Plagiarism is the bane of both creativity and scientific discovery. Copying  another's work does not help develop a new idea or promote growth in an existing one. I believe that plagiarism is a lazy way out of doing one's work and the act of plagiarism deserves to be punished. While some of the 'greatest' minds in history like Sir Isaac Newton and Thomas Edison, blatantly plagiarized many of their greatest works, there is no long term benefit for either the individual or humanity for stealing another person's work. I hereby vow to do everything in my power to avoid committing acts of plagiarism in my work for both my English class and any other professional environments that I may be involved with in the future.