Most recent public comments by Madison Whittemore https://nowcomment.com/users/32723 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869971 I wonder how people handled emergent messages without current technology such as text messaging or portable cell phones? Thu, 26 Oct 2017 02:20:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869970 I wonder if just consuming the raw coca plant has the same physiological and psychological effects as crack and cocaine? Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:12:43 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869968 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869968 This paragraph uses the point by point method. This paragraph is unique to the point by point method because the paragraph takes one topic -- the form of communication -- and addresses the similarities and differences of this one topic. Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:24:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869965 This paragraph demonstrates the block method. This paragraph is unique to the block method because the paragraph only describes the similarities -- not the differences -- between crack and cocaine and their similar effects on the body. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 06:12:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869961 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869961 It is pretty incredible to look at the communication that people used before technology, such as cell phone technology, was engineered. It is interesting to look back at the different communication methods such as mailing letters and think, "Wow! That was so inefficient!" But at the time, for the technology that was available, mailing letters was relatively efficient. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:54:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869955 https://nowcomment.com/documents/87602?scroll_to=869955 Only the last sentence of the introduction paragraph is considered the actual "thesis" statement. The information before the thesis is considered different sub-points and is somewhat like supporting evidence that just introduces the topic of the thesis statement and supports it. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:34:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802256 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802256 It is amazing how plagiarism is so frequent, yet we can do simple actions to prevent it in everyday life. How interesting would it be to think about how we plagiarize when we speak in everyday conversation! Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:05:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802254 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802254 Once you turn it in to a teacher, the teacher now has ownership of that paper. If you want to use that paper again, you have to ask permission from that teacher and cite it. I wonder how one would cite this? Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:00:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802252 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802252 Paraphrasing and quoting are two very important but different ways to avoid plagiarism. Paraphrasing is when a student finds a piece of information in a document such as an article and summarizes that piece of information and puts it into his/her own words. However, one rule for paraphrasing is that if that student uses more than two words in a row from the document from which he/she got his/her information, that student must use quotation marks around those words. Quoting is, where again, a student finds a piece of information in a document such as an article that fits his/her assignment perfectly. But instead of choosing to paraphrase or summarize, he/she chooses to use that piece of information word-for-word. In this case, the student must use quotation marks around that information. Regardless, whether one uses paraphrasing, quoting, or another method to avoid plagiarism, citing and a bibliography is necessary. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:35:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802237 https://nowcomment.com/documents/80932?scroll_to=802237 There are many different kinds of plagiarism throughout the world — accidental plagiarism, direct plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism and one of the most common among students, self-plagiarism, which is the focus here. Self-plagiarism is when someone re-uses his/her own work from previous times or assignments. This type of plagiarism is self-inflicted. Journalist Ben Mudrak, who wrote an article about self-plagiarism on the “American Journal Experts” website, describes self-plagiarism “as recycling or reusing one’s own specific words from previously published texts.” Even though this plagiarism is not actually copying someone else’s work, according to Mudrak, it is called “duplicate publication” (http://www.aje.com/) for a reason. The following is an example of self-plagiarism. In third grade, a student does a poster board presentation of a certain wild animal which entails pictures, facts, and informational paragraphs that that the student puts into his/her own words. Then, a few years later — in sixth grade — the same student is assigned a similar assignment. If the student uses his/her exact writing, paragraphs, and even pictures from her third grade assignment without asking her third grade teacher for permission to do so and without citing her source, this is considered self-plagiarism. Bibliography: American Journal Experts (http://www.aje.com/) Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:04:25 -0400