Analysis Of Plagiarism In Malcolm Gladwell's Something Borrowed

In any school you have attended, plagiarism is a situation that a writer should not put themselves in under any circumstances. When reading the essay “Something Borrowed,” Malcolm Gladwell gave insight into the flaws of plagiarism that writers may not have thought about before. The first being that plagiarism is never acceptable (927). The second issue with plagiarism is recognizing the differences that can or cannot “inhibit creativity” (931). Being inspired by another person's work can help and guide you to build your own ideas, but simply taking their work and claiming it as yours is not permitted. The third and last point Gladwell brought up about plagiarism is that writers evolve as time continues and from that, they must have some point of inspiration when writing. Writing can almost be impossible to create a piece that is original or using words that have not been used before which in turn makes it hard for people to not use others work as a foundation for what they are trying to bring to the reader.

Plagiarism is a topic in all schools that are discussed among students that it is never all right to use someone else’s work as your own. It sounds simple enough but, it can be hard to write on a topic that is an original piece. Even though plagiarism is not

They sat down and for hours listened to music which his friend would show him two different songs, but very similar sounds that created a new sound. For example, the song “Twice My Age,” by Shabba Ranks and Krystal, and then the seventies pop song “Seasons in the Sun.” Both different songs but similar echoes in both songs. After many examples his friend had, he came to the conclusion that even though you use a beat from someone else’s work, you transform it into a piece of work that is your own. With this type of process, it becomes the center of