Another Warning About Plagiarism: DON'T DO IT!!

Students sometimes feel overwhelmed by essay assignments in English 1101 or 1102; nevertheless, turning to an essay service or wikipedia is not a wise idea. Remember that if a student is caught plagiarizing, he/she receives an automatic zero on the assignment. Not only have the words or ideas been stolen, not only has the writer received a zero, but the writer has not attempted any real critical thinking. Without the necessary critical thinking that goes into writing a collegiate essay, he/she has gained less than zero from the experience. 

 Please note that the entire paper does not have to be copied for a student to be guilty of plagiarism; even if a portion of the paper comes from another source, that source MUST be identified. Students are working on argumentative research essays; please be vigil and diligent: DO NOT PLAGIARIZE.

Sadly, here is an example of plagiarism.

From the student's paper:

"Go-Go is a subgenre associated with Funk that originated in the D.M.V. area (Washington D.C., Maryland,   Virginia) duirng the mid 1960s to late 1970s. A great number of bands contributed to the early evolution of the genre. Many of the credit though goes to The Young Senators, Black Heat, and notably singer-guitarist Chuck Brown who is considered "The God-Father of Go-Go". . . . Go-Go's essential best is characterized by a syncopated, dotted rhythm that consists of  a series of quarter and eight notes . . . ."

 From widipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go_music:

Go-go is a subgenre associated with funk that originated in the Washington, D.C., area during the mid- 1960s to late-1970s. It remains primarily popular in the area as a uniquely regional music style. A great number of bands contributed to the early evolution of the genre, but The Young Senators, Black Heat, and notably singer-guitarist Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers are credited with having developed most of the hallmarks of the style. . . . ^[1]

In technical terms, "Go-go's essential beat is characterized by a syncopated, dotted rhythm that consists of a series of quarter and eighth notes (quarter, eighth, quarter, (space/held briefly), quarter, eighth, quarter)… which is underscored most dramatically by the bass drum and snare drum, and the hi-hat… [and] is ornamented by the otherpercussion instruments, especially by the conga drums, timbales, and hand-heldcowbells."^[2]