I find this Wikipedia entry about plagiarism interesting: Plagiarism, as defined in the 1995 Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary, is the “use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.” Within academia, plagiarism by students, professors, or researchers is considered academic dishonesty [...]
Truth, justice, and Da Pinoy way
October 8, 2008 By 8 Comments
Claudio Teehankee Jr. is free, and guess what, his victims are still dead. And on cue, we get these quaint platitiudes from our friendly neighbourhood politicians: Sen. Loren Legarda: “Are we turning into a country that does not respect the law, that abuses its powers of executive clemency?” Sen. Mar Roxas: “it’s sad that the [...]
“Restraint” and the average Pinoy schmoe
June 10, 2008 By 11 Comments
The news about Ces Drilon’s abduction is sad indeed. It must be a huge comfort to her family to know that there is an all-out effort (based on Ding G. Gagelonia’s frequent updates) to recover her and her crew safely; among others: a call for “media restraint”, a “directive” to the AFP to “share intelligence [...]
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