MLA Triangle
A man is a well pressed and tailored suit walks in to the center stage hands in pockets turns and looks sideways at the audience. And with a tempo'd rhythm starts to talk.
Narrator
On the edge of education there is a place of disorder.
A place were no student should tred.
A slippery road were plagiarism takes hold, and good sense looses grip.
Were right and wrong blur the lines, and the foot notes do not ring true.
A place of disarray and confusion.
This is a zone of vagueness, a zone we like to call the MLA triangle.
The stage is set. Lets see what happens when Moe, the student, turns in someone else's work and tries to take all the credit for himself.
The curtain opens and right stage Moe a student is turning in a peace of paper to the teacher left stage sitting at her desk
Moe
Here you go teach. The best work I've ever done.
He smiles a wide grin a d rocks back on his heels.
Teacher
Hmmm lets see here.
The teacher looks over the paper.The teacher mumbling to her shelf
Teacher
I think I've seen this some were before.
Hmmm but were?
The teacher scratches her head then types on the computer.
Teacher
I knew it! This is Shakespeare!
Moe is trying to take credit for Shakespeare work.
Shakespeare enters right stage. And look at the audience
Shakespeare
Thy young ruffian has seen to upscond with my work.
Teacher
Moe is this all your own work.
Moe
Yes Ms. Derp. Well mostly.
Shakespeare
The young fool says, mostly! Mostly!
Teacher
What part is not your work?
Moe
Well a part here and there
Teacher
Which part?
Moe
You know here and there.
Shakespeare
I thinkest thy young charlatan may not be giving credit were it is due
Teacher
These are quotes right out of hamlet
Shakespeare
Nave, charlatan thoust dear to use my work with out giving me props?
Teacher
How are people to know whom you are quoting and were you got the reference from?
Moe
I didn't have time to do all that.
And besides every one knows Shakespeare.
Shake spear
Words thou has betrayed me and mine will fade to not for thine own kind tis mine own to broach immortality.
Both the teacher and Moe turn and stair open mouth at Shakespeare.
Curtains close
Narrator
As one reality slips out and another seems to take it's place.
It is for you see that without a guide the reader knows not what is real or were the line of truth falls.
For with this one man slips out of immortality and another man falls.
So to.
Without our guides we are left sanding alone in the MLA triangle.
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