Achievement 3: Content Etiquette by @mhizlove

Hello friends I have been away for awhile but am back to complete my achievement task

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What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism can be defined as the act of copying someone else work with seeking for their permission or making reference to them. It is also known as stealing and is a punishable offense.

Types of plagiarism.
Direct Plagiarism:
This means copying someone's work with citing the source from where you got the information from.
Mosaic Plagiarism:
This type of Plagiarism is done when the Plagiarist might have mentioned the source where he got his work from but might not have quoted it correctly.

Self-Plagiarism:
This is very common amongst us when someone copy his own work and present it to two or more places it is considered as self Plagiarism. You need to seek for permission before doing such.
Accidental Plagiarism:
This occurs when the Plagiarist misquote or write a different thing from what am author might have written and does not cute it properly is known as accidental Plagiarism.

• How to Avoid Plagiarism*
  To avoid Plagiarism you should Follow the steps below

1. You need to know what Plagiarism is so as to enable you avoid it.
2. Make sure to quote and paraphrase any work you get from another person properly.
3. Cite your work properly.
4. Make sure you Check Your Work carefully using Plagiarism checker.

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