Computers and Writing

Remix is a mixture of many original ideas that become one new idea. Plagiarism is taking someone’s original work and making it your own. The difference is that remixes are many ideas made into one. That will take some originality in the process. Plagiarism is taking one idea and and making it your own with [...]

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Cool is culturally constructed by religion, media, literature music, family traditon, and fashion. Evertything is culturally constructed. They are not ideas that are not taken from literature, but passed down from generation to generation. Culture is a major part of cool. In the 1960’s it was cool for whites to be better than blacks. It [...]

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          Our group came up with the meaning of remix as acknowledging someone else’s work and reusing it by altering it.  Plagiarism is purposing using someone else’s work as one’s own without giving them credit.  How does one remix without plagiarism?  One must acknowledge who you are using and obtain a license.
Chapter 8
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Plagiarism and remixing are two different concepts as described by my group. We defined plagiarism as the blatent stealing of someone else’s work and trying to pass it off as your own for profit, whether it be money, fame, or a good grade, without any reference to the original author. Remixing on the other hand, [...]

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During our group discussion, we defined plagarism as using someone else’s work(s),while trying to pass it off as his or her own, without giving proper credit to the creator/author/artist for personal gain. An example of this would be using someone’s ideas and thoughts in a paper,not citing it, and turning it in in order to [...]

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ReMix and Plagiarism are two different things. A remix is the act of recombining audio tracks from a recording to produce a new or modified track/song. Plagiarism is the act of taking someone elses work or idea and using it as your own. The difference between the two is the remix does give credit in [...]

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Plagiarism is taking credit for someone else’s work and presenting it as your original idea. Remixing is different because you actually piece together someone else’s work and change it up with your own creative spin then present it as new again. Plagiarism is different than remixing, because remixing uses work that is familiar on purpose [...]

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    Our group defined plagiarism as using someone else’s work for your own personal gain, whether it is grades, finance, or even just recognition. Remix is taking part of someone else’s work and changing it to make it your own. The main difference between the two would be that plagiarism is directly copying another’s work, [...]

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During our group discussion we decided that remixing is the act of taking something that already exists, and using part or all of it to make something new, and giving credit to the creator. Plagerism is the act of taking a work, changing it or keeping it the same, and taking credit for it as [...]

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Plagiarism and remixing, or sampling, are two entirely different concepts. Plagiarism is using someone else’s original work and calling it your own. In plagiarism, the originator is not given credit for the work they did, but instead the person who copied their work is hoping that no one will notice they have taken another’s idea. [...]

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Plagiarism is the act of borrowing or copying another person’s work without giving credit. The goal of plagiarism is to pass the work off as one’s own and not get caught. “Remixing” or sampling is a mixture of sources and can be done without plagiarizing if the original source is given credit, the idea or [...]

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Plagiarism is using another person’s ideas and/or creations for your own profit or gain, without giving the original creator credit.  The material plagiarized is not normally from an easily recognizable source.  On the other hand, sampling uses iconic material, easily recognizable creations and remixes the material creating something new that is easily recognizable and identifiable [...]

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There is a very signifigant difference between plagiarism and ReMix. Plagiarism is the theft of another individual’s work that is passed off as one’s own creation. A ReMix is when an individual builds off a previous piece of work, to create a new piece that the individual could call his own.
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I believe Rice’s argument in chapter 6 is that culture, like “cool,” has changed over time.  The origins of cool can be traced back to African Culture, as discovered by Robert Farris Thompson with the word “itutu.”  “Itutu” is the Yoruban culture’s way of describing cool.  Rice points out how much white culture uses an [...]

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Plagiarism and remixing are commonly confused terms, although two very different concepts. Remixing is taking samples of peoples work and compiling them to present as your one single work. Plagiarism, on the other hand, is “stealing and passing off ideas (or words of another) as one’s own. Using (another’s production) without crediting the source” (Webster). [...]

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In chapter 6 Rice discusses how the African American artist was effected on cultural (lack of African American artists on the radio), economic (denial of economic rights), and political level (not owning the rights to one’s creations). The word “Cool” had originated with slave trade but used differently in the 1960’s. Amiri Baraka suggests that [...]

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Chapter 6
Rice makes the argument that culture has a range of meanings just like cool. It is relevant to our personal thoughts on history race religion, media, and our adaptations. The mainstream borrows from many sources and provides connections through emotions and thoughts. Rice looks at the role of African American culture and the [...]

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In Chapter 6, Rice would like us to realize many things. According to Rice’s section on Farris Thompson’s discoveries, “itutu” is the original word for the word “cool” in the Yoruban Language. He also wants us to see the implications of this discovery, which indicates “‘cool’ is a way of writing, it identifies this form [...]

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In Chapter 6 Rice explains how culture is made, perceived and how cool affects culture.  Culture involves religion, media, literature and government.  Cultures pick up images given form  these categories and discourse (expression) is often influenced by culture and it’s images.  Discourse can be powerful as shown by commercials, laws and music.  Robert Farris Thompson [...]

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In Chapter 6 Rice explains how culture is made, perceived and how cool affects culture.  Culture involves religion, media, literature and government.  Cultures pick up images given form  these categories and discourse (expression) is often influenced by culture and it’s images.  Discourse can be powerful as shown by commercials, laws and music.  Robert Farris Thompson [...]

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In Chapter 6, Rice makes some interesting distinctions as to the origins of cool. While So many icons of cool are white(I.e. James Dean), many of the earliest icons of cool are African American. Dizzie Gillespie and Count Basie are two perfect examples of this. Those guys were cool. Even today, many people still have [...]

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Rice argues that cool can be used to describe someone who is oppressed culturally, economically, and or politically. Rice begins by showing that cool’s origins are placed within African history, and that the term probably came to America with the slave trade. Rice points to Amiri Baraka’s Blues People for further insight into the historical [...]

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In chapter 6, Rice argues that cool is a “culturally constructed” term formed by religions, media, literature, government, ect. Rice also states that cool originated within African history, most likely starting with the slave trade. Rice wants us to learn how cool “is as much a culture phenonmenon as is any other factor.” Rice talks [...]

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 Chapter 6
Rice concludes chapter six by explaining how appropriation effects African American artist on a cultural, economic, and political level.  On a cultural level it affects how we view other cultures and gives us a lack of knowledge.  The economic level effects African American’s by depriving them of the money they deserve for the original [...]

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At the end of chapter 6, Rice argues that since white culture has appropriated black culture, cool can have a negative connotation meaning oppression at the cultural, economic and political levels.  Rice begins by explaining cool is culturally constructed from different sources such as government, media, religion and literature.  Then Rice explains that cool orginated [...]

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    In Chapter 6, Rice makes very interesting points regarding the appropriation of the term “cool”. The author implies that the idea of cool is not a new concept, the word has origins with the slave trade. This gives a little extra dimension to the concept. Rice discusses the work of Robert Thompson in the [...]

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Posted below are a series of exchanges concerning the Remx in education culture, particularly English University culture. The whole shebang kicks off with an article from the NY Times, is picked up and riffed by Jeff Rice who is responded to by others debating the merits of teaching with Remix in mind. By the way, [...]

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In Chapter 6: Culture, Jeff Rice makes three key arguements. He wants the reader to understand that the word “cool” is a culturally constructed term, due largely to advertising. He begins the chapter by defining the term ”culturally constructed” as the numerous influences that shape ideas; advertising is one of those influences because it is a dominant discourse [...]

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Rice’s argument in chapter 6 is that the term cool can be broken down into three different levels as noted by Amiri Baraka, a noted poet and playwright who emerged in the 60s during the civil rights era.  These levels are, the cultural level, the economic level and the political level.
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Chapter 1
In chapter one, Rice discusses the meaning of cool in everyday terms and the online term. In everyday terms ‘cool’ means something or someone that is popular and doing the right trends. Online ‘cool’ is used to attract young audiences. A major question to consider in this chapter and throughout the book is [...]

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Chapter 1 Cool Media
This chapter begins defining the word cool. Cool can be spelled kewl or kool. We can always relate cool to what’s popular or hip. Rap music has been cool in my generation since I could walk. This chapter names Digable Planets, Fab Freddy Five, Snoop Dog and Jay-z all are [...]

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The Reason That I Don’t Drink Vodka AUTHOR: Anthony O’Malley, Proffesional Writing, SUNY Cortland, USA Vodka I picked this project because it made me laugh. I thought it was going to be something serious, but it surprised me. This project tells the story of a 16 year old who drinks to fit in at a [...]

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