Firstly, defining what plagiarism is still on-going procedure in Korea society. Unlike western countries, the history of setting the definition of plagiarism is quite short that a number of people still have not well established the meaning of it. Besides, since the notion of parody, homage, and emulation-which are all from other countries- has a lot of overlapped parts in a Venn diagram with ambiguous boundaries, numerous Korean people confront difficulty to distinguish them. This not only makes the people confused but also makes it harder to punish them for plagiarizing because they are ignorant about it.
Secondly, it is nearly impossible to take legal actions on people who plagiarize considering the myriad number of people who copy others' ideas. In western countries, the action of plagiarizing has been well regulated and controlled nationwide whereas the Korean government struggles with setting a guideline on the issue. If the government were to punish people who plagiarized, they might find themselves confronting millions of discontented citizens who believe it is unfair and this might cause a huge social unrest.
Some people contend that as Korean society is becoming more mature the immediate response to plagiarism may contribute to eradicating plagiarism. It seems to be legitimate to take certain type of actions on plagiarism nonetheless, ruminating on the lack of awareness of plagiarism in Korean society, it is quite challenging to punish people who plagiarize at this moment yet. It won't be too late to respond to it when the time is ripe enough for people to regard this matter to be serious.
I firmly believe that punishing people for plagiarizing is premature decision to make in Korean society yet. The society is in need of enhancing the idea of plagiarism so that less people are guilty for it. When people understand the plagiarism as a serious issue it'll enable the government to take actions on it. This will eventually allow Korean society to earn time to deal with this matter more cautiously and consciously in terms of rooting it out.
From Yujin Song,
ReplyDeleteThe essay has five paragraphs and a thesis statement. The body paragraphs include topic sentences that support the main point. Also, the 3rd paragraph has a counter-argument with a concession. The details support topic sentences well and especially, I like the comparision betweem Korea and other nations. But I think they are little bit genera and it would be easier to understand if you give specific examples. The conclusion restate the thesis statement. I think the essay is logical and well-arranged.
Recently, there was a well-known Korean actress who gave up her master’s degree due to plagiarism. It has been in limelight until now since it not only draw people’s attention but also stimulated the society to ponder about what plagiarism is. Plagiarism is an action of copying someone’s idea without consent and representing it as one’s own. Many people believe that plagiarism is not acceptable and people who plagiarized should be treated as misdemeanors; however, in Korean society in particular, it is not suitable to take an aggressive action on this matter for now due to the difficulty of setting its definition especially for Korean people and punishing numerous people that might even bring social chaos.
ReplyDeleteTo begin with, defining what plagiarism is still controversial in Korea society. Unlike western countries, the history of setting the definition of plagiarism is quite short that a number of people still have not well established the meaning of it. Besides, since the notion of parody, homage, and emulation-which are all loanword- has a lot of overlapped parts in a Venn diagram with ambiguous boundaries, numerous Korean people confront difficulty to distinguish them from each other. This not only makes the people confused but also makes it harder to punish them for plagiarizing because they are ignorant about it.
Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to take legal actions on myriad number of Korean people who plagiarize. In western societies, the action of plagiarizing has been well regulated and controlled nationwide whereas the Korean government has wrangled about setting a guideline on the issue. If the government were to punish people who plagiarized, they might find themselves confronting millions of discontented citizens who believe it is unfair and as a corollary, this may cause a huge social unrest.
Some people contend that as Korean society becomes more mature the immediate response to plagiarism may contribute to eradicating plagiarism. It seems to be legitimate to take certain type of actions on plagiarism nonetheless, ruminating on the lack of awareness of plagiarism in Korean society it is quite challenging to punish people who plagiarize at this moment yet. It will not be too late to respond to it when the time is ripe enough for people to regard this matter to be serious.
Contemplating the hardships that the current Korean society faces, punishing people for plagiarizing is a premature decision to make yet. The society is in need of enhancing the idea of plagiarism so that less people are guilty for it. When people understand the plagiarism as a serious issue it’ll enable the government to take any actions on it. This will eventually allow Korean society to earn time to deal with this matter more cautiously and consciously in terms of rooting it out.