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Plagiarism Results
An article in the Harvard Crimson covers the story of a New Jersey high school student whose acceptance to Harvard has been rescinded because of allegations of plagiarism. A quote from the article shows how easy it is for students to misunderstand the rules and conventions of citing sources.In a column by Hornstine in June printed next to the Courier-Post's note about the "misused sources," Hornstine said her citation problems stemmed from a lack of training in journalism.
"I kept notes on what I had read," she wrote. "When finalizing my thoughts, I, like most every teen-ager who has use of a computer, cut and pasted my ideas together. I erroneously thought the way I had submitted the articles was appropriate."
Hornstine wrote she now understands that she "was incorrect in...thinking that news articles didn't require as strict citation scrutiny as most school assignments because there was no place for footnotes or end notes."
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Last update: 8/18/03; 7:51:39.
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