PLAGIARISM MUST BE STOPPED CONTEST// by patrick125

Hello everyone, I'm very happy to participate in a contest like this...we are looking forward to bring out more intelligent and inspirational writers out of steemit and also trying to stop plagarism as a whole...before i proceed lets check the meaning of plagarism

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MEANING OF PLAGARISM

Plagiarism this involves imitating another person's work without referencing or citing the source the idea emanated from. it can be their creative works,images,texts, without the person's concept...

Plagiarism occurs when a writer uses someone else’s language, ideas, or material without acknowledging its source.

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Here is an image illustrating the example of a plagiarism...whereby someone copies content from the original source and publish it out as his/her own...

Lets get down to know more about plagarism and the types of plagarism we have.

TYPES OF PLAGARISM

(1) DIRECT PLAGIARISM

The Direct plagiarism a person copy other peoples work, word for word, and the person also claim the copied work to be his or her own. It means word for word transcription or the use of a section of someone else’s work without attribution and without quotation marks.

(2)ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM

The Accidental Plagiarism means when a person mistakenly copy someone’s else work in the process of making his/her research, this kind of plagiarism is difficult to avoid. Accidental plagiarism occurs when a person neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source by using similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution.

(3)SELF PLAGIARISM

To reuse some of your former words is called “self-plagiarism”. This plagiarism is actually when a person copy his or her former work, or try to mix parts of his/her former activities without attribution. Reusing your former work and use it
as a new one.it is not advisable because this makes the user present it as a new one.

(4)MOSAIC PLAGIARISM

The Mosaic plagiarism simple means when a person borrows or copy words from a source without seeking permission from the owner. This Plagiarism, occurs when a student borrows phrases from a source without using quotation marks, or finds synonyms for the author’s language while keeping to the same general structure and meaning of the original

(5)PATCHWORK PLAGIARISM

This is another type of plagiarism which is similar to copying and is perhaps the most common type of plagiarism .This is also related to the mosaic plagiarism. It occurs when the plagiarizer borrows the phrases and clauses from the original source and weaves them into his own writing without putting the phrases in quotation mark or citing the author.

EFFECT OF PLAGARISM

• Plagiarism leads the copyright laws against plagiarizer which is a serious problem especially in the aspect of not referencing or citing the person at which the plagiarizer copied from.

• Plagiarism makes a person mentally lazy to think, reason and analyze his or her work, in absence of a source he can find it difficult to publish.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGARISM

Proper citing of your work:
When writing in your post, words that doesn't belong to you , ensure you place the full name of the source you cited your writings, the date it was published and the necessary requirements needed.don't neglect to cite the source of your images.

Have your own wordings:
Endeavor to reason out something from your brain this will distinguish your work and make it outstanding.in the course of this avoid "self plagiarism".

Check for plagiarism:
Do proper cross checking of your work
Before you publish it, re-read your work to make sure there is no atom of plagiarism, even from the source you got your information.

Proper quotation:
Make reference to someone's speech by the use of quotation marks,it makes your work free from plagiarism you become the rightful owner of the work and it gives credit to the source.

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Paraphrasing:
This involves rewriting ideas or information from a source into your own words, and retaining it's original meaning. This can actually have 75% plagiarism if not properlery done. Ensure you are careful while paraphrasing and also the key is to format or record without altering the meaning of the idea.

I have read and understood the Steemit Etiquette on Steemit Communities and will do my best to embrace them.

Conclusion

Which means anything that is not yours in this platform or anywhere else, you should try very hard to cite or include it's source and avoid plagiarism...

Special thanks to @tatjanastan @dobartim and other subordinate..

Thank you all......