Comments on: Don’t plagiarize other people’s work. http://www.outlawstudent.com/2008/03/26/dont-plagiarize-other-people%e2%80%99s-work/ Renegade Advice About Scholarships, Financial Aid, College & Jobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kim http://www.outlawstudent.com/2008/03/26/dont-plagiarize-other-people%e2%80%99s-work/#comment-3216 Kim Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:27:15 +0000 http://www.scholarshipsuperpack.com/blog/?p=118#comment-3216 One more question, if that's okay. If I am applying for multiple scholarships and I want to create an essay that pretty much tells my personal story in a few sharp and intriguing paragraphs and then finish with my goals and why I would be the best student to receive these monies... can I reuse this same one, over and over again or should I be rewriting them (even if just a little to personalize it) so that it is not seen as plagiarism? Can one plagiarize themselves? Thanks for the insight. One more question, if that’s okay. If I am applying for multiple scholarships and I want to create an essay that pretty much tells my personal story in a few sharp and intriguing paragraphs and then finish with my goals and why I would be the best student to receive these monies… can I reuse this same one, over and over again or should I be rewriting them (even if just a little to personalize it) so that it is not seen as plagiarism? Can one plagiarize themselves? Thanks for the insight.

]]> By: Josh Barsch http://www.outlawstudent.com/2008/03/26/dont-plagiarize-other-people%e2%80%99s-work/#comment-3215 Josh Barsch Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:41:36 +0000 http://www.scholarshipsuperpack.com/blog/?p=118#comment-3215 Sammy: Good question. You know, *personally*, I just want to see attribution of some sort. It doesn't have to be in any particular style (APA, MLA, AP, whatever), or necessarily use footnotes or endnotes. In our scholarship contests, we're not looking to bust our students' balls over those details. Basically, though, I just want to see some indication that you're trying to come clean to me (the judge) that this is a quote or passage that someone else said, and that you're now commenting on. It can be in parentheses after the sentences, or you can attribute it in the text (e.g., "It was the great (Marky) Mark Wahlberg who once said, 'I'm bringing this to the entire nation; black, white, red, brown, feel the vibration!'"). Now, that's just me and the programs that I run. Remember, you should always default to the rules of the particular essay contest you're entering. They vary, and widely, so just read the instructions and follow them, whatever they may tell you to do. P.S.: Mark Wahlberg really did say that. Google it. It's true. Best, Josh Sammy: Good question. You know, *personally*, I just want to see attribution of some sort. It doesn’t have to be in any particular style (APA, MLA, AP, whatever), or necessarily use footnotes or endnotes. In our scholarship contests, we’re not looking to bust our students’ balls over those details. Basically, though, I just want to see some indication that you’re trying to come clean to me (the judge) that this is a quote or passage that someone else said, and that you’re now commenting on. It can be in parentheses after the sentences, or you can attribute it in the text (e.g., “It was the great (Marky) Mark Wahlberg who once said, ‘I’m bringing this to the entire nation; black, white, red, brown, feel the vibration!’”).

Now, that’s just me and the programs that I run. Remember, you should always default to the rules of the particular essay contest you’re entering. They vary, and widely, so just read the instructions and follow them, whatever they may tell you to do.

P.S.: Mark Wahlberg really did say that. Google it. It’s true.

Best,
Josh

]]> By: Sammy http://www.outlawstudent.com/2008/03/26/dont-plagiarize-other-people%e2%80%99s-work/#comment-3214 Sammy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:26:54 +0000 http://www.scholarshipsuperpack.com/blog/?p=118#comment-3214 About plagiarizing, what is your comment on citing the source on a scholarship essay? ...and, is a scholarship essay quite different from a research paper in regards to citing sources? (what I mean is when I was reading about plagiarizing, I was thinking about those applicants who are thinking of using words and/or phrases from other sources AND want to cite the source. BASICALLY, could you discuss how different or how similar a research essay is compared to a scholarship essay?) About plagiarizing, what is your comment on citing the source on a scholarship essay?

…and, is a scholarship essay quite different from a research paper in regards to citing sources? (what I mean is when I was reading about plagiarizing, I was thinking about those applicants who are thinking of using words and/or phrases from other sources AND want to cite the source. BASICALLY, could you discuss how different or how similar a research essay is compared to a scholarship essay?)

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