Yeah, I wrote that
It was the best of times, it was the worst of the times. Thus starts the classic book, a Tale of Two Cities. It is easily one of the most well recognized openings of any book in world history. It has been copied, parodied, repasted and corrupted more times than anyone can ever imagine.
But does it count as plagiarism? The New York Times wrote this week about the rise in plagiarism amongst college students. As usual, the Internet is to blame. If only Al Gore could have stopped that part of the Internet when he created it. Seriously, though, it's not just that plagiarism is wide spread. It's that students have taken such a blah (thanks Lady Ga Ga) attitude towards it. The article details that many students think if something does not have an author's name that it is fair game. Tebow weeps on that one. They also think they won't get caught. They must be lazy and stupid because there are hundreds of resources out there for people to use to see if something has been copied.
What does this all mean? Is originality dead? Do blogs count as orginality? Shake a Magic Eight Ball on each answer and get back to me.
But does it count as plagiarism? The New York Times wrote this week about the rise in plagiarism amongst college students. As usual, the Internet is to blame. If only Al Gore could have stopped that part of the Internet when he created it. Seriously, though, it's not just that plagiarism is wide spread. It's that students have taken such a blah (thanks Lady Ga Ga) attitude towards it. The article details that many students think if something does not have an author's name that it is fair game. Tebow weeps on that one. They also think they won't get caught. They must be lazy and stupid because there are hundreds of resources out there for people to use to see if something has been copied.
What does this all mean? Is originality dead? Do blogs count as orginality? Shake a Magic Eight Ball on each answer and get back to me.
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