There are many different aspects, views, and ramifications when it comes to internet plagiarism. The area of Internet plagiarism which, interests me most is the area consisting of the buying, selling, and trading of plagiarized research papers. Along with what can be done by Professors and academics to help eliminate the problem of internet plagiarism. My interest in this area began quite a while ago when I happened to come across a web site which claimed that for a small fee of one hundred dollars they would write a research paper on any subject, complete with an MLA style work cited and five sources. My curiosity didn't peak until several weeks later, when I was actually assigned to do a research paper, at which point I began to do my research for what now is my research paper topic. Most or all of my research into internet plagiarism was done on the internet, and could be divided into two basic categories. The first and the more interesting of the two categories are the many different options available to a student, when it comes to obtaining research papers from the internet. This first category would include such topics as price of the paper, quality of the paper, length of time required to receive the paper, and the availability of a specific topic. The second and somewhat less interesting to me would be the topic of ways that professors and other academics can battle internet plagiarism. Professors and other academics have a few options when it comes to battling internet plagiarism including knowing your students writing style, assigning unique and specific topics for research, and using anti-plagiarism web sites and programs.
In this day and age the options available to a student in seek of a plagiarized research paper
from the internet are endless and ever changing. Just a...