Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Sat, Apr 10 2004
It May Have Been Plagiarism, But I Found Some Cool Stuff Because Of It
Well, I'm sorry some guy decided to cut and paste whole sections of another author's article and send it in to a local newspaper and cause a bit of an uproar. I do see that the borrower has apologized and that the original author, Al Valdez, has been notified of the Register-Pajaronian's error in printing the material as someone else's. So that the intent of the true author's writings doesn't get lost in the fray, the RP pointed to the original work on the NAGIA web site. It's a well-written piece on the history of Hispanic gangs.
Have you been to the site which focuses on all kinds of street gangs? I love the Homies. It's too bad they were mistaken for little trouble-makers. It looks as though they've redeemed themselves now though, and will hopefully be seen as a series of "character figures" depicting a portion of recent-day history in Hispanic culture in North America. I have some mice figurines, so the Hood Rats are especially appealing to me.
posted at: 10:05 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Well, I'm sorry some guy decided to cut and paste whole sections of another author's article and send it in to a local newspaper and cause a bit of an uproar. I do see that the borrower has apologized and that the original author, Al Valdez, has been notified of the Register-Pajaronian's error in printing the material as someone else's. So that the intent of the true author's writings doesn't get lost in the fray, the RP pointed to the original work on the NAGIA web site. It's a well-written piece on the history of Hispanic gangs.
Have you been to the site which focuses on all kinds of street gangs? I love the Homies. It's too bad they were mistaken for little trouble-makers. It looks as though they've redeemed themselves now though, and will hopefully be seen as a series of "character figures" depicting a portion of recent-day history in Hispanic culture in North America. I have some mice figurines, so the Hood Rats are especially appealing to me.
posted at: 10:05 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
