Plagiarism

If someone took my hard work and claimed it as his/her own I would be pretty upset. I wouldn't know the correct way to handle it, but I would go to my teacher, or boss (depending on where this has taken place). I would simply just inform the leader that I think this person has stolen my work and is claiming it as his/her own. I personally would not take credit for someone else’s work; I wouldn't want it to happen to me. I think it is very important to cite your sources, not only because it gives the original writer credit for his/her own work but it also gives the reader the ability to see who wrote it and are able to look at more information about what the original writers knowledge about the topic. I have heard about a college student once who got dismissed from the school for plagiarism. This student was to write a paper on a chosen topic, and the student was too lazy to write his/her own paper. The student then went online and copied a whole paper to claim as his/her own. After this paper was turned into the professor, the professor then began to realize that this paper that the student turned in was his (the professor) paper. The student in my opinion was dumb enough to steal a paper to claim as his/her own and not even check out who wrote it. This student was penalized and thrown out of college. This act of plagiarism will stay on this student’s record and will not receive any credits from the school. I believe the proper action was taken on this student.