“Copy” and “Paste”: They are the two of the easiest commands on your computer. When I was in the fifth grade, I recall having to do a science project for the first time. Performing the experiment was fun; however, my least favorite part of the assignment was writing the paper, giving details on my data obtained and background information I had researched. Being young, my first instinct was to copy and paste whatever I found on Wikipedia, removing the footnote formats and formatting it to look as though I typed it myself. The next day when my project was due, I got an “A” on my research paper. However, when I entered middle school and attempted to do the same thing, I was shocked to have gotten a bold, red “F” that burned my eyes as it did against the white paper. And that’s how I learned about the word “plagiarism.” Plagiarism is like a sin. It’s so easy to do, yet the punishments are extremely severe. Even if you don’t get caught, you’re still suffering from the consequences of your actions, whether you’re aware of it or not.
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