Is this plagiarism? It's your call!
Below is a passage from John Krakauer's Into the Wild. The original source is followed by excerpts of student papers. Decide if the student's version is word for word plagiarism, paraphrase/summary plagiarism, or not plagiarism at all.
Original Passage: "It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it" (Krakauer 155).*
Jamie's Paper: When you are a child, it is easy to think that what you want is what you deserve.
Which is Jamie's paper?
* Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. New York: Anchor Books, 1997. Print.
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