Threat to Selling Online: Plagiarism

By Juniper Jones

Among journalists and researchers, plagiarism is considered as a mortal sin. The act of plagiarizing the work of any author is a serious offense that can be penalized by dismissal or pecuniary fine. In order to write and be paid without any penalties for plagiarism, it would be advisable to be freshened up by the guidelines of plagiarism.

Plagiarism was deduced from the Latin word, "plagiare" which means "to kidnap." Plagiarism is defined by Oxford Dictionary as the act of coping another's work as though it was your own work. A good example of plagiarism is a student who submits paper works containing other authors' concepts, ideas, or wordings but were not properly cited or acknowledged in the paper.

Today, plagiarism has been seriously punished. Academic censure or expulsion is the penalty imposed for the act of academic dishonesty or fraud in the academe. Suspension or termination is bestowed upon plagiarizing one reporter's report because it is considered as a violation of journalistic ethics.

There are many forms of plagiarism. "Ghost Writer" is the form of plagiarism wherein a writer copies in verbatim the work of another author. "The Photocopy" is another form of plagiarism wherein a substantial part of another author's work has been duplicated by another writer without making any changes.

In the "Potluck Paper" the writer uses multiple sources, changes a few sentences and paragraphs while keeping the original format. Another form of plagiarism is "The Self-Stealer" wherein the writer copies excerpts from their previous works which is a violation of originality policies. The common denominator in all of these is that the sources are not cited.

Plagiarism perse can be considered stealing or likened to a crime of theft, but the person violating it is not considered as a criminal because the writer is not liable criminally in any courts and even before the common law. One, who plagiarized, however, can be civilly liable after a suit has been filed in civil proceedings. Plagiarism can fall as a violation of several laws such as copyright law, unfair competition, and doctrines of moral and intellectual rights.

The active participation of both individual and institution is needed in order to prevent plagiarism. Writing original content and citing the sources in the article is the responsibility of every individual. Actively laying down rules and instituting penalties to prevent individual from committing plagiarism is the responsibility of institutions.

Plagiarized works can now be detected through the creation of online tools and software, such as Copyscape and Turnitin. Similarly, there have been approaches to limit online copying. Comprehending plagiarism is an effective way of preventing the act. - 31521

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For more about the Psychology of Plagiarism, visit Psychology Fitness, a source for many psychology topics. Monique Bocelli is a freelance writer.

Easy Astral Projection Techniques

By Carl J Wilkins

Fortunately for those who want to learn how to astral project, there are a number of techniques which can help. Of course, even though one technique may work for someone, that doesn't necessarily mean it will work for everyone, because after all, we are all unique individuals. Interestingly enough, the vast majority of people who experience difficulty with some of the techniques, do so simply because there are unable to relax sufficiently.

One thing you need to bear in mind right from the very beginning, is that total relaxation is essential, irrespective of which technique you choose to use. Unfortunately, because there are still many misconceptions regarding astral projection, many newcomers experience a certain degree of fear and this in itself prevents them from being able to relax. Contrary to what you may have heard, one cannot be harmed and neither can you die from astral projection. In fact, the Canterbury institute even went as far as doing some research involving 2,000 people, in order to squash such fears.

All the people who took part in the research had participated in astral projection and institute determined that not one of those people were harmed in any way after having followed the various techniques. Furthermore, having followed the 2,000 people for no less than three years, the institute also established the fact that nobody reported any problems.

Now that we've nipped the fear issue in the bud, let's take a look at a few of the astral projection techniques, all of which have helped a great number of people in the past. The good news is; all these techniques are also relatively easy. The first technique which we'll discuss is known as the Monroe Technique and it consists of seven main steps:

* Relaxing mind and body. The simplest way to achieve this is by practicing deep breathing, in addition to relaxing all the muscles of the body one at a time. You can do this by tensing and then the releasing them, starting with your toes and then working your way up through the rest of your body.

* Reaching a hypnotic state. Essentially you need to reach a point where your mind and body is just on the verge of going to sleep, although of course you don't want to actually fall asleep. This can be achieved by using the gazing method. Simply lie on your bed and begin staring at something until such time that your eyes close and yet you're still able to see the object.

* Once you reach a stage where you can still see the object even though your eyes are closed, you then need to deepen the state you're in. In order to do this, you should keep your eyes closed and start looking around, taking note of all the things you can see. During this stage it is not uncommon to see various light patterns and a purple glow. However, one shouldn't pay too much attention to this but instead, one should stay focused until such time that the light disappears. Once you no longer see the light you will have moved into a deeper state of relaxation. By this stage you mind and body is so relaxed that you will more than likely no longer be aware of your physical body.

* This next step which revolves around a state of vibration is extremely important according to Monroe. Also, most people who are involved with the actual projection to indicate that these vibrations become noticeable in the early stages of projection. In fact, it is said that these vibrations signal the time when your astral body begins to separate from your physical body. This is a perfectly normal phenomenon and as such, there is no reason for concern.

* Controlling the state of vibration. In order to do this one needs to focus on the vibrations and attempt to move them through your body. In other words you should aim to feel these vibrations throughout your body. When you reach this stage it should feel almost as if there are waves washing over you, but it is important that you continue practicing until such time that you can bring this on at will. When you reach a point where you can bring on these waves whenever you wish, then you're at a stage when you're ready to leave your physical body.

* One of the most vital components to astral projection is having sufficient control in order to ensure that it's your mind that is in power. In order to strengthen your existing level of control, Monroe recommends that people practice partial separation. Here again, one should focus on leaving your physical body although in this case, you should only allow your hand or foot to go. Try to stretch your hand or foot out to towards an object which is nearby and then go ahead and push your hand or foot straight through the object. Once you manage to do that successfully, you can allow your hand or foot to return to your physical body and then you can go ahead and begin slowing down the vibrations in order to end your session.

* This last step is where you actually get to leave your physical body. Once again, you can follow all the previous steps but now, rather than only allowing a hand or foot to leave from the physical body, you're going to allow complete separation. In order to do this, you need to focus on just how weightless your body really is. In fact you can even try to imagine that your body is made up of feathers which are being blown around by the wind. At this point, your astral body should be starting to leave your physical body and this will become apparent as you begin to feel as though you are floating.

Other popular methods include techniques such as the gazing method, the anchor method, and the rope technique. Ideally, one should spend some time experimenting with the different techniques in order to establish which technique suits you the most.

What you do need to bear in mind however, is that not everyone can astral project immediately simply by using one of the techniques mentioned above, because after all, it does take practice.

Thanks to modern sound technology, those wishing to astral project can now make use of a shortcut. There is currently a new technique being used in order to induce a meditative state of mind which is necessary for actual projection. This technique aims to synchronize the two hemispheres of the brain by means of binaural beats. Basically, binaural beats consists of sound waves being played into each ear using different frequencies.

One can also enter into a suitable state of mind by a listing to hypnosis recordings which have been specifically designed for astral projection. In essence, these recordings simply reinforce the idea that it is acceptable for your astral body to separate from your physical body.

Irrespective of what anyone may have told you in the past, astral projection is without a doubt a life changing experience, and the good news is, anyone can do it simply by using the techniques mentioned in this article. - 31521

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The author Carl J Wilkins writes for the popular http://www.astralprojectiontravel.com site. Discover the amazing experience of astral projection and you can try it yourself when you get 29 Free astral projection techniques Binaural and hypnosis mp3 audios when you visit here.

Unlock The Power Of Your Mind - Past Life Secrets

By Susan M Mann

Many people believe in the idea of reincarnation, which is about the thought that people had a previous past life and that past life is said to have been affecting the current life in terms of self soul searching. People from all over the world: Japanese, Australian aborigines, Africans, modern Wiccans and many other New Age religions, have a strong belief on this idea.

What you are now and who you believed you are now is an influence of your past life including your health, your mental well being, and your social interactions are all influenced by your past life. This is why it is important to know yourself, who you are and what you are in the past, to be able to make yourself better and stronger in this current life.

What are the indications of your past life? It is not easy to determine how and what the past life was but some of the simple indications are disturbing dreams that keep on visiting you in your sleep that you never was aware if it happened to you. OR when you recall from memory some of the things that happened in your life but you can not explain if when it happened. This may have been you in your past life indicated by the following circumstances:

* A strong love or attraction to some culture that you were not exposed to and that makes no sense in your current life. If you love Mesopotamian art, for instance, you may have a past life from that region in the era you find interesting. Learn more about the art that interests you; if it all comes from a distinct and relatively small time period, that's a pretty good indication that there's something there.

* Unusually strong emotions concerning a historical incident, for example, may cause you to become misty eyed, such as looking at Washington Crossing the Delaware but not at any other revolutionary art, may indicate that you were involved in such a past life incident.

* You might be experiencing different allergies or problems that were not previously present or detected or you might have some psychological or physical problems that you cannot explain which might be linked to your past life.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and just the fact that you have one of these indicators does not mean you are remembering a past life. Look for patterns in your life, ranges of things that attract you for no good reason, and you may start to home in on similarities that will help you piece together an idea of what your past life or lives may have been.

It is possible to access your past life or lives with self-hypnosis or by being hypnotized by someone else. There are specialists past life regression therapists who are well worth a visit to. A past life regression is a form of deep hypnotic remembering that can get to those memories of past lives that subconsciously are there.

When you made decision regarding this, go for the process that gives you a deep relaxation method. This is the first technique that you should get before the therapist proceed to the past life regression.

There is nothing significant to worry over in the terms of safety, since what should happen is that you are able to experience a past life just as vividly as if you were actually going back in time. It may not be as intense as described here; however, you should be able to experience feelings and shadow of your past life.

Good memories will provoke good feelings. Conversely a bad past life memory will result in the same feelings as if you have had a bad dream. You will just wake up feeling uneasy, like you have had a nightmare. But please bear in mind that unpleasant memories, if indeed they are any, are an important part of the regression experience.

What you should give importance to is the things that happened in your past that you need to know in order to make a change for the improvement of your current life. You have to understand and accept what you experienced in the past so you can start anew with your life.

Good karma has a great part in the life of people. And because you had a good life in the past, it is believed that you will also have good karma in your current life. But it is your responsibility to keep your soul as good as you can possibly be in order for your good karma to follow you in your current life. But once you change yourself from good to bad, your karma will also turn into bad karma until you realized it and go back to being good.

However, there is often confusion by people over this interpretation. We are not destined to be bad or deserve to suffer because of a past life. With each new life we are literally born anew and it is our own choice to do the things you do. Once you realize that a certain memory is from a previous life, and you are not a bad person now, then you can go on to have a good life in the present. - 31521

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The author Susan M Mann writes for the http://www.past-lives-regression.com website. Discover the amazing experience of past life regression for yourself and get 30 Free past life Binaural and hypnosis mp3 Audios and Videos when you visit here.

What is the Link Between Anger and Depression

By Rhys Jones

Anxiety and depression are said to be the causes of uncontrollable anger. When a person is continuously worried about problems they have no control over or even problems they do have control over, it often results in depression. If you have the feeling, there is no way out then your depression can impact on your life and cause you to drift down into a spiral of despair.

Taking charge of your emotions often produces good results. If you feel that the world is tumbling down around you, then you are almost definitely thinking in a negative mode, which brings on depression and anxiety. In this short piece, we will reveal some techniques to help you to cope with anxiety and depression, thus relieving uncontrollable anger.

Firstly, let us take a look at the symptoms. Do you feel as if you are going out of your head? Do you shout in your head: 'I can't take it any more?'. Do you feel like someone is out to get you? Do you think people see you as a crazy person? If you are undergoing any or all of these symptoms then you are probably suffering from some form of anxiety and depression.

If you can not find a way to think differently, then you will probably explode when your emotions soar and your anger bursts forth. Instead of telling yourself that you are out of your mind, why not tell yourself that you are temporarily emotionally disturbed and that you need to resolve the situation. Review all the problem areas carefully and search your memory to see if there are answers to your problems there. Reviewing like this, often opens doors to resources you may have overlooked.

If you feel like someone is out to get you then you might have a chemical imbalance or a mental illness. Why not visit your doctor or a mental health expert to learn more about your symptoms and find a way to gain control of your life. Anxiety and depression will play tricks with your mind but sometimes the thoughts are a result of a chemical imbalance.

If you believe that people think you are going mad, you might want to remember that most people have their own problems and don't have time to analyze you as a person. When you walk into a room and think that people are gawping at you, you might want to remember that all people watch the things around them, checking to make sure that everything is all right around themselves before returning to their own little lives.

If you feel like you cannot take it any more, just bite your lip and walk another mile. When times are difficult, it does not mean it is the end of the world, although sometimes it may seem this way. If you are struggling to pay bills, fighting to hold a family together, or having difficulty with your children then remember that we all have problems like these at some time or another in our lives.

Are your kids driving you bonkers? If they are, take time out. Go and do something entertaining or some exercise. This very often relieves the stresses that lead to anxiety, depression and anger. Life is just too short to worry about the things in life that you do not have control over. If you have problems, the answers lie within you, so it pays to look into your head.

If you are really struggling to obtain your goals then you might want to break them down into smaller segments and work patiently to achieve them. If you set goals that are within reason, you will not need to get stressed finding a way to achieve them.

It is important to pamper yourself each day. Learn some coping responses that will benefit both your mind and your body. If you feel overwhelmed, you might want to inhale and exhale for 10 counts.

Curling up on a couch to watch your favourite film can benefit your mind and body, if you want to let your mind relax. Learn to focus on what you are doing instead of fretting about what you are not doing. This often clears the mind and helps you to relax.

If you are subject to sustained anger, you will most probably have difficulties for the remainder of your life unless you learn to take control of your emotions. Remember that depression leads to uncontrollable anger. - 31521

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Knowing About Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

By Julie U. Stevenson

Those who suffer from any type of anxiety on a regular basis often struggle to know for sure whether they are having a generalized anxiety disorder or a panic disorder. The physical and mental discomforts suffered with each of these conditions are rather similar, but there are also some very distinct differences that set them apart.

Physical Signs of Anxiety

Both of these disorders have physical symptoms that can be rather weak or extremely severe, but the main difference is someone with a panic disorder will feel them only during an real attack. Someone with generalized anxiety disorder will likely live every day with some form of physical symptom.

A few elemental afflictions of the principle anxiety disorder can materialize as deep rigidity throughout the body, inability to pay attention for long periods of time, due to insistent worrying, and the lack of being able to fall into a slumber.

Symptoms of a panic attack tend to be more harsh and may include difficulty breathing, lightheadedness, dizziness, uncontrollable shaking, fast heart rate, and a variety of other sensations.

Complications in Daily Life

People who succumb to only a mild form of the principle anxiety disorder can often live a regular every day life with little changes. Due to an inability to stay focused, consistent fretting, and being bothersome to loved ones, personal relationships can get very strained.

Those suffering from a severe case of standard anxiety disorder can find themselves totally cut off from society, not being capable to hold down a job, socialize with peoples, or even go out into the outside world.

Individuals that suffer from panic disorder live out their life in fear of the next attack. They may be scared to go into certain locations or situations for fear they will not be able to escape or will incomfortable in the case an attack occurs. This results into even more anxiety and in many cases the fear of having an attack can actually cause an attack.

This fear leads many sufferers to intermittently try to judge and examine every physical symptoms that comes over them, trying to catch the attack before it actually sets in.

A big consideration with many who suffer from the principle anxiety disorder is with all of the distressing and fretting, they can bring on the onslaught of a full blown attack. In situations where there is a small cause for alarm, this can be exaggerated into an all out disturbance they can no longer handle.

If they are afraid they could find themselves in a similar circumstance, there could be future attacks of panic. This is why in the case of acute cases of anxiety disorder people often feel symptoms much like panic disorder although not often lasting as long or as severe. - 31521

About the Author:

Julie U. Stevenson has suffered from extreme anxiety and panic attacks for 14 years of her life. Read her story and share in the comfort as you discover how she cured her anxiety and got back on track with living her life.

Boost Your Pleasure Quotient With Colour

By Omar Negron

Happiness comes from inside doubtlessly. However some enhancement from the exterior is often welcome! The colours in your home can increase your happiness quotient. Study trends and research regarding color triggering emotion, however never venture too far from what you are snug with. Bear in mind that shades have excellent power to impact emotion. Also take under consideration the type of light and size of your space.

Before coming into selecting a color scheme it is important to take care of the sunshine issue in the house. East facing well lit homes are said to bring good luck, health and prosperity. But, most of the time this is often too much to raise for, therefore to mend this problem the right blend of windows and doors have to be infused into your house.

French windows, fibreglass doors, sliding aluminium door Malaysia and windows, picket doors are on the market in Malaysia and these are on the market in the market to improve the sunshine issue in your home.

Once there's light simply infuse the correct shade in every of your space it will be a vibrant orange to perk things up or simply a simple white that'll drive your blues away.

Studies on color psychology over the years have revealed that each shade contains a completely different result on human mind. Blue - is calming. It soothes the mind and helps balance emotions. Using light blue as the main color in the room can help produce a feeling of harmony. Dark blue on the opposite hand could evoke melancholy. Green - the most relaxing of all colors green is also easy on the eye, refreshing and helps fight fatigue and stress. In the history artists used to take breaks in green rooms to beat nervousness. Red - staying in a red area is said to extend blood pressure! Conversely it is said to stimulate social behavior. Parts of red work well in entertainment areas ought to be used in well lit rooms having either a fibreglass doors or window. Yellow- this hue means instant brightness, too much yellow will make individuals lose their tempers. This color can be teamed up with artistic wood work to create a feeling of comfort. It's suggested a area with yellow ought to have a solid wood window during a Malaysian Door concept.

Purple-stimulates intellect and creativity, Lighter shades such as lavender and lilac work best in bedrooms and bathrooms. These places of the house are advised to have aluminium based sliding doors and windows. White - is usually a secure bet and can be used as the essential color of any area without any pre-requisite. Black- is essentially a neutral color and thus it is a sensible idea to incorporate it in your space door. However the dominance of black in the room will have a negative effect on emotions. Here is all about boosting the happiness quotient with splashes of color in your home, you would like not over do the color even a restricted palette makes a vogue statement. - 31521

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Easily Develop The Power Of Telepathy

By Paul Fowles

In layman's terms, telepathy is simply the transfer of thoughts, feelings, and/or emotions between one person and another, using only the power of their minds.

Interestingly enough, a certain amount of telepathic ability is present in virtually all people. However, it's unfortunate that the vast majority of people have no idea as to how to control this ability on a conscious level. While practically everyone experiences some telepathic activity on a subconscious level from time to time, wouldn't it be amazing if we could control this ability as and how we see fit, in order to communicate.

Of course, as is to be expected, there is still a huge amount of skepticism surrounding the issue of mind power. However, perhaps you should try to recall a time in your life when you were in a great mood, but then you met up with someone who was feeling down and depressed. Was it not only a short while before their mood started rubbing off on you?

Essentially, it's not the words which that person spoke which affected your mood, but rather the transference of their feelings and emotions to your own subconscious mind, and of course this is without a doubt, a form of telepathic communication.

Interestingly enough, scientific studies have determined that if one accesses ones subconscious mind and focuses their thoughts towards a certain individual, it then becomes possible to once again awaken our telepathic ability.

As with all other means of communication, it is our parents and our elders which teach us. In fact, so strong is the influence of the method in which we're taught that we even learn to mimic the accent of our parents. Essentially, this is simply because we all share a common ability to learn communication skills, but unfortunately we only learn to communicate in the ways which we are taught.

The problem is; our parents and teachers failed to teach us anything about that other ability known as telepathy. Surely we can't be denied the chance of mastering that skill simply because we were never taught it as children.

Here are some things you can try in order to awaken your telepathic ability:

Mental Training

Just as children need to strengthen their voice boxes, and just as they need to learn how to control their mouths, so too do we need to learn how to strengthen and control our telepathic abilities.

Interestingly enough, the part of the brain which is responsible for telepathic communication, works primarily on the subconscious level, or in other words, when you're in a hypnotic state. This state of mind is a level of the relaxation which is well within the reach of all people.

You can be rest assured that if you learn how to relax your mind, you will be able to reach a trancelike state of mind without any difficulty at all.

The Importance of Being Able To Focus

Of course, being able to focus is of paramount importance, but unfortunately when you're in a hypnotic state, being able to remain focused is not always easy. In fact it can be rather difficult so next time you reach a state of deep relaxation; you should try to focus on someone you'd like to make contact with.

Ideally you need to imagine this person in your mind, and it needs to be associated with happy thoughts. You need to picture this person actually receiving your thoughts and your feelings, and you need to maintain this focus for as long as you feel it necessary, in order to allow that person to feel the connection.

Now you need to interrupt your focus in order to sever any contact with the other person. They should in turn feel that the contact has been broken and that communication has been lost, and as a result, they should then try and re-establish a connection from their side.

The reason why one should practice focusing on your own is so that when you start practicing with a partner, you will have already conditioned your mind to be receptive and as such, it will be easier to receive images, feelings, thoughts, and impressions.

Practicing With a Partner

Once you have a partner, the two of you need to decide which one will be the sender, and which one will be receiving. Ideally, the sender should only attempt to project images of simple things, preferably of things which are brightly colored and easy to recognize.

The receiver on the other hand should be prepared in order to take down notes with regards to any thoughts or impressions which they feel they receive.

When the session is over then both the sender and the receiver should spend some time together comparing each other's notes in order to establish how accurate they were during the training session. Of course it only stands to reason that the more practice you do, the more accurate you will become. - 31521

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The author Paul Fowles writes for the http://www.telepathyrevealed.com website. Discover for yourself how easy it is to develop telepathy. Find out never before revealed secrets. Anyone really can develop telepathy find out how by visiting here.