Plagiarism
Equivalent
to Latin word “Plagiarus”
is Plagiarism in English. The Latin
word “Plagiorus” means kidnapper,
but Plagiarism as a term used in academia
refers to type of cheating that has
been defined by Alexander Lindey. According
to Lindey Plagiarism is the false assumption
of authorship; the wrongful act of taking
the product of another person’s
mind and presenting it as one’s
own.
From
this definition we came to the point
that plagiarism is to use other person’s
ideas or expressions in one’s
writing without acknowledging the source.
It is an intellectual theft as well
as moral and ethical offense rather
than a legal one. Most of the cases
of plagiarism fall out of the copyright
violence.
Plagiarism
is a result of lack of creativity and
sincerity. It is a short cut way chosen
by immature and uncritical writing to
gain fame. Plagiarism in student writing
is often unintentional as when small
pupil of nursery class copies his assignment
word by word from another source. But
when it comes to high school and research
conducting students, it is taken as
a serious crime. In such condition,
students can be expelled from the educational
institution and authors who are changed
of plagiarism may lose job and have
to face public embarrassment too.
Writing
to Record a Memory
We
can record our memories in the form
of a journal or diary. A journal is
written for ourselves that allows us
recording in detail whatever we have
in mind. In journal we can write whatever
we want without worrying about grammar
style or whatever. Journal can be used
for other motive as well like in writing
to discover or in writing to explore
an idea. But in initial phase we should
not think about other purposes rather
we have to write just to record memories
before they lost. So the purpose of
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Format
of the Proposal Paper
Format
of the thesis is a fore project prepared
before one begins to research on the
particular topic. It is a plan for the
exploration of new thing. A researcher
should make a format of proposal while
doing research. Generally, the format
of the proposal includes the following
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Mechanics
of Writing
The
goal of mechanics of writing is to make
the writing precise and grammatically
correct. It is directed to make the
writing systematic and being concerned
about how to be correct in spelling,
punctuation, italics and so on. The
mechanics of writing are the rules that
must be followed while preparing research
paper so that the research strategies
and the format becomes systematic and
consistent in all academic sectors.
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Thesis
Statements
Thesis
statement is a single sentence that
formulates both the topic and the point
of view. In a sense, it is the answer
to the central question or problem the
research has raised. Thesis statement
will enable one to see where one is
heading and to remain in a productive
path as one plans and writes.
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Writing
as an Exploration
Exploration
literally means a travel in to a region
previously unknown or little known.
The other meaning of exploration is
to look in to examine closely. Writing
as an exploration is either to write
about an area of studies that is unknown
or previously little known to the readers.
Writing as an exploration emphasizes
on writing about new ideas. It is taken
with a wish an argument going beyond
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Writing
to Amuse Others
Unlike
writing to record memory and discover
oneself, writing to amuse others holds
certain different dimensions. Writing
to amuse others is different from these
writing in the sense that these writing
focus on writing himself/ herself. Whereas
in writing to amuse others we give more
emphasis on the part of audience. We
focus on readers rather than ourselves.
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Writing
to Convey Information
When
we write to inform we must pay special
attention to the interests and abilities
of the audience to offer the quality
and quantity of information appropriate
to the readers. When we write for general
readers we should not expect them to
understand specialized vocabulary and
advanced concepts. Generally we must
think about how much and what kind of
information we need to give the audience.
In general there are two points to bear
in mind while writing to inform.
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Writing
to Discover Oneself
While
writing to discover ourselves, we not
only look at our past like memory but
also present and future, we can examine
our social, cultural, and social heritage,
we can interpret our experiences; we
can explore our relationship to the
world and to the people around us.
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Writing
to Move Others
The
purpose of writing to move is to fill
the audience with emotion. The writer
does not need to attempt to persuade
his audience because the audiences already
agree in what the writer believes. The
style must be appropriate in writing
to move; otherwise the writer can not
fulfill his purpose so style is linked
with the effectiveness of the essay.
A writer can write in his or her own
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