10 Reasons to Avoid Plagiarism

"10 Reasons to Avoid Plagiarism"
By Sarah Keller, English Team Director

You would be lying to yourself, as well as to your teachers, friends, and readers.
The paper or work would not really belong to you.
You would not deserve the grade that you receive (if any).
You could be caught, embarrassed, and punished.
You could get away with it and it could become a habit. In turn, you could become dependent on copying others’ work to do well in school and life.
If everyone borrowed each other’s ideas instead of thinking for themselves, then new ideas and life-saving inventions would be rare.
You would not completely discover the power that your mind has to create interesting and unique thoughts.
There is a greater sense of achievement in receiving praise in your own creations than in someone else’s passed off as your own.
If you had a good idea of which you were proud, you would not want someone to take it.
Your instructor might get bored while reading your paper if it lacks original insight which could result in a poor grade.

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