Avoiding Plagiarism: Learning What is Plagiarism

Plagiarism, a word commonly heard these days. Just what constitutes plagiarism? Well, plagiarism is the use of word of ideas that are not your own and presenting them as if they were your own, without acknowledging and taking credit for someone else’s work. Plagiarism is considered a type of intellectual theft, and it is on the rise with the increased use of the Internet and the convenience of access to information it offers.

There are many forms of plagiarism, ranging from deliberately cheating (copying) to accidentally copying from a source without proper acknowledgment. Whenever words or ideas from another person’s work are used, you have to acknowledge where they came from. By learning how to reference properly, you will be able to clearly specify where you received your inspiration from and show the depth of your research and understanding.

One of the best ways to avoid plagiarism is to understand what it is and how to best avoid committing it. Although the Internet can be a great source of information, with readily available information, it does not imply that it is necessarily “free”. Information found on the Internet should be referenced, just like any other source; it should be fully acknowledged and evaluated in the same way you would information from print-based sources...Read more>>

Writing Reports: How to

Explains why there is a need for writing reports, and describes how to write reports.

According to dictionary.com, reports are "an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry". There are many reasons why there is a need to write reports. Unlike creative writing, reports are written for educational and informational purposes. They are always based on facts, and can be in the form of assessments or for references. There are many types of reports, namely progress reports, investigative reports, and feasibility reports.

Reports generally have 3 parts: the introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction of the report (like its name suggests), introduces the reader to the report:

• Background (of the report)
  

The background within the introduction of a report provides the history of the situation (that the report is about), who the report is targeted for, what the topic (of the report) is about, the current status of a situation (that the report is about) and the reasons for it, and the definition of key terms (e.g. scientific or technical). ...Read more>>

Triond Overview

There are various places that you can earn some money writing online and Triond is just one of the many places.

When writing for Triond, grammar has to be good in order for it to be published. You can write about anything that you like to. Of course, the more popular a topic, you earn more money.

Triond is particular when it comes to the submission of your articles: the articles that you submit have to be original, and not submitted elsewhere on the internet. Content that has previously been published elsewhere on the internet, or articles that are too similar to various sources over the Internet will be declined. This includes duplicate items that you yourself have authored.

Once your article has been published, you would still retain all authorship and copyrights to the materials submitted for publication through the website. Other than articles, you can also publish photos, but they do not earn you as much money. If your article is good, interesting, and about a popular topic, with some good promotion, you can make quite a bit of money.

Payment is prompt, and is either by Western Union and Paypal. With Triond you are paid through Yahoo! ads and Google adsense ads which increases your earnings exponentially.

However, to truly start earning money you would have to build up your database of articles. So perseverance and constantly writing is the key, to not only honing your writing skills, but also earning some money. You should write and published your content in a site that you feel most comfortable with, so read the terms and conditions carefully. You may also like to try other similar sites...Read more>>

Blogging with Writer's Block

Even the most experienced bloggers suffer from bouts of writers block. You know the feeling. You sit down in front of the computer, intending to tap out your next pearls of wisdom, and your mind goes completely blank. Worse yet, everything in your mind starts running together and you can't focus on one topic. The more you try to focus, the worse things get... more>>