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The punishable perils of plagiarism - Melissa Huseman D'Annunzio

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Fighting plagiarism is serious business. From brainchild-snatching to wholly quotables, plagiarists have plenty of wily ways to pass others' work off as their own -- and all of them are threats to original thinking. Melissa Huseman D’Annunzio imagines what would happen if a Department of Plagiarism Investigation were on the case.

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In her conspiracy theory project claiming that alien possession is the cause of plagiarism in American high schools, Mary weaves together quote after quote from properly cited outside sources. Has she committed plagiarism?

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  • Director Hache Rodríguez
  • Artist Ivan Espinell
  • Educator Melissa Huseman D’Annunzio
  • Narrator Michelle Snow

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