Plagiarism and why we shouldn't do it

Plagiarism is one of the easiest things to do. But when you get caught, you can get into legal trouble. You can get sued if someone catches you using their material as your own. It's not fun on either sides. You will be embarrassed while the other party could feel betrayed. You must always remember to give credit where credit is due. It's ok to quote someone on something they did as long as you mention them in it some where. We should also cite throughout our writing because it makes it easier to go back to the material just in-case we miss something, or just want to add something. Citing just makes everything easier for everybody. You learn something also from other people's citing because when you go back to where they referenced the information from, you might find some information that you need. Whatever the situation is, citing is always important.

Blog #2 by Markita Moorehead

Well, I'm kinda unsure of what I want to write my paper on, but I'm kind of leaning towards Bi-polar disorder in adults. My step-mom was diagnosed with Bi-polar Disorder a couple years ago and I never really knew what it was. I just thought it was like the person just got mad or angry for no reason. And I'm sure that is more to it than that. So that topic really interested me.

I love being an online student. I communicate better through any kind of computer communication. When I first joined the online community, I thought that I was going to miss the classroom experience I had in regular college. I actually like online class better than the regular school class. It's more of a connection with the students and the teacher. I'm more comfortable with asking a question online than I was in class with everyone looking at me and listening to me. I used to get nervous and hope that I wouldn't say the wrong thing. But online, my fears are taken away.

I love the anonymity. I am more free and I feel like I can ask whatever I want. But now we have these blogs and I can see my fellow students faces. It's kinda like regular school. But I'm still comfortable. I like putting a face to the students name. I love the flexibility of the class and self-directed style because I have 2 young boys(10mths and 3yrs old). So I have to use my time wisely. If I was in regular school, it would be much harder because I would have to leave them and it would be hard to also go to work. Even though it's still challenging, the flexibility makes it much easier. I also like the fact that my 3 yr old can sit on my lap while I'm in class. While I was in Anatomy class, he loved seeing the colorful slides and many times he would type jibberish in the chat when i turned my head. I apologized, but everyone got a good laugh out of it.

I think that this blog was a great idea. This will definitely keep the classmates closer together. Before I used to just give everybody my facebook page link to keep in touch, but this blog makes it much easier. But still, if anybody wants to add me on facebook, just type in my email Markita03@sbcglobal.net.

I'm not sure if I have any ideas about being part of a larger writing community, but I can say that we'll get to know each other much easier if we all respond to each other. I know it's hard for some because we all have lives. I'll try my best to do that. But I won't make any promises.

Markita's 1st Blog entry

Hello class! This is my first blog entry. I'm not sure of what to write. So I'll just discuss how my life has changed within that last few days. In the past couple days, I've got my kids in a wonderful daycare. They'll be learning Spanish as a second language. I thought that was really good because being bilingual is very good these days. I'm thinking about taking Spanish classes so that I can keep up with them. I start my new job monday. I'm excited about getting back into the work field. I've been out of work since June of 2008. And now I feel human again that I can go back to work. I'm glad that I'm accomplishing so much since my layoff at work. I've gotten back in school since then and I graduate in June this year. So I know everything happens for a reason. I think if I wouldn't have gotten laid off, I might not have gotten back into school. I lost everything at once. When I lost my job, I had just bought a brand new car, moved into my apartment the week before. Then two weeks after that, my fiancée and I found out we were expecting. So to encourage anybody else who is going through the same thing I am, stay encouraged and you'll get where you need to be. Just keep the faith. I got through so much, and I am thankful for what's happened. Because I now know the purpose for it :)

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