Plagarism..Cant Think of A Catchy Title, Because I Don't Want A Lawsuit.

Plagarism is when one takes the thoughts and ideas of an individual without recognition. Usually by academic standards, this can lead to expulsion on multiple offenses. During grade school, plagarism is avoided through a bibliography and a quick reference to the author and their writings. On a college level, this action is also taken, however the person making the reference must also avoid paraphrasing, or making a verbatum reference. However in the writing business, this is considered a great show of disrespect to the original writer. One incident that involved this type of plagarism was of Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard Undergrad, who wrote a book containing several paraphrased referencees to another writer, Megan F. McCafferty, and her works. for example, McCafferty wrote "Sabrina was the brainy angel..." in her book "Sloppy Firsts". Viswanathan wrote in her book, "MoneyPenny was the brainy female character...". To readers that recognize this instance of plagarism, it is thought of as a deceitful act and places the plagarist towards legal ramifications. With the fact that these incidents seldom occur, it is occasional that plagarism of this level could occur without the plagarists knoledge. in this instance, the plagarism was noted by fans of the origanal work. older, popular works are usually the victim of these cases. the most obvious reason is to follow through with the success of the material that was used to attract a large audience. the problem with that is, the same audience that follows the original, will more than likely notice what was taken from context. Avoiding plagarism is difficult, and the only way to prevent committing this act is through evading paraphrasing, giving accurate citations, and being original in thought. while many want to succeed, they must also must attempt to do so in their own way, without taking the exact same actions as another individual.