or asked to step down from their present position, but they will surely find it difficult to obtain another respectable job.
           • Destroyed Academic Reputation
             • Plagiarism is widely reported in the world of academia. Once scarred with plagiarism allegations, an academic’s career can be ruined. To lose the ability to publish most likely means the end of an academic position and a destroyed reputation.
             • Legal Repercussions
               • The legal repercussions of plagiarism are serious. Copyright laws are absolute. One cannot use another person’s material without citation and reference. An author has the right to sue a plagiarist.
               • Monetary Repercussions
                 • In the case where an author sues a plagiarist, the author may be granted monetary restitution.
     • Cases known
       • Martin Luther King Jr: I Heard a Dream
         • King received a doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University in 1955 on the strength of a dissertation comparing the theologians Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Weiman. In a 1989"“1990 review, though, the university discovered that King had plagiarized about a third of his thesis from a previous student's dissertation. And although it was closer to liberal adaptation than outright plagiarism
         • A speech made by Melania Trump vs. Michelle Obama
           • In 2016, Melania Trump has been accused of plagiarism for a speech she made at the Republican National Convention. In that speech, she mentioned the values of hard work and respect that her parents tried to instill in her when she was younger. Former First Lady Michelle Obama described the same values, in a very similar way
           • The Da Vinci Code written by Dan Brown
             • Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, has been accused of plagiarism on two different occasions. Authors Michael Baigent and Richard Lee have accused him of copying their book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, but lost the case.