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Hey, Jason, how does this sound?
Three easy things that students can do
to reduce their environmental impact are:
walk or bike to class,
recycle as much as possible,
and buy food from local farms.
It's good but it sounds familiar.
That's because we wrote it.
No, that's because you stole it.
You took that directly from Ryan's project.
True, but they're good ideas.
When you take someone else's ideas and say they're your own, that's plagarism.
Basically, it's cheating.
You'll get a good grade on your paper.
Cool.
Yeah, until Ryan wins an award for his project.
After your instructor hears about it,
she'll fail you for cheating.
I want to include his ideas, so what am I supposed to do?
All you have to do is make it obvious that you're quoting someone else's ideas,
and then give your own interpretations of what they're saying and what it means to you.
It's pretty easy and it's a common practice.
Give that a try and we'll see how it turns out.
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Hey, Jason, how does this sound?
My roommate, Ryan, has come up with three ways that
students can reduce their impact on the environment.
They are:
walk or bike to class,
recycle as much as possible,
and buy food from local farms.
I've given this some thought.
I already ride my bike to class,
and Ryan takes care of the recycling,
but I could start buying some food from the farmers' market.
Much better.
See you later.
Does this happen to you often?