Plagiarism: Martin Luther King Jr.

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Q6: I think that plagiarism is such a serious offence in the academic community, because you are stealing someone’s intellectual property. To take someone’s thoughts or words is wrong because they aren’t yours to use. You should only use other people’s work to further prove you point or idea. I believe it is important to avoid plagiarism because it’s just wrong to steal someone’s work and try to pass it off as your own.

Q7: One of the “Famous Plagiarists” cases that I found interesting was that Martin Luther King Jr was actual accused of plagiarism. Upon first glance I got frightened that it might be one of his famous speeches. However, he was accused of plagiarism in his early writings and in his dissertation. According to the author “he

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