tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15328831.post2970543087396440012..comments2024-03-21T20:16:10.667+00:00Comments on Information Literacy Weblog: Plagiarism in high placesSheila Webberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929764583069948543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15328831.post-21327679867511531382016-07-27T21:33:22.571+01:002016-07-27T21:33:22.571+01:00While high-profile commentators are talking about ...While high-profile commentators are talking about Melania's and Michelle's relatively similar speeches, many are also discussing how their speechwriters have been writing similar content to some other former presidents' wives' speeches. It isn't surprising to learn of this type of thing with Americans' political election speeches. Eddie Murphy stars in a fantastic parody movie, The Distinguished Gentleman, about American politics before President Barrack Obama was elected as US President. In it, Eddie's character, a US Congressman, steals or uses famous speech-lines as he accepts his election from his Florida district. Eddie Murphy said a few lines about the issue being "change; change for the future" and later, a very similar slogan was used by Barack Obama in 2008. If you have not seen the film then I recommend it because it is an interesting film with a decent plot. I'm an Economist and have written papers comparing and contrasting former presidents' speeches, this is not the same thing as plagarism. It is a standards driven and convential sort of mentality. Writing schools try to train students to use effective styles of communication. Plagarism is stealing someone's writing for personal gain, it is not using the same style format.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259338463561745614noreply@blogger.com