Avoiding Plagiarism Writing a Research Paper by Dan Melzer Avoiding Plagiarism Plagiarism is using others' ideas or words as if they were your own.
Most plagiarism is unintentional.
Often students just aren't sure when they need to quote from and when they need to cite sources. You can paraphrase a source in your own words, but you need to cite it. If you're just changing a few of an author's words, you're probably better off just quoting from the source. Title IX was an important first step for equality for women, but more needs to be done. Many colleges are not in compliance with Title IX, especially in terms of scholarships and facilities .