Reflection on Essay 2

I think the essay was a very interesting topic to research and write about. The topic of originality is a very complex subject. I loved writing about it. I think I did a great job with my claims and argument. The peer review gave me a chance to see things I could change and make better. My partner told me to  take each of the technological advancement and talk independently about them. I think the reason I did generalize the t.v., telephone and radio was because I was trying to show that all three were as a result of the need to communicate. Also, it was a little difficult finding resources to show the history of these three. I think I will definitely expound on the three inventions further in my revision. So far I have not seen anything I want to delete. However, I think my idea of the plagiarism was not clarified in my essay. Devices like "turn it in" that picks up ideas that are "original" should not exist. There is no such thing as stealing ideas, just researching. Of course, that is a really controversial claim to make. However, everything we think and those we research are not our own, but that of someone else. Thus, all papers written today are not original. They cannot be. To take Barthes advise, there should be no name on a students essay except the original writer of that idea. I hope that will clarify my point about plagiarism.