Giving credit to who and where it is deserved...

Plagiarism is a very serious topic and offense, in my book anyway. I have actually been a victim of it and the feeling is not nice. I try my best when constructing research and taking notes not to step on anyone's toes. I believe that the person or persons' information and ideas that are being viewed upon should be paid with 100 percent recognition. We should use this information as a stepping stone instead of a way out of using our mind. We all know when something is not originally our own so why should we pretend to ourselves that it is? We are only limiting ourselves to a broader view and closed doors.