IntroductionPlagiarism is stealing and using another author's ideas, words, or expressions and making it appear to be his or her original work. It's basically copying, stealing and it's wrong. For example, you stay up all night and work hard on an assignment and your roommate just copies your assignment and gets a good grade or, you have a good assignment with good ideas and someone includes your writing and ideas in your paper without giving it to you. all credit. Nowadays, many students are very guilty of plagiarism. Students don't know what plagiarism is and in this article I will explain what plagiarism is, the history of plagiarism, why we should not do it and the consequences of plagiarism. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is anything you take from someone else that is not your own and use it as your own work without giving it proper credit. Plagiarism is considered theft but is not considered copyright. Stanford considers “plagiarism to be the use, without giving reasonable and appropriate credit or acknowledgment of the author or source, of another person's original work, whether that work consists of code, formulas, ideas, language, research, strategies, writing or anything else. form." (Wikipedia), it is not acceptable to copy something from a website, newspaper, book, magazine or other printed source. It is not acceptable not acceptable to copy something word for word, which is an obvious form of plagiarism No it doesn't matter how long it is, whether it's a phrase or a sentence According to Buzzle, the word "plagiarism" is. actually derived from the Latin word plagiarius, which means kidnapping or abduction Plagiarism is very serious in classrooms these days as a student, understand what it is and what is not. . middle of paper... can really affect learning and maybe never be able to do something he wanted to do because of a bad thing he did once It's still very important to make sure you don't plagiarize. Conclusion I learned a very big lesson while writing this article I now have a good understanding of what plagiarism is and what not to do. I now understand what is right and what is wrong. I understand the rules for citing and citing articles. Ultimately, we all know that plagiarism is wrong, but some don't intend to do it on purpose. Some students are unsure of what to do when writing papers and using other sources. To save time and gain grades, it is recommended to never plagiarize. Give credit to every source you use, even if it's just a short sentence or a few words. Credit owed is what matters most. Great lesson learned.