compare the student text with the source. source: nicola twilley, \the drifting world.\ published in the new…

compare the student text with the source. source: nicola twilley, \the drifting world.\ published in the new yorker may 2015. plankton are the sea stuff that we do not eat and cannot see. they are, by definition, not swimmers but drifters; any creature that cannot propel itself against the current is a plankter (thats the singular). student text: plankton are creatures that drift but do not swim; any creature that cant propel itself against currents is a plankter (twilley). is the student text plagiarized? no, it is not plagiarized. yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase. yes, because it fails to cite the source. yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase and fails to cite the source.

compare the student text with the source. source: nicola twilley, \the drifting world.\ published in the new yorker may 2015. plankton are the sea stuff that we do not eat and cannot see. they are, by definition, not swimmers but drifters; any creature that cannot propel itself against the current is a plankter (thats the singular). student text: plankton are creatures that drift but do not swim; any creature that cant propel itself against currents is a plankter (twilley). is the student text plagiarized? no, it is not plagiarized. yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase. yes, because it fails to cite the source. yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase and fails to cite the source.

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Brief Explanations:

The student text changes some words like "sea stuff" to "creatures" and "do not eat and cannot see" is omitted. However, the main structure and key definitions (plankton as drifters, plankter definition) are too similar to the source. Also, proper citation should include more than just the author's last name (like the publication year etc. in a full - fledged academic context).

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Yes, because it is an insufficient paraphrase.