Chapter 7
I never paid attention why it is so important to use citation until I had to research and document the sources for my Alzheimer’s disease paper. I had to browse through tons of information on the web and make a well documented research paper. Some students asked what web sites I visited and I was able to locate it with my citations. I thought that citation is only useful when you need to support the material. After reading chapter 7, I understood other reasons for using citations. Like Mr. Troy said it gets a little bit complicated. Some people use ideas and claim their ownership and get credit for it. That happened with music industry, many artists had to fight to protect their work. It’s about being fair and responsible. Citations is useful when we need to document the source of our knowledge and to be able to respond with credible source if needed. If one disagrees with someone we can prove our point of view with our resources and create new ideas. I liked the example with Quentin Tarantino who had a new idea of using somebody’s work and combining with his film. He did so perfectly that was not accused of plagiarism but as “one of the premier filmmakers of our time”. I believe students can do this as well. We have so many resources to choose from, therefore we have to handle it responsibly, without plagiarism, copying and claiming as our own product. The example of famous speech by Obama who used his friend speech tells all. We should not settle ourselves for less, we are creative and we can do it even better with so many resources.
Troy Swanson.” Mash It Up…Gracefully”. “Why White Rice? -Thinking Through Writing”. Kendal Hunt Pub. 2010. p.163-174