Ohhh the Copy Cats

We are yet again learning about plagerism in Comp this week.  I don't like the word and the word fraud comes to mind when I think about it.  Those two are so closely linked together.  I have a personal experience with plagerism.  I lost my best friend of twelve years over it.  We had a VERY important paper to do our senior year in English class.  We had to do the typical Senior Project as well but this was another important paper.  My best friend was having a hard time getting ideas together and sources for her topic.  She was really stressed out over it and kept procrastinating because she was so frusterated.  I was done early and flew through my paper with no problem.  She was so upset when she saw I was finished a month before the paper was due and she didn't even have a committed topic.  I decided to help her pick a topic.  Then, on my own time and free will, I wrote her an outline on what I PERSONALLY would write about if this was my topic.  Turns out she used my WHOLE outline to write her paper.  She even turned my typed outline in for the grade.  I was IRATE when I found out what she did.  She was my best friend for years. We grew up together and did almost everything together.  She used me.  I know it is so minor compared to a twelve year friendship but she did this with other things.  She also stopped hanging out with me much because I am a home body and she'd rather go out and party.  I will never forgive her for that.  We don't even talk to this day and I now live 1200 miles away from here.  So that is my personal example.  It does make me angry to think about it now.  It makes you look so low to use someone else's work.  Especially when they are helping you.  Sorry I seem to have gotten on a rant.  This week is flying by.  My son is going to be a year old soon.  My mother and I decorated for Halloween today.  I baked cookies, made meatballs and studied today.  What a nice day off.  I went to Big Lots and spent waaaay too much money.  But it is for Xavier's birthday and Christmas.  Tomorrow my mom is going yard saling to get him stuff.  Honestly, 90% of his things are bought from a yard sale.  You get so much for so little.  I am the Queen of a bargin.  Call me Heather the Frugal. Hahaha.  I have also reinstated my priorities and and focusing only on my family, school and work.  No boys right now.  I have the worst taste in men apparently.  So I'm taking a looooong break from them.  Sometimes being pretty attracts the wrong types.  Sometimes its a curse.  Have a great week everyone!