I have always tried my best to avoid plagiarizing other people’s work, especially when it comes to writing essays or completing any other major assignment for school. Taking a bit from other people’s ideas and molding it into your own can seem harmless, but it truly is not fair for the original author. The one thing that I think many of us forget is that even though the information is right there on the internet, it is not free for anyone to use without permission, or proper recognition. The tutorial brought up a good point when stating that one way to avoid plagiarizing is to start research early; this way you have time to organize your sources and gather the appropriate information to back up your own thoughts. Also, this avoids rushing and making any careless mistakes – like committing unintentional plagiarism!