You may remember from some point in your schooling a lecture about a little thing called plagiarism. Wikipedia states, “Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as ‘the wrongful appropriation, close imitation, or purloining and publication, of another author’s language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions, and the representation of them as one’s own original work,’” attributing this definition to…
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Ethical Writing – What You Need to Know
Whether or not you believe “the pen is mightier than the sword,” the fact is that words do have power. When you write, you are not only using words to convey a message; you are also implicitly saying, “I can be trusted.” But, that trust can quickly be diminished if your readers discover you are…