Recognizing Plagiarism

Exercise 64.6-Summarize and Paraphrase

Summary: Paragraph 1

The Gemological Institute, determined by testing and grading, gems created in a laboratory by man was just as real as natural ones (Davis 40).

Summary: Paragraph 2

Customer demand for ecological friendly gem production has increased significantly since 2003. As a result, Genesis, a leader in diamond production, has extended their gem production radically to meet the demand for green stones (Davis 40).

Paraphrase: Paragraph 1

An employee of the Gemological Institute was extremely excited when he realized after comparing a laboratory gem with a natural one that they were of equal quality. It was his opinion that the artificial diamond industry was just as significant as natural stones(Davis40).

Paraphrase: Paragraph 2

The man made diamond industry, after an uphill battle to compete against natural gems, was finally accepted as authentic when the demand for green diamonds escalated. This was due in part because of the desire of customers to purchase “environmental friendly (no open-pit mines), socio-politically neutral (no blood diamonds), and monopoly free (not controlled by De Beers)”(Davis 40). Genesis, a leader in diamond production, added a significant number of diamond producing machines that generated as much money as the productivity of a small mine(Davis 40).

Exercise 64.7-Pattern Practice

Over the past five years, there has been a 30% decline in CD sales; confirming the analysis of a leading researcher of the market.Based on a recording company’s analysis of the most frequently visited web sites offering downloads, the most popular were all single songs, confirming the trend of single music downloading.LP albums permitted artists to record more than one song on an album, and created an opportunity to produce longer songs. It gave entertainers a new lack of restrictions when they produced recordings.


Exercise 64.8 – Writing Practice

Topic: School violence and the effects of school violence seriously affect the safety of our students in schools.

Although violence in schools has been a major concern for parents, students, and educators, it continues to be a pressing problem in the United States. There is no one specific reason for this violence but is actually perpetuated by a number of issues. There continues to huge problems with gangs in our schools, and although we have made efforts to curb the rash of gang violence, it has been difficult. Many children bring weapons to school because they are afraid of being beat up, bullied, or intimated. Drugs also add to the effect of school violence and can be a deadly combination when mixed with gangs. School crime disrupts the daily routine of teaching and learning in schools and may have a lasting effect on children. According to Nancy Day, “They may feel guilty that they were not able to prevent the incident, and they may even suffer long term psychological problems”(12). Students need to feel safe and protected in our schools and we need to do everything possible to make this a reality(Day 12).