Diana Hershey was stunned.
What did Teacher Wilson an?
She plagiarized?
It took her a mont to register what Teacher Wilson ant.
Diana Hershey picked up the two papers on the table.
At this mont.
Her hands were shaking.
Just as Teacher Wilson said, the two papers were identical.
Like twin brothers.
Teacher Wilson had a disappointed look on his face, then said, "Can you tell which paper is yours and which one belongs to soone else?"
"Teacher Wilson, I swear, this paper was truly written by !"
She had spent several months preparing for this paper competition.
She reviewed a lot of materials.
She conducted many experints, and finally summarized her experience.
Of the ten thousand words in the paper, not a single one was filler.
But now.
An identical paper appeared in hers.
There must have been a problem sowhere.
Diana's heart was beating very fast.
She was feeling uncomfortable.
She was anxious to explain everything clearly to Teacher Wilson, to gain his trust, but she didn't know where to start.
Diana then said, "Teacher Wilson, I guarantee with my personal integrity, if I plagiarized, then I should be hit by a car the mont I step outside!"
"Diana, I'm truly disappointed," said Teacher Wilson as he stared at Diana, a complex expression in his eyes, "However, considering your usually decent performance, I won't investigate this matter any further! Just write a three-thousand-word reflection paper, and we'll consider it settled."
Write a reflection paper?!
Diana could never consent to that.
She wasn't the plagiarist.
She was the one who put her heart and soul into it, she was the one who wrote the paper, while the true clown was hiding in the corner, laughing and mocking her.
"Teacher Wilson, I did not plagiarize! You've accused without conducting any investigation. Isn't this desperately unfair?"
"The evidence is right in front of you, what kind of investigation do you want to conduct! Diana, I considered your usual good performance and decided not to pursue this matter, it would be enough just write a reflection paper! I advise you to just let it be, or else you stand to lose the most."
Plagiarism can be a matter of great significance to a student.
Especially in such a serious paper competition.
If the incident was made much bigger, Diana might even face expulsion!
Diana Hershey was not afraid of escalating the matter, she looked at Teacher Wilson and said, "Does two identical papers prove that I plagiarized? Teacher Wilson, how do you determine it wasn't soone else who plagiarized my work?"
Teacher Wilson was taken aback.
He had originally thought that Diana would take the hint and drop the matter.
After all, her family's financial situation was modest, and she had no influential connections.
But Diana was stubborn.
"Fine, so you want evidence? Then can you provide evidence that you didn't plagiarize? The other student submitted their paper a day earlier than you."
The timing was a crucial piece of evidence.
Only a plagiarizer would submit later than the original.
Diana narrowed her eyes, trying her best to calm down and organize her thoughts, "Teacher Wilson, I will never admit to sothing I didn't do. I'll prepare the evidence. I'd also like to know who wrote the other paper!"
Not many had seen her paper.
Possible suspects were her roommates, but she had always kept her paper locked in a cabinet and they probably hadn't gotten to see it.
Then there was the printing place.
Because she had printed her paper out.
But she didn't print it in a print shop but at a self-service printer. If there had been a problem with the printer, her paper could have been seen by other students on campus.
But it was clear.
The person who copied her paper was a classmate.
Who was it?
Not only did Diana have to find evidence, but she also had to find that person and confront them!
"That's none of your concern," Teacher Wilson changed his tone, continuing, "Diana, I was thinking in your best interests. Making a fuss about this matter will definitely do you no good! Unless you have solid evidence that you didn't plagiarize! But do you have any?"
"Teacher Wilson, how do you know I don't have any?" Diana looked up at Teacher Wilson, "I spent two whole months preparing to write this paper, reviewing over a dozen books. I even dread about conducting experints every night! Now you're telling that I plagiarized. I'm sorry, but I can't tolerate that!"
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