What is Content? Content simply means message or subject matter that we are passing across to the audience or readers. It can also be described as theme that we sending out to the society for their listening pleasure. Content serves as integral part of every publications, journals or magazines.
Plagiarism according to Oxford Dictionary "is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own".
Cambridge English Dictionary described it as the process or practice of using another person's idea or work and pretending that it is your own.
Merriam-Webster online dictionary view plagiarism as "to steal and pass off ( the ideas or work of another) as one's".
To my best of knowledge, plagiarism is an act of copy someone works, views, ideas, initiatives or ideologies that has been published word for word. For instance, Mr X delivered a lecture or authored a book, and Mr Y copy the prints and publish it. It is well known fact that Mr Y has plagiarize the work attributed to Mr X .
In a real sense or in practical life approach, plagiarism is just like a thief in the night that come to steal someone properties, thereby rendered the owner empty-handed.
Therefore, it is note-worthy to itemize some of the harmful effects of plagiarism as:
- Plagiarism destroy originality
- It kill initiative, idea, or innovation.
- It lower the market value of the work or project that has been plagiarized.
- It leads to duplication of the same work or idea with different authors or writers.
- It brings about confusion among the people in the society as they find it difficult to ascertain the genuine owner of the work
In conclusion, content creation should be based on one's view or idea about an object, event or something with creative mind. It is crystal clear that the opinion, view or analysis of Mr A about the performance of a football team or player in a competitive match would be different from that of Mr B, therefore Mr B is not expected to copy an approach of Mr A about the team or player's performance.
My people on hive blog, let's shun every temptation of plagiarism so that our community can be a better place.
Say No to Plagiarism!
Say Yes to Originality!.
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