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Plagiarism is taking someone else’s words or ideas and using them as if you thought of them. Briefly explain the importance of NOT plagiarizing your work and two ways you can avoid plagiarism.

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Answer:

Here are a few ideas for your answer:

-plagiarism limits how much you learn

-what you plagiarize could be incorrect information

-people could find out and you could land in legal trouble

and a few ways to avoid plagiarism:

-keep track of the resources you use in your work and create a bibliography

-paraphrase information and add your own ideas

-use an online plagiarism checker

good luck !!

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