Plagiarism Quiz

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The premise for this article may be entirely bogus. Under what circumstances do the travels of young American undergraduates warrant inclusion in a discussion about pedagogy and cultural studies in 'the South'? The answer is that despite its massive size and prestige, the American university system mirrors the national political economy more generally.

From the article, "Privileged Migration: American Undergraduates, Study Abroad, Academic Tourism," by Marcus Breen, published in Critical Arts: A South-North Journal Of Cultural & Media Studies, volume 26, issue 1, 2012, pages 82-102.

Student's Response:

Breen admits that the premise for this article may be entirely bogus. However, he defends his premise because the American university system mirrors the national political economy more generally (83).

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• Yes

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The concept of social capital can help us understand the relationship between the Hispanic community and the important factor of information about college. Less access to desirable social capital may result in a lack of adequate information about higher education finances, and that, in turn, may result in college-qualified Hispanic high school graduates applying to community colleges instead of 4-year schools.

From the article, "Social Capital, Financial Knowledge, and Hispanic Student College Choices," by Noga O'Connor, Floyd M. Hammack, and Marc A. Scott, published in Research In Higher Education, volume 51, issue 3, 2010, pages 195-219.

Student's Response:

O'Conner, Hammack, and Scott (2010) argue that when analyzing the connection between the Hispanic community and the "important factor of information about college," "social capital" is a useful concept (p. 215). Hispanic high school graduates who meet the requirements for acceptance to a four-year school "may" end up applying to community colleges instead because the "social capital" of the Hispanic community is not conducive to these students receiving information about how to finance a higher education (O'Conner, Hammack, and Scott, 2010, p. 215).

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• no

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A model of patriotic dissent has emerged in which activists have sought to narrow the gap between America's lofty promise of liberty and justice for all and the actual experience of oppressed or marginalized Americans: the working classes, women, and African Americans, for example.

From the article, "The American Gay Rights Movement And Patriotic Protest," by Simon Hall, published in the Journal Of the History Of Sexuality, volume 19, issue 3, 2010, pages 536-562.

Student's Response:

Hall (2010) argues that an archetype of patriotic objection has developed in which activists strive to lessen the distance between America's ambitious guarantee of liberty and justice for all and the reality of subjugated or undervalued Americans: the lower classes, females, and black Americans, for instance (p. 538).

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• no

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Risk is a feature of modern industrial civilization.

From the article, "Online Dating and Mating: Perceptions of Risk and Health Among Online Users," by Danielle Couch and Pranee Liamputtong, published in the journal Health, Risk & Society, volume 9, number 3, 2007, pages 275-294.

Student's Response:

Couch and Liamputtong (2007) maintain that "[r]isk" is a characteristic of "modern industrial civilization" (277).

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• no

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Because the ultimate goal of Buddhism is to liberate people from the root causes and the superficial manifestations of suffering, all Buddhist services are fundamentally spiritual in intent.

From the article, "Buddhism as a Support System for Southeast Asian Refugees," by Edward R. Canda and Thitiya Phaobtong, published in the journal Social Work, volume 37, issue 1, 1992.

Student's Response:

According to Canda and Phaobtong (1992), all Buddhist services are fundamentally spiritual in intent, because the ultimate goal of Buddhism is to liberate people from the root causes and the superficial manifestations of suffering (p. 65).

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• no

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Through a discussion with one charter operator, the researchers in this current study were informed that in order to deter fur seals, the operator would strike fur seals on the head with a hammer or other blunt object when they came in close proximity to their vessel.

From the article, "Behavioural Responses Of The Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Pusillus Doriferus) To Vessel Traffic And Presence Of Swimmers In Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia," by Richard Stafford-Bell, Mark Scarr, and Carol Scarpaci, published in Aquatic Mammals, volume 38, number 3, 2012, pages 241-249.

Student's Response:

In the course of their study into the behavioral responses of Australian fur seals to boat traffic, Stafford-Bell, Scarr, and Scarpaci (2012) spoke with a charter operator who admitted that he "would strike fur seals on the head with a hammer or other blunt object" when the seals came near his boat.

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• no

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Arms trafficking is unlikely to decrease without increased cooperation between the United States and Mexico.

From the article, "This is Gun Country: The International Implications of U.S. Gun Control Policy," by Laura Mehalko, published in the journal Boston College International & Comparative Law Review, volume 35, number 1, 2012, pages 297-330.

Student's Response:

According to Mehalko, the United States and Mexico need to work together to decrease arms trafficking (299).

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• no