May 2009
Confession:
When I was in 3rd grade I plagiarized a book report on Aristotle by copying everything written in the encyclopedia word for word.
And I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how my teacher knew I had done it. I mean, what third grader doesn’t write sentences like “His systematic approach later evolved into the basic scientific method in the Western world.”
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My friend Sam is officially the internet police →
She has secret internet powers and abilities that I will never understand. She somehow managed to find examples of a bunch of now deleted blog entries on this site copied from my blog over the past months. (click the link above to see all her sluething)
It looks like the entire blog has been deleted now. And I really hope that she will consider starting a brand new one - with all of her own...
Will people ever learn?
UPDATE: Most of the plagiarized content was pulled within 30 minutes of posting of this blog.
Probably not. But I’ll keep saying it. Just like I talked about in this post about plagiarizing others, each of us has a unique story to tell… and while finding inspiration in others should be encouraged, blatantly plagiarizing content from my blog, or any other, is just sad.
Anything...
Guest Blogger Week
Lately as I’ve been reading Melissa’s blog I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed with emotion. As a recent victim of a failed love disaster, I’ve been especially susceptible to all you sappy lovers with your puppy dog eyes and your happy endings. While I admit I’ve been slightly green with envy, the truth is these stories have instilled in me a sense of security, knowing that true...
