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gbeatty Teacher
College - FreshmanPosted by gbeatty on Saturday April 14, 2007 at 10:06 AMThere are many reasons why it is important to cite work borrowed from other sources in academic writing.
The simplest of these is that most, if not all, schools require it.
After that, there is the point of honesty.
Third, to demonstrate learning and knowledge of a field. By that I mean, often you are attempting to show that you are familiar with the scholarship in a given area, that you know which sources are most important, and that you can distinguish between ideas developed by different thinkers. Citations show this.
Then, courtesy for your readers. Assume your readers are interested in what you have to say, and will want to do more reading in the subject. You're telling them where to find useful sources.
These don't appy the same way in creative works like 1984, by the way; different rules apply.
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mrerick Teacher
High School - 12th GradePosted by mrerick on Saturday April 14, 2007 at 11:51 AMRemember that when you're writing a research paper, you are attempting to become knowledgeable about that subject. The more experts you can cite with-in that paper, the more credible you are as a researcher!
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btosh94 Student
High School - 9th GradePosted by btosh94 on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 8:43 PMI think that it is very important to cite yoru resources because first, it is common curtesy to the person who did all of the work to find the information out. Second, it is very important to cite yoru resources because, you could get kicked otu of school and NEVER return if you are cought doing plagiarism, even if it is not on perpose. And the last reason that i think it is important to cite you sources because, you do not want to go to jail.
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