How would you feel if you worked on a piece of writing, put your blood sweat and tears into this work. You collected all the information and worked months on this paper. You turn it in and get your grade 'A'. How relieved you feel, you keep a copy of your paper on your hard drive like most students do.
Oh no! Someone has hacked into your computer, not only is all your personal information out in cyberspace but the one piece of writing you have ever been proud of is out there.
As time goes by, you forget all about it. Then one day on the news you see a person winning a $5,000. 00 prize for a literature contest, using parts your paper quoted in their entry. But as you read on you see at the bottom, you are not mentioned as a reference.
Given the scenario, if it were me, I would be furious. If I put all that hard work into the paper, and received my grade. If my words were used and I did not get credit for it, I would feel so slighted as a writer.
So here's your chance how would you feel?
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Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI would be so mad and that money would be mine after I (my lawyers) finish with that person! Taking the credit for another person hard work is so selfish and wrong!!
Alicia Steele Little