Plagiarism
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Plagiarism is a serious offense. Plagiarism essentially consists
in presenting another person’s words and/or ideas as your own. The
penalty for plagiarism is typically can range from failure of an assignment
to failure of the entire course. There is a link to the university
policy on academic dishonesty on the course website.
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I will use turnitin.com only for the final drafts of the essays.
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You may seek outside help (e.g. writing tutors) to help you with the paper.
However, when you submit the paper, you are claiming that all the writing
is your own (except passages placed within quotation marks and properly
cited). If you seek outside help (other than TAs or the ESL supplemental
instructors) it is best that you save all drafts and comments received
from this person.
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If we suspect that the work is not completely your own, you may be asked
to have an interview with Dr. Tiffany. Please do not be offended
if this happens; an interview request is not an accusation.
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If you are caught for plagiarism, you will fail the course.
Citations
You are not required to consult outside sources on this paper. In
fact, you are discouraged (but not forbidden) from doing so. If you
do, you must cite all sources used.
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It is your responsibility to properly cite your work, including any
internet cites you use.
I am not concerned that you use a particular citation method, so
long as it is one of the recognized forms and so long as you are consistent.
I find in-text referencing easiest, but you may use footnotes/endnotes
if you wish. I have placed two brief style-guides on reserve at the
library. In-text referencing need only include the author and/or
title, and the page number.
For this paper, you will probably only cite Brave New World,
and possibly the Pojman chapter on value.
For in-text referencing, you can just do the following:
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At one point, John beseaches the Delta workers, "Don’t you want to be free
and men? Don’t you even understand what manhood and freedom are?"
(BNW, 65)
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Note: If you are using a different edition from the one ordered, you must
include the bibliographic information for that edition at the end of your
paper.
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Pojman suggests that most people would not wish to become mere "passive
blobs," even if such an existance were pleasurable (Pojman, 68).
Note: You must cite your source, even if you are merely paraphrasing
the author's idea (as I have done above -- the phrase "passive blobs" is
in quotation marks, because I am using Pojman's exact words).
If you prefer to use footnotes/endnotes, you can cite your work as follows:
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At one point, John beseaches the Delta workers, "Don’t you want to be free
and men? Don’t you even understand what manhood and freedom are?"1
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Pojman suggests that most people would not wish to become mere "passive
blobs," even if such an existance were pleasurable (Pojman, 68).2
1. Aldous Huxley, The Brave New World (publisher information
for your edition), p. 65.
2. Pojman, "Value," Thompson Custom Text, p. 68.