The Top 5 Signs a College-Student Author Is a Plagiarist

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May 11, 2006

~~~ NOTE FROM CHRIS: ~~~

Harvard sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan was accused of
plagiarizing material from three different sources for
"How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,"
her novel about an Indian-American teenager and her
struggle to get into Harvard. Viswanathan's six-figure
contract was subsequently cancelled and her formerly
hot book pulled off the market by the publisher.

The Top 5 Signs a College-Student Author Is a Plagiarist

It's a medical mystery about a message hidden in the DNA of a respiratory virus. Its title: "The Da Vinci Cold."
The heartwarming passage of the four boys from boyhood innocence to the first glimmer of adult understanding is marred by Kenny's sudden death.
Her novel begins, "Call me Shemale."
"He quickly administered first aid. He held her eye open and rinsed gently with water for 15-20 minutes. He called a poison control center or a doctor for treatment advice."
and the Number 1 Sign a College-Student Author Is a Plagiarist...
The dedication: "This book wouldn't have been possible without help from my good friend, Clifford Notes."

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Today's Top Five List authors were:

John J. Brassil, Nashville, TN -- 1 (10th #1)
Gordon Sherman, Camp Slayer, Baghdad -- 2, 4
David Kass, Queens, NY -- 3 Hall of Famer
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Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Hall of Famer
Seldom Seen, East Los Angeles, CA -- Ambience (explanation)




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