Plagiarism
Using a dictionary, define plagiarism: __________________________
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Now, define plagiarism using your own words: ___________________
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Using a dictionary, define integrity: ____________________________
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Now, define integrity using your own words _______________________
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Have you ever plagiarized?
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What percentage of your friends have plagiarized?
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How many types of plagiarism are there? _____________
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What is the plagiarism policy in the Mr. Nagel’s class?.
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What is the penalty in Mr. Nagel’s class for plagiarizing?
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Is it ever ok to plagiarize?
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Do you think you can successfully avoid plagiarism?
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Why do you think plagiarism is a big deal?
Famous Examples of Plagiarism
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Jayson Blair, then a reporter for the New York Times, plagiarized many
articles and faked quotes in high-profile stories, including the Jessica
Lynch and Beltway sniper attacks cases. He and several high-ranking
editors from the Times resigned in June 2003.
2. Moorestown, New Jersey, high-school student Blair Hornstine had her
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admission to Harvard University revoked in July 2003 after she was
found to have passed off speeches and writings by famous figures
including Bill Clinton as her own original prose in articles she wrote as a
student journalist for a local newspaper.
Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued and won in a case against
James Cameron, claiming that his film The Terminator plagiarized his
episodes "Soldier" and "Demon With a Glass Hand" of the show "The
Outer Limits"
4. George Harrison was successfully sued for plagiarizing (though perhaps
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unconsciously) the Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine” for the melody of his own“My
Sweet Lord”.
Micheal Bolton was accused by the Isley Brothers of plagiarizing their
song “Love is wonderful thing” Isley brothers won and were awarded
$5.4M
Cold Play : The British band Coldplay whose songs topped the UK
charts in 2000 has admitted to charges of plagiarism in their “X & Y”
album. It seems that there have been no repercussions other than the
band acknowledging that they probably should have referenced their
sources of inspiration in the form of a discography.
7. Bruce Springsteen was accused of lifting the tune and lyrics of a Sam
Cooke song. The choruses of the two songs are virtually identical:
8. Helen Keller was accused of plagiarism as a young girl for a school
composition. Mortified, she determined to have all future compositions
screened by her friends before submission.
9. Jean Claude Van-Damme (Actor, Director) “Film idea and title for
"Replicant" stolen from Sara J. Stratso who holds a 1996 copyright for a
film by the same name.”
10. James Cameron (Film Director) Took “morphing character” in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day from the screenplay "The Minotaur," an
Australian screenplay by Filia and Constantinos Kourtis.
11. Johnny Cash- Recorded Folsom Prison Blues in 1956, words taken
from Gordon Jenkins’ 1953 Seven Dreams album
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