In his paper on altitude simulation, Daniel found one source that explained that "creating a simulated altitude can be accomplished through creating a normobaric hypoxic environment. " In his paper, Daniel uses the phrase "normobaric hypoxic environment" but puts all the other parts of the source into his own words. Explain whether or not Daniel should cite this source.
Describe "common knowledge"
Jordan found a photograph online that depicts the clothing representative of an era he is researching. He changed the caption and placed this photo in his paper. Explain weather or not Jordan should cite this photograph.
Toby found an article he wanted to use for an English paper. He made sure that he rewrote the content of the article using his own personal style. He also changed the author's syntax and organization so that it fit seamlessly into his paper. Explain weather or not Toby should cite this source.
You are writing a paper in your U.S. History course, and one of your sentences states, "The largest signature on the Declaration of Independence is John Hancock." Does this require a citation? Explain why or why not.
Sarah, Paul, Maria, and Leroy are doing a group Powerpoint project together. Leroy finds some pictures through a Google Images search and places those images in the Powerpoint. Would this be an infringement of copyright laws?
Sally finds an article on the Industrial Revolution on the Internet. She cuts and pastes a few sentences from the article into her History paper, places quotes around the sentences, and cites the source. Would this be considered plagiarism?
Plagiarism is to steal the words or idea of another person and to pass off the words or ideas of another person as one's own.
Deshawn logs onto the Internet just to get some ideas about a topic for his English paper. He finds a great idea and begins writing his paper using the topic he found. He does not copy any text or words from the Internet article he found. Would this be considered plagiarism?
Juan has a Philosophy paper due in two days. He notices that the topic he was assigned is very similar to a paper he wrote for another class. He changes the date and heading, then turns in the same paper. Would this be considered plagiarism?