Blog by John Miller

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February 17th, 2019
Plagiarism derives from the Latin word plagiarius, which literally means “kidnapped” and figuratively means “literary thief.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as the theft of another author’s “language, thoughts, ideas or expressions” and presenting them as your own original work. A journalist caught plagiarizing loses his or her reputation and has a good chance of losing their job. ...