compare the student text with the source.\nsource: russell freedman, who was first?, page 15. published by…

compare the student text with the source.\nsource: russell freedman, who was first?, page 15. published by clarion books, 2007:\nwhile columbus was a courageous and enterprising mariner, he proved to be a poor governor, unable to control the greed of his followers.\nstudent text:\ncolumbus was a brave and adventurous sailor but turned out to be an ineffective leader.\nis the student text plagiarized?\nno, it is not plagiarized.\nyes, because it fails to cite the source.\nyes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

compare the student text with the source.\nsource: russell freedman, who was first?, page 15. published by clarion books, 2007:\nwhile columbus was a courageous and enterprising mariner, he proved to be a poor governor, unable to control the greed of his followers.\nstudent text:\ncolumbus was a brave and adventurous sailor but turned out to be an ineffective leader.\nis the student text plagiarized?\nno, it is not plagiarized.\nyes, because it fails to cite the source.\nyes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

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Brief Explanations:

Plagiarism occurs when one uses another's work without proper citation. Here, the student text paraphrases the source (e.g., "courageous" → "brave", "enterprising mariner" → "adventurous sailor", "poor governor" → "ineffective leader") but fails to cite the source (Russel Freedman's Who Was First?). Even though it's a paraphrase (not a direct quote, so quotation marks aren't needed here), proper citation is still required.

Answer:

Yes, because it fails to cite the source.