Thoughts on Lethem's "The Ecstasy of Influence"

I found Lethem's article extremely interesting and it definitely sparked a lot of thoughts on the subject of plagiarism of my own.

Of course I believe that knowingly plagiarizing someones work word for word is wrong and illegal, but other than that what can we really define as being plagiarism? For a long time in literature there have been certain kinds of stories that have been retold with different characters and in slightly different ways. The story of the reluctant hero or the ugly duckling turning into the swan are stories that have been retold countless times by different people with only slight differences in the plots. Would this be considered plagiarism to anyone? There are some story lines that simply work and it would be silly of a writer to not acknowledge that.

ENGL 303 Survey Response

The thing that always strikes me when people talk about their Internet usage in the past up until now is how much it differs.

I always assume that people rely on the Internet either as much or more than me and it's rare for me to think that someone could spend a minimal amount of time on the Internet for any reason. When you look at the responses of those people who don't rely on the Internet as much, they are also the people who weren't as immersed in it at a young age like I was. I think when you're introduced to something like the Internet so young, it's much easier to get used to and addicted to it.

ENGL 303

This is a new blog for ENGL 303 Multimedia Writing.