Many people ask that how can we
basically the define plagiarism? If we define it in an easy way, it would be
defined as “it is the use of some other authors work or thoughts without
mentioning his or her name and naming his work as yours” I think this is the
easiest definition of plagiarism. What will you feel when you find some article
on a newspaper that include some of the quotes from your article? It must be an
awful feeling and you will feel angry as well. To avoid such feelings, the
plagiarism is considered as crime. It is considered as dishonesty to the work as
stealing the work of some other author is a shameful task.
Fraud is never go unpunished, same is the case with the plagiarism. It is a
fraud in terms of writing. All over the world, the academic staff, professors,
students, literary scholar, and all others feel really bad for those who commit
this crime. The word plagiarism basically comes from a Latin word which means
kidnapping. Kidnapping or stealing someone’s work is a big crime.
The plagiarism is also a crime in Journalism in which the Journalist cannot copy
the idea of some other journalist or cannot copy some excerpt from some other
Journalist’s write up. In writing or in journalism if someone is caught
plagiarizing, his career is terminated or suspended. Therefore, it is good to
avoid plagiarism and never risk your career. Instead of stealing someone’s idea
or his writing, there are some writing styles that could allow you to use some
other author’s work by citing his name. This is basically the key to avoid the
crime of plagiarism. You can use the information form different sources through
proper documentation. The different writing styles like MLA or APA allow you to
put the work of some other writer within your work, but you have to mention the
name of that writer. This is a justice with his work. By mentioning the name of
the writer through different writing styles, you will make your work credible
and authenticate that will be appreciated by the readers as well.