Plagiarisms

There are several works that can be plagiarized. Some are more obvious than others.

The obvious ones include published written works. Books. Articles. Journals.

Less obvious and blurred are individual quotes. Works of art or music. Internet posts of various file types. This goes into creative interpretation, and who had the original thought or idea.

This week, Unit 4, I also found that time can be plagiarized. My time, for example. Given, I did not contest not being credited for my time spent otherwise. But because the issue would be considered personal and not business or academic, my academic requirements suffered. My business duties did not suffer; however, some explanation needed to be made as to my "disappearance." For this purpose, what does constitute a family emergency? Says who? Would an explanation result in a lecture on time management?

It would seem then that sometimes, plagiarism measurement comes down to what the personal relationship with whoever the author or composer of the idea or thought is. In the case of written works used for research papers, in most cases, sources were gathered off databases, and so plagiarism would be considered because of the general nature of the published works. In music, some time is dedicated to the study of the history and biography of the composer, and new styles that evolve are appreciated, admired, and recorded. But in personal situations, tempers could rise, or love and courtesy could abound.

Well, this issue comes full circle, so in general? Cite, cite cite. No matter what.