Plagiarism and citation assignment

Plagiarism & Citation Assignment

Part 1

1. Student writes:
"Stem cell research methods that do not harm an embryo at all is worth researching and helping the community and shouldn't be restricted by the government or even by other humanitarian views. The reason is because currently, at least 400,000 frozen embryos lie unused in U.S. fertility clinics, and thousands are typically discarded annually. So even if there wasn't a method for research that doesn't harm embryos, all of the frozen embryos that are unwanted get discarded anyways."

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=878392

2. Student writes:
"The controversial issue of global warming has plagued society for many years. Some believe that it is a hoax, while others believe it is a potential problem. Although global warming seems to be an issue that certain people use to manipulate consumers, it should be taken seriously because it is a potential danger to the environment, and to our society."

Not plagiarized.

3. Student writes:
"Genetically modified organisms are safe to consume. Bioengineered crops are extensively tested. Unresolved issues, including information regarding any known or suspected allergenicity and toxicity of expression products and the basis for concluding that foods containing the expression products can be safely consumed, are addressed."
Not plagiarized.

Part 2

Use the APA Citation Guidelines to put all the elements of the scrambled citations in the right place and make correct APA style citations.

4. Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. 28(3), 439-446. Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (2004).

Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. (2004). Avoiding plagiarism. Journal of avoiding plagiarism. 28(3), 439-446. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

What kind of citation is this?

Citing an article.

5. University of Washington Press. (1983). Seattle: Wolfheim, J.H. Primates of the world: Distribution, abundance, and conservation.

Wolfheim, J.H. (1983). Primates of the world: Distribution, abundance, and conservation. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

What kind of citation is this?

Citing a book.

6. (2004). Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://pregnantmen.net/. Pregnant men.

Pregnant men. (2004). Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://pregnantmen.net/.

What kind of citation is this?

Citing a website without an author.

7. Logan, UT: College Reading Association. (pp. 51-54). In M.B. Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.), (2007). Stroud, B. Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about African Americans, their communities, and their quilts.

Stoud, B. (2007). Writing about African Americans, their communities, and their quilts: In M.B. Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, &S. Szabo (Eds.), Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century (pp. 51- 54). Logan, UT: College Readings Association.

What kind of citation is this?

Citing an edited book.

Part 3

Read the paragraphs below. BOLD the sentences that are NOT common knowledge and therefore need a citation. Insert the in-text citation using the information you’ll find in the reference list entry for each paragraph.

8. [Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s temperature as the result of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. Because of global warming, the average temperature of the Earth could rise as much as 8 degrees, causing sea levels to rise up to 23 inches over this century.] I believe that we all have a responsibility to help prevent global warming. A recent report suggests that just by using more efficient appliances, we can have a significant impact on carbon emissions that affect global warming.
Zakaria, F. (2007, February 19). Global warming: Get used to it. Newsweek, 149(8), 43. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.

9. It’s no secret that the American population is getting fatter, in spite of our cultural obsession with fitness. Public health officials have expressed concern that the obesity “epidemic” is striking Americans of all ages, from very young children to older adults, and are looking to community groups to conduct outreach with at-risk groups. Through such efforts we can only hope for a healthier future.
Turner, T. (2007). Organizations present options to fight obesity. New York Amsterdam News, 98(52), 27-36. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.

10. Cancer is certainly a terrible disease, and researchers are hard at work attempting to find treatments and cures. [However, it can be difficult for patients to figure out what is a legitimate treatment and what is the modern-day equivalent of snake oil, and it can be a source of stress to already burdened patients figuring out what is real medicine. Lowering the levels of copper in the body, eating a specialized organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic diet, and an Irish light therapy are just the kinds of experimental treatments that may have patients and their families scratching their heads.]
Altshul, S. (2003). Tomorrow’s cancer cures. Prevention, 55(3), 60. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
Part 4

Practice paraphrasing the following passages. Remember, it is not enough to rearrange the sentence a little and change a few words here and there. Starting from scratch, restate the idea with a completely different sentence structure and completely different words. Don’t forget your citation!

11. To ensure that the students use high-quality information when writing a term paper, professors might require students to find credentials for the authors of Web sites they cite. Figuring out who authored Web content, their backgrounds, motivations, or points of view may constitute a good lesson in critical thinking in itself. Teaching students how to critique the quality of Web sites and evaluate the quality and accuracy of information will help them in their post-academic futures.
Embleton, K., & Helfer, D. S. (2007, June). The plague of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Searcher 15(6), 23-26.

When college students are doing research for their papers, they need to be careful about what information they get off the internet. Teachers may expect students to verify the quality of the information.
Embleton, K., & Helfer, D. S. (2007, June). The plague of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Searcher 15(6), 23-26.

12. Scientists have been searching for the cause of Alzheimer's disease for more than 100 years, and during that time, theories about why brain cells are destroyed in the course of the illness have come and gone. One of the newer and more unorthodox theories posits that Alzheimer's may actually be a form of diabetes. Some experts have even taken to calling the brain disease type 3 diabetes, as distinct from the insulin-dependent (type 1) and adult-onset (type 2) varieties of the condition.
Arnst, C. (2007, December 17). Is Alzheimer’s a form of diabetes? Business Week 4063, 54-55. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

The Alzheimer’s disease, has been extremely looked at in different ways, what actually causing this diseases, destroying brain cells, and what other illness are brought on form this diseases.
Arnst, C. (2007, December 17). Is Alzheimer’s a form of diabetes? Business Week 4063, 54-55. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

13. According to Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, the regulations that govern private pensions did not contemplate the influx of women into the labor market and therefore are not suited to the way modern women live. "Because women live longer than men, they are more likely to suffer the defects of our retirement systems," asserts co-author Kim Strassel. "Because the laws governing private pensions weren't designed for the modern woman, many have little retirement security. If reforms are not made soon, a growing number of women will be denied their 'golden years.'"
Outdated laws hurt women. (2006, August). USA Today Magazine, 135(2735), 9-10. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

Life has changed so much over the years that the women live longer and will suffer with our retirement system. Modern women unfortunately have very little retirement security.
Outdated laws hurt women. (2006, August). USA Today Magazine, 135(2735), 9-10. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.