7. Is it Plagiarism? “ Ever since men were able to think they have been wondering what this universe really is and how it came to be there. And, very roughly, two views have been held. First, there is what is called the materialistic view. People who take that view think that matter and space just happen to exist…. By one chance in a thousand, something hit our sun and made it produce the planets; and by another thousandth chance, the chemicals necessary for life, and the right temperature, occurred on one of these planets, and so some of the matter on this earth came alive; and then, by a very long series of chances, the living creatures developed into things like us.” Lewis, C. S. (2001). Mere Christianity . San Francisco: HarperCollins. One of the greatest Christian thinkers of the 20 th Century, C. S. Lewis, describes in Mere Christianity a “materialistic view” of creation with elements of the modern day Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution. He characterizes this view as a fluke, in which “by one chance in a thousand,” the planets were created and “by another thousandth chance,” the necessary elements for life on earth occurred, and “by a very long series of chances,” thinking beings developed (Lewis, 2001, p 22). Lewis, C. S. (2001). Mere Christianity . San Francisco: HarperCollins. Original Text Student’s Paper No, this is not plagiarism. Why not? The original source is well paraphrased, with quotation marks indicating word-for-word phrases or terms used by Lewis. The page number for the quotation is also given in the citation.

8. Is it Plagiarism? Original Information Student’s PowerPoint Yes, this is plagiarism. Why? NASA/WMAP Science Team. (2010). Timeline of the universe [Graphic]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved from http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/060915/index.html Timeline of the Universe A model titled “Timeline of the Universe” from NASA’s WMAP Science Team dates the Big Bang Expansion, or age of the universe, at 13.7 billion years.

9. Is it Plagiarism? Original Information Student’s PowerPoint Yes, this is plagiarism. Why? The student notes the designers of the model but does not properly cite and reference a source where he or she found the image. Borrowed images, like text, must be fully referenced in a paper or presentation, even when found on the open Internet. NASA/WMAP Science Team. (2010). Timeline of the universe [Graphic]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved from http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/060915/index.html Timeline of the Universe A model titled “Timeline of the Universe” from NASA’s WMAP Science Team dates the Big Bang Expansion, or age of the universe, at 13.7 billion years. (No citation) No Reference