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Adam Wheeler plagiarizes his way through life to prison

There is plagiarism and then there is PLAGIARISM! Adam Wheeler is the king of plagiarism, as he lied and forged his way through Harvard. The brilliant mind of Adam Wheeler was wasted on lying his way through just about every facet of his life. One must wonder what he was thinking and exactly how far did he think he could go with his ruse. At some point, someone expects a Harvard grad to actually perform and produce like a Harvard grad…or do they? Had he actually made it through Harvard, would he have made it outside the walls of academia? Probably…lets look at the evidence in his favor.Doris Kerns Goodwin, Harvard professor, plagiarized Lynne McTaggert, author of Kathleen Kennedy: Her Life and Times and paid her off. H.G. Wells succeeded in plagiarizing noted feminist author Florence Deeks. Jason Blair plagiarized over 20 articles for the New York Times. Adam Wheeler would have fit right in with some of the greatest authors of our time.

The problem with plagiarism these days is that getting caught is inevitable. To a great extent, the information above regarding acknowledgment and citation of borrowed ideas applies to reference materials as well as works by individual authors. In all cases, the reader should be provided sufficient information to locate the original source of the material. Reference material references resemble book references, specifically, in that the publisher or holder of the copyright is required as part of the data provided readers.

Such reference materials typically draw from other scholarly works extensively. One would not expect the author of an encyclopedia article, for example, to draw exclusively from her or his own experiences or knowledge. Thus, secondary sources are often involved in such cases. Writers should identify secondary sources as such, giving the reader sufficient information to identify the original “thinker” or writer. Permission must be obtained from the holder of the copyright before such borrowed data is used in whole or part, “as is” or after adaptation. Don’t be an Adam Wheeler, give credit where credit is due and make your own way.

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