we have to turn our essays into turnitin.com.....will i get in trouble? will they think i copied it off of someone?
2006-12-09 07:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by ilessthanthreeyou 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
but i deleted the question?
2006-12-09 07:04:57 · update #1
Im sure you wouldnt get in trouble.
I have been using turnitin for years and in fact have had very few "Blue" papers. (completely unplaigairized papers). I have been in the situation where random phrases have been cited as plagairism by the turnitin.com computer. Each time i go over them and explain them to the teacher and have never been marked as cheating.
Remember that despite what turnitin advertises to be, there is absolutely no way a computer can always be right and error free. It is actually common to have a paper be marked as "plagairized" to a small degree when in fact it is original.
However.. REAL cheating is quite easily caught by turnitin.com. When full paragraphs and sentence clusters are being highlighted by the computer it is quite obvious.
The best way to take the situation is send in what you truly feel is your work. Do not include any DELIBERATE copying or paraphrasing. If the title is marked as plaigairized and the teacher has a concern with it.. tell her immediately that you had posted the title on yahoo answers. Just explain to her the situation. I dont even think he/she would have a problem with it unless there is other significant plagairism.
2006-12-13 06:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A title is an important part of any essay. I titled my essays for college applications... and I got in.
2016-05-22 23:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋