Internet Essays - The Plague of Internet Plagiarism

Not all thieves lurk in dark alleys and parks. Some sit with their faces lit by the glow of their computer monitors, copying, pasting, and printing. It may seem like just another helpful source of information, but the Internet has taken the theft of "intellectual property" to a new level. Part of the problem is that most students don't really know the exact definition of plagiarism or its consequences. Some say that using someone else's …showed first 75 words of 575 total…

…showed last 75 words of 575 total…try to produce would be students who would be ethical. People learn lessons when they do something wrong," she said about the program. "I think that the idea is good," Chris M., a senior, said. "But it might be a little extreme because some phrases are common enough that they might be in more than one essay." The thieves are out there, and they aren't wearing stocking caps. They're not robbing banks; they're stealing words.