FestivusMiracle

Maybe I just eat a shit ton of food, but I spend at least 80 bucks a week at Walmart, mostly for groceries. Some weeks it is 100. I cook most of my meals, and I buy very few processed snacks. Pretty sure I'd be anorexic and irritable if I only spent 40 bucks a week on food.

I feel like applying plagiarism to this case results in this word losing its original intent. Maybe the word has been hijacked by individuals who don't understand the importance of meaning, but it's still no excuse. I think someone on gradcafe should come up with an alternative word that describes 'plagiarism' that occurs in the absence of one trying to take credit for another's ideas. I'm too burnt out from final papers to come up with one.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

Is it just me, or is this not plagiarism? It's definitely laziness, but plagiarism? Plagiarism to me is blatantly stealing others' ideas and, importantly, claiming them for your own. The OP claimed them for someone else which, while wrong, doesn't seem like that huge of an offense. I've done something similar to this a few times, so I can relate. I always cite the right source, though, but occasionally I have guessed on page numbers. It's not really a problem in grad school, though, since most of my citations don't require page numbers.

Ain't this the truth.

Maybe I just eat a shit ton of food, but I spend at least 80 bucks a week at Walmart, mostly for groceries. Some weeks it is 100. I cook most of my meals, and I buy very few processed snacks. Pretty sure I'd be anorexic and irritable if I only spent 40 bucks a week on food.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

Am I the only one who occasionally reads journal articles off a laptop while I'm in the bathroom? I mean, the bathroom is a natural thinking zone for males, and has been since the dawn of time (or bathrooms). Is it such a crime to allow one's laptop to accompany his presence on the throne?

Full disclosure: My roommate thinks I take my laptop in the bathroom with me to look at porn. Which is ridiculous, because I use my iPhone for that.

I feel like applying plagiarism to this case results in this word losing its original intent. Maybe the word has been hijacked by individuals who don't understand the importance of meaning, but it's still no excuse. I think someone on gradcafe should come up with an alternative word that describes 'plagiarism' that occurs in the absence of one trying to take credit for another's ideas. I'm too burnt out from final papers to come up with one.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

Is it just me, or is this not plagiarism? It's definitely laziness, but plagiarism? Plagiarism to me is blatantly stealing others' ideas and, importantly, claiming them for your own. The OP claimed them for someone else which, while wrong, doesn't seem like that huge of an offense. I've done something similar to this a few times, so I can relate. I always cite the right source, though, but occasionally I have guessed on page numbers. It's not really a problem in grad school, though, since most of my citations don't require page numbers.

Lol on this post. My parents basically just told me to do good in school and that was that. They were the complete opposite of helicopter parents, which I think really helped me become very independent from an early age. I wound up making mostly As in high school and having a 4.0 in undergrad.

I think the spelling bee should be done away with, because it causes a lot of kids to waste time on stupid shit. Who cares if you can spell words no one ever heard of? Why not spend your time doing something productive or enjoyable? I mean, should we really be glorifying this absurd spectacle that has become the national spelling bee?

Lol on this post. My parents basically just told me to do good in school and that was that. They were the complete opposite of helicopter parents, which I think really helped me become very independent from an early age. I wound up making mostly As in high school and having a 4.0 in undergrad.

I think the spelling bee should be done away with, because it causes a lot of kids to waste time on stupid shit. Who cares if you can spell words no one ever heard of? Why not spend your time doing something productive or enjoyable? I mean, should we really be glorifying this absurd spectacle that has become the national spelling bee?

How dare you not agree with me! Ha jk nobody agrees with me on this topic, despite the fact that I'm right.

Are you a huge Seinfeld fan like me?

I feel like applying plagiarism to this case results in this word losing its original intent. Maybe the word has been hijacked by individuals who don't understand the importance of meaning, but it's still no excuse. I think someone on gradcafe should come up with an alternative word that describes 'plagiarism' that occurs in the absence of one trying to take credit for another's ideas. I'm too burnt out from final papers to come up with one.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

http://m.dictionary.com/definition/plagiarism

I still think the plagiarism word is being thrown around loosely here, especially now that I looked the definition up.

Is it just me, or is this not plagiarism? It's definitely laziness, but plagiarism? Plagiarism to me is blatantly stealing others' ideas and, importantly, claiming them for your own. The OP claimed them for someone else which, while wrong, doesn't seem like that huge of an offense. I've done something similar to this a few times, so I can relate. I always cite the right source, though, but occasionally I have guessed on page numbers. It's not really a problem in grad school, though, since most of my citations don't require page numbers.

How dare you not agree with me! Ha jk nobody agrees with me on this topic, despite the fact that I'm right.

Are you a huge Seinfeld fan like me?

This is what I try to force myself to do...If I like something, I should do it/not be ashamed of liking it.  It's tough sometimes, though.  One thing I've noticed, though, is that a lot of the stuff that I was too ashamed to admit that I liked eventually wound up becoming the cool thing...

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

I feel like applying plagiarism to this case results in this word losing its original intent. Maybe the word has been hijacked by individuals who don't understand the importance of meaning, but it's still no excuse. I think someone on gradcafe should come up with an alternative word that describes 'plagiarism' that occurs in the absence of one trying to take credit for another's ideas. I'm too burnt out from final papers to come up with one.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.

You'll have to excuse my taste for petty debates.

But I'm afraid that you cited the dictionary way out of context, which is quite ironic given the current topic of discussion. If you had simply posted the entire definition, it would not have supported your argument, since clearly the definition relies on the 'representation of the author's own' phrase which you cunningly omitted.

Check and mate sir, check and mate.


Meow.