How's this?
With the advent of endless data spewing in from the Internet, the temptation to plagiarize the work of others has gained a new dimension. Creativity is now often reserved for the most inventive way to harvest the workings of someone else's mind.
In the day, a research paper may have involved due diligence consisting of hours of library time, interviews, compiling and analyzing the information, and finally , thoughtfully committing these thoughts to paper.
Now, a particularly unscrupulous individual, with a few keystrokes, might pose a question on a site like Yahoo Answers; and in a matter of minutes receive a product that passes for "research". This, of course, is a new low in the art of plagiarism, and represents an unconscionable lapse of ethics when such an individual represents the work as their own.
This does not bode well for the future of higher learning. The mind responds to a challenge, and the sometimes difficult process of using the intellect to discover new territory in the theater of the mind is the key to mental growth. As we continue to plagiarize the thoughts of others, the marketplace of ideas becomes increasingly stagnant and repetitive. Not only does this business of plagiarism represent an ethical crisis; left unchecked, it spells the end of the sea of ever-changing and challenging ideas that are the hallmark of any great civilization.
2006-08-05 06:15:49
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answered by Elwood Blues 6
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It is unethical to have others do your homework for you. Such a person would be a lazy cheater who will probably aspire to a career as a landfill attendant. How's that?
2006-08-05 12:43:09
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answered by Emm 6
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Is this a class assignment you are trying to get out of...cheap shot. Maybe your ethical issue should be on plagerism and cheating.
2006-08-05 12:40:15
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answered by Anonymous
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