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Professor xxxxxx
Freshman Comp
Why do Students Plagiarize?
There certainly are countless reasons students plagiarize. Deadlines, seemingly overwhelming assignments and of course laziness, are all compelling reasons for students to consider plagiarism. Learning to recognize the various factors that make plagiarism an attractive alternative is often the ideal method to prevent it before it starts.
Today students learn quickly, that finding and manipulating information on the Internet is a useful skill. For countless students it becomes a mere question of ingenuity: "can I sneak a plagiarized paper past my professor?" (Educational tips on plagiarism prevention)
Often intimidated by the level of work they find online, and thinking their personal work cannot compare they will usually succumb to plagiarizing. However, by teaching students the skills how to process the data they obtain by analysis and interpretation is a quite real and effective way to stop plagiarism.......

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