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At least in my world, the second example that ‘brings back your own words’ could still easily constitute an act of plagiarism, or at least what my academic institution labels as ‘poor academic practice’, if the paragraph concerns some substantial thought, argument, or set of evidence developed by someone else that is not acknowledged (hello, footnotes!).
iA Writer’s “AI Detector” - Software - MPU Talk
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I’ve written at length about the importance of ability and craftsmanship in developing passion for your work (see here and here and here), but I also want to explore equally important (and equally nuanced) factors, such as:
authenticity (why are we attracted to the stories of people living simply in beautiful surroundings?),
autonomy (what’s the importance of having control over when and how you work?), and
mission (how vital is a cause for transforming work into something meaningful?).
The Passion Trap: How the Search for Your Life’s Work Is Making Your Working Life Miserable - Study Hacks - Cal Newport
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CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot.
CONFIG.SYS - Wikipedia
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