EPTUp to you whether or not to do it, though.
Recycling an old essay - Page 2
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DeckOneBell
United States526 Posts
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lutarez
United States65 Posts
On February 28 2011 11:49 ToFu. wrote: i know it sounds stupid, but one of my professors said that doing what you just described constitutes plagiarism because you're presenting something derived from something else as an original production. Everything, particularly in academia, is derived from something else. What is considered original work? -_- To the OP: Don't recycle it. Is it an opinion piece? If so, you could perhaps re-write arguing the opposite side. | ||
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Deja Thoris
South Africa646 Posts
On February 28 2011 14:19 DeckOneBell wrote: It's already been stated, but for any university, this would be considered plagiarism for the class. Up to you whether or not to do it, though. Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as "the wrongful appropriation, close imitation, or purloining and publication, of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions, and the representation of them as one's own original work." You can't plagarise yourself. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32091 Posts
On February 28 2011 23:11 Deja Thoris wrote: Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as "the wrongful appropriation, close imitation, or purloining and publication, of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions, and the representation of them as one's own original work." You can't plagarise yourself. it's a shitty use of the word, but you'll get in trouble for it at virtually any school. I mean it does make sense... you can debate if it's ethical, but it is without question lazy as shit and that's enough for a school to look down on it. You can even get in trouble if it's just use of the same concepts on a subject you've written about before. My one professor made me jump through all sorts of hoops after realizing one of my papers was essentially a recycle of something I had done previously for another class (he asked how I knew the subject matter, I said I had done something on it before, he says bring in the old work or you get a zero). I didn't get in trouble, because I was smart enough to edit my recycled paper thoroughly and make sure sentence structure and all that shit was changed. But I still had to go through all sorts of extra bullshit just cause I said I had used an old paper as inspiration for something. If he were to find word for word sentence usage, I probably would have brought before the school board formally or whatever. On February 28 2011 12:22 mizU wrote: I don't know why hardly anyone said this, but really, just ask your prof. No definitely don't, because of what this guy says. You'll look dumb for asking just do what this guy says, it aint that hard. And just don't do what I did and acknowledge that you did the following On February 28 2011 11:49 jpditri wrote: I wouldn't do it-- even if it isn't blatantly against the rules. On the off chance you were found out, your prof would probably see it in a negative light regardless. You'd basically be sending the message that you don't take their class and their assignments seriously. Instead, I'd recommend writing a new paper with an expanded thesis with citations to your older paper. You get the all the benefits of writing an essay on a topic you are familiar with, and you get to be a self-referential baller. | ||
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calgar
United States1277 Posts
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