Plagiarism

Plagiarism is when you copy exact information about something from somebody else, I'm sure that almost everybody has done this. I think that it's better not to use plagiarism, unless you ask the author of the information you want to use, or if you give the autor credentials. Also, it's better to write something of your own, because you learn more about it, instead of just copying things down just to get the work done.

Essay

An essay is a short piece of writing that talks about or describes a topic. I feel that the essay writing is okay when you write about something you're interested in. For instance, if you like the culture of a certain country, let's say Japan, then it would be a lot easier to find information, and to write your opinions about it. It also makes it much easier.

If you write about a topic you are not really interested in, then you'll probably not find enough information about it, and it wouldn't be as good of an essay as it would be if you would've liked the topic.