Plagiarism, one of the main problems of academic life, is a simple subject to describe, but hard to avoid. It can be simply put in this way as in The Cambridge Dictionary; to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own. As defined clearly in the dictionary, plagiarism is nothing but stealing someone else’s work. And yes, it is wrong to plagiarize, but most of the people continue to do it. One of the reasons for this is the ones who plagiarize don’t know what plagiarism is. As Evans J. writes: ‘Everyone seems to know plagiarism is wrong, including those who commit the offence, but few know how to completely define it…’. As these people don’t know what plagiarism is, they’re also unaware of the effects of it. It may seem harmless to plagiarize, however ...
Plagiarism has become a matter of concern in today’s academic and educational system. This is a silent parasite living inside the major flaw of our educational system, a flaw of lack awareness in honesty of work and promotion of originality in work. There were many reports and research given in this particular area, but this all seems be theoretical. Teachers from all over the world are discussing it very seriously and a great deal of effort has been taken into it, but due to language, region, teaching and various other factors accompanying it, it’s a tough goal to meet.
The use of internet in education system and in higher level studies has amplified plagiarism to a great extent. The online media has made things so easy and reachable; students don’t take any pain in looking any further, but to Google things out. Other factor like deadlines, laziness and academic pressure even further boost the growth of plagiarism within an individual.
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