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How to Recognize Unacceptable and Acceptable Paraphrases
Here's the ORIGINAL text, from page 1 of Lizzie Borden: A Case Book of
Family and Crime in the 1890s by Joyce Williams et al.:
The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion of the
population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century
American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature
of the American landscape in the East, they transformed farm hands into
industrial laborers, and provided jobs for a rising tide of immigrants. With
industry came urbanization the growth of large cities (like Fall River,
Massachusetts, where the Bordens lived) which became the centers of
production as well as of commerce and trade.
Here's an UNACCEPTABLE paraphrase that is plagiarism:
The increase of industry, the growth of cities, and the explosion of the
population were three large factors of nineteenth century America. As
steam-driven companies became more visible in the eastern part of the
country, they changed farm hands into factory workers and provided jobs for
the large wave of immigrants. With industry came the growth of large cities
like Fall River where the Bordens lived which turned into centers of
commerce and trade as well as production.
What makes this passage plagiarism?
The preceding passage is considered plagiarism for two reasons:
a.. the writer has only changed around a few words and phrases, or changed
the order of the original's sentences.
b.. the writer has failed to cite a source for any of the ideas or facts.
If you do either or both of these things, you are plagiarizing.
NOTE: This paragraph is also problematic because it changes the sense of
several sentences (for example, "steam-driven companies" in sentence two
misses the original's emphasis on factories).
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