MCOM 4003 - Carlin Whaley

Plagiarism and Fabrication in Sports          These days, everywhere you look you will more than likely see some form of plagiarism or fabrication. In some cases, people are completely blind to the fact that they are plagiarising but others do it intentionally. Whether you are writing a paper, writing a song, or designing your next clothing line, there is always a chance of plagiarism and fabrication.          In this specific case, a sports reporter out of Virginia was fired for plagiarism and fabrication . The sports reporter was Blair J. Parker and she was a reporter for The News Leader. She was caught making up at least four stories and taking pieces of other people's stories and using them as her own. Dave Fritz, another reporter for The News Leader, wrote an article about the situation and said "Only one source was clearly real and correctly identified". After her firing, there were other acts of fabrication that came to the s...

  Are Energy Drinks as Healthy as They Say They Are?          When you think about energy drinks, do you think about them being healthy or do you think about drinking them just for the boost of energy? Some companies try to target the idea of giving you healthy energy while others just try to give you energy without giving you the nutritional facts.             The first energy drink in America was released in 1985 and ever since energy drinks have changed tremendously. This brand of this drink was Jolt Cola and it was pretty much just a carbonated soda. The intended use was for students and professionals to drink when stressed.           Since then there have been billions of new energy drinks have hit the market. Here recently energy drinks have come increasingly more popular for many reasons but a big age group that is targeted is teenage to college-aged people. This group specificall...

Who Can't We Say No to Supermarket Tabloids?       Growing up, I was never allowed to be the victim of giving into the supermarket tabloids simply because my mom would tell my sister and me that they were just a waste of money. There were several occasions when my sister and I would sit on the floor of the store being sucked into the new drama of the week or taking the test to see which celebrity would be my most suitable boyfriend.                                                                                                                               Supermarket tabloids know just the trick to grab your attention and not let go. They throw together all...