Blog 7

The rules are everywhere not only in sports but also in plagiarism. Plagiarism has always been a big issue and it obviously still is a hot potato in many areas.  As the range of plagiarism is widened, people have founded the reason why people are plagiarized. Generally, the breach of rules, cultural difference and lack of morality are grounds causing plagiarism. However, above all things, people are guilty of plagiarism by violating the rule which tells how to cite and give a credit for authors. Stanley Fish, in news article “Plagiarism is not a big moral deal “, describes significance of following the rule as to quote source from others. He demonstrates the similarity between golf and plagiarism which has strict and clear rule. Moreover, he stresses that people should follow the rigid rules to avoid plagiarism. Also, through this article, Fish added the punishment if they do plagiarize. Furthermore, this contention is supported by the article “Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on a Final Exam” written by Richard and Jess. According to the Harvard’s student handbook, it emphasize that students must abide by the honor code and they are supposed to be well-informed of the code case by case; department, assignment or class. In the opposite sense, the news article “The Culture of Deceit” written by Patricia McGuire points out the integrity when it comes to plagiarism. In terms of education, he evaluates the morality and which needs truth and integrity for the higher quality education. What is more, McGuire mentions that those quantities can bring them to the true leader in the society as well.