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Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the practice of taking/copying someone else’s work or ideas and using that work as your own.
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1. Visit http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086 to find information on Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01629 Source: Library of Congress
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269 Source: Library of Congress - See more at: http://www.mlkonline.net/images.html#sthash.BB608Qmy.dpuf
Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269 Source: Library of Congress - See more at: http://www.mlkonline.net/images.html#sthash.BB608Qmy.dpuf
Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269 Source: Library of Congress - See more at: http://www.mlkonline.net/images.html#sthash.BB608Qmy.dpuf
2. Copy the synopsis.
3. Now let's check this information for original content.
4. Visit http://www.paperrater.com/plagiarism_checker and paste the copied content into the text box. Agree to the terms of service by checking the box and then click on get report.
5. When results are completed, take a screen shot of the results box.
6. In a word processing program or blog reflect on the following questions:
Piracy: Piracy is the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work.
Creative Commons License: A Creative Commons license lets you dictate how others may use your work. The Creative Commons license allows you to keep your copyright but allows others to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit and only on the conditions you specify.
Attribution: Attribution is giving credit to the person who create the work.
. Use Creative Commons.org to create a license for your work. If you are new to Creative Commons, click on Share Your Work and choose Get Started to learn more. When you are ready to create a license begin making your selections and the panels will change as you begin to choose the appropriate license. Click on the buttons to set the attributes for your license. Type in a name for your project and put your name (first name only or a secret code name) in the appropriate boxes. Your teacher may have some suggestions for you at this point. When you are done, you have several choices for sharing your work. You can copy the html embed code or screenshot the normal or compact icons.
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2. Take this Be Legal and Fair quiz. The password for the quiz is legal21. Do your best!
3. Take a screenshot of your quiz results to show your teacher.
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