Post by Riley Hansman on Sept 14, 2014 5:06:10 GMT
Shiona Bramlett’s plagiarism of Paul Tomle’s Article Meerkat Manor is wrong and may be found to be amusing to most readers .Why Bramlett would even include the the passage in her novel as a ,”filler”, is stupid and irresponsible because of the how obviously out of place the plagiarism is . Also the legal problems that could occur because Bramlett was feeling lazy and probably thought that no one would find the link between her novel and Tomle’s 2005 article, if she even put that much thought into a simple copy and paste with slight rewording. This makes me think of the same thought process that may occur in highschool or college students that are looking for a quick way out to long essay or writing assignment. A simple way out of this plagiarism is simply citing your sources or being original and not take words directly from the text. I also can tell this assignment is somewhat of a warning to our college class to begin the year. The only good that could come of the plagiarism and the response article Move over ’Meerkat Manor’ is the attention it has gained to possibly spread awareness for endangered black footed ferrets.
