“What Is Plagiarism and How Can It Be Prevented”

Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else’s writing, thoughts, ideas and etc. to forge as if it’s their own. Even if it is unintentionally, when in some cases it is, taking pieces from text other than your own- without it being quoted or cited- that is a form of plagiarism. Although there is no actual jail sentence for plagiarism, it is indeed kidnapping/stealing someone’s original piece of writing. It is wrong in so many ways. One way being, you wouldn’t want to spend dedicated hours on a paper you put all of your thoughts into only to find out someone has hijacked your paper. At a free of cost, taking all the credit for what was put into the paper. Thankfully, there are ways to prevent plagiarism. Writing an informative piece such as a research paper, where you have to give proof. You can use a line from a passage word for word as long as you have it quoted at the end of your sentence. Letting your reader know that the line you wrote that was quoted was not your original idea is not categorized as plagiarism. It is okay then, when you can back up your evidence. Another way plagiarism can be prevented is if you use more than one source. That way you can’t plagiarize all of them at the same time. You will have enough information from all of the sources to put in your own words. In conclusion, given the information above, plagiarism is not a method you would want to use. It will do no good for you in the long run. The best approach is using your own materials and making it a masterpiece.