College Quotations

College Quotations

College Quotations

What is plagiarism? Obviously, if a student downloads a college essay on the downfall of Macbeth and hands it to his or her English Composition teacher, that's cheating. But sometimes there are gray areas where a student may not know that their actions are plagiarism.

According to Dictionary.com, plagiarism is "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work." See? That wasn't plagiarism. I used someone else's words to help make my point, but I gave credit to the author.

Believe me, there are plenty of good reasons to avoid plagiarism, especially because professors know how to prevent plagiarism. Here is a detailed definition of plagiarism for you to familiarize yourself with: