What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information. When the writer has only changed around a few words and phrases, or changed the order of the original’s sentences. When the writer has failed to cite a source for any of the ideas or facts. Presenting another’s original thoughts or ideas as your own Using another’s exact words without proper citation Why is it important? How can students avoid plagiarism? To avoid
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act of taking ideas and passages from another work or author. | 1. Stealing material from another source and passing it off as their own.2. Submitting a paper written by someone else.3. Copying sections of material from one or more source texts4. Paraphrasing material from one or more source texts without supplying appropriate documentation. | 1. Genuine lack of understanding.2. Efficiency gain. Students plagiarise to get a better grade and to save time.3. Time management.4. Personal values/attitudes
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when he had to. He was for the Vietnam War, but spoke critically of the post cold war mobilization of the American empire; his lead to several outbursts against him from patriotic Americans. These excerpts are taken from the provided text (after paraphrasing). Elements of ‘Anarchism’ can be observed here. Imperial Surveillance: 1. When the Soviet Union finally broke down, the west became busy with some vital changes that they thought needed to be made. The United States made sure that NATO was
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Summarising If you are summarising the overall argument or position of a book or article then you only need to insert the author’s name and year of publication, you do not need to put page numbers in the text or in the reference list. Paraphrasing If you are paraphrasing a specific point from your source you should include page numbers in the text, as well as the author’s name and year. This makes it easier for your reader to find the information being referred to. Reference order: Books 1. Editor(s)
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For this essay we are are required to talk about textual variances and how they effect our viewpoint on scripture. With textual variance there is textual criticism which can be found when there is no original documents survived and there are many copes of the same instance but textual variants exist between them. Though out out time in class learning about textual criticism I have found myself becoming closer to God. There are a few reasons for this affect; one is that most of the textual variants
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The Harvard Referencing System Introduction As a student, it is important that you identify in your assessment when you are using the words or ideas of another author. The most accepted way of acknowledging the work of another author is to use a referencing system. The following guide tells you why you need to use a referencing system, shows you how to insert references in the text of your assignments, and shows you how to compile a reference list. While there are many variations on the ‘Harvard’
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active listening is not. (Active listening is being non-judgmental, with the | |emphasis on listening and not solving the issue or problem. It is being attentive and respectful to the person talking. It involves | |listening closely, paraphrasing back to the speaker what you hear, clarifying what you think you hear, etc. Active Listening is not planning | |your response to what the person is saying. It is not day dreaming while they are talking. It is not solving their problems or giving
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attaching meaning to symbols" (p.188). Alternatively, “Language involves attaching meaning to symbols" (Samovar & Porter, 1997, p.188). Indirect quotation/paraphrasing – no quotation marks Attaching meaning to symbols is considered to be the origin of written language (Samovar & Porter, 1997). N.B. Page numbers are optional when paraphrasing, although it is useful to include them (Publication Manual, p. 171). Citations from a secondary source As Hall (1977) asserts, “culture also defines boundaries
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paragraph format and double space; do not number your paragraphs): 1. The definition of digital divide. Please, please write this using your own words. Paraphrase from the sources you use, but remember you still need to cite. Remember, paraphrasing does not mean finding synonyms for some of the words in a sentence. It means rewriting a
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Annotated Bibliography Com/156 04/21/2013 Annotated Bibliography Adult Education. (2010). American College Of Preventive Medicine Online Retrieved http://www.acpm.org/?UseAbuseRxClinRef American College of Preventive Medicine This is a good overview website that has authors/doctors that are affiliated with the college who have done studies on the topic of Addictions to pain medications. The Doctors/Authors report on past and current patient history and documented cases
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