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Maggie has to write an essay. Writing is difficult for Maggie. She comes across a Web site of historians’ essays on famous people. Maggie wants to copy the historians’ words and give that in as her essay. Maggie doesn’t want to copy someone else’s work, but she wants a good grade. What should she do?
What is Maggie should not copy the essay? That is plagiarism, the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own and that is cheating. She can use the essay as research and get some ideas on how to write her essay in her own words.