Caroline+B.



FINAL DRAFT!



Even though the Revolution itself was based on the ideals of democracy, George Washington could have taken control of the US as King, because of his popularity and wave of patriotism following the defeat of the British.

October 11th, 2009 When did you last see your father?

The boy’s father marched, his legs and knees weak from the weight of his armor. He and his army had only the last few miles to tread until they merged with King Charles’s other soldiers. Together, they would all fight the Roundheads at the Battle of Naseby. But as a father, the man’s thoughts were clouded with a deep worry for his wife and children. He did not know what would happen to them if the Parliamentarians captured them, or what would happen to him if his family was forced to tell the Puritans what they knew about his whereabouts. He now just wished that he could see them all one last time before the battle. There was a loud bang on the door, and my mother rushed to the door. She was making a soup for us for lunch when they came. They tied our hands behind our backs, and then we were pushed into the back of a cart that was drawn by horses. My younger sister began to cry, and soon my older sister did, too. I was not scared of the men in the armor, but I was scared for Father. He had left us a short time ago, and he was acting odd. I remember how he kissed my mother and two sisters on the tops of their heads, and then took my head in his hands. He told me to be good, and that he would come home soon. Then he turned away, and I thought that I saw a tear roll down his cheek.

The boy planned on lying for his father, for he knew that these men behind the table meant no good. Who do they think they are, making my sister cry like that? I’ll show them...

October 29, 2009

1. Plagiarism is when you try to take the credit of using someone else's ideas, thoughts, research, or information and pass it off as your own.

2. It is important not to plagiarize because it is taken seriously, and a form of cheating. You do not learn anything from stealing others' work, and there are consequences for it.

3. The difference between plagiarism and a copyright violation is that when an idea or fact is copied, it is considered plagiarism; only the expression of ideas or facts that have been copied is a copyright violation.

4. Consequences for plagiarism / cheating include: failing grades for assignments that aren't original, going down a whole letter grade in that class, no credit for that semester, or being removed from that course.

5. Some of the consequences at college are: being suspended/ kicked out of the college, being on probation, failing classes, loss of benefits programs or scholarships, reomberssment for damage done to school library / computer materials / files.

6. You can avoid plagiarism by using reliable sources for information (evaluating the website, book, article, etc.), take notes (quotations, paraphrasing, and summarizing) instead of copying and pasting, and give the original author credit (citations).