Plagiarism: a very serious offensePlagiarism is a very serious subject to address. This may not seem like a major problem, but very serious things can result from it. Students could lose their scholarships and be kicked out of school for something as simple as copying someone else's work. Students should learn the rules and regulations of the school they attend regarding plagiarism.[1] This is essentially what plagiarism is; copy someone else's work. The true definition of plagiarism is "Using someone else's ideas or language and representing those ideas or language as our own, either intentionally or negligently." »[2] There are many different ways to address this problem. The best way to remedy this situation is to paraphrase, that is, to actually put into your own words the information you can obtain. This method can be, so to speak, a double-edged sword. Putting someone else's ideas into your own words can be very tricky, because following the original material closely is considered plagiarism. Only if the paraphrase correctly says the same thing as the original in the student's own words is it not considered plagiarism. Another way to correct plagiarism is to cite and give credit where credit is due. If the student takes someone's own words and uses them in an article, he or she would be better off putting quotation marks around the quote and revealing whose quote it was. The last thing a student can do to avoid plagiarism is to check their paraphrasing and citation. to make sure they haven't missed anything that could cause their paper to violate the plagiarism rule. Always cite sources used to gather information and sources used to incorporate graphs, tables, etc. in the document. There are many reasons why students choose to plagiarize. These students in general are students who seem to procrastinate or do the simplest thing possible, which is just copying something from someone who has already done their research on the topic..