I feel it is very important to cite sources when writing a paper. An author takes the time to study, research and write information that helps a student to learn and be successful. The author must be recognized for all of their hard work.

It is important that when someone reads a paper that we complete as a student, they can know that the information given is reliable and that it can be trusted. If we are writing about a medical topic and cite an article a physician has written, our audience will feel they can trust that research. As the physician will have had experience about a topic when dealing with their patients.

Our class will spend a whole term working on a paper; we will spend many hours reading, researching and writing on our chosen topic. Each one of us would like our hard work to be recognized as our own.