GROUP ONE

UP student
plagiarizes prize-
winning photos
 PLAGIARISM
It is the practice of taking someone else's
work or ideas and passing them off as one's
own.
 A graduate student of Country’s premier sate university
admitted to passing off as his own photograph that
recently won a contest sponsored by the Chilean
Ambassador
A.
1. In what Competition did Solis find his plagiarized work?
Answer: In the contest sponsored by Chilean Ambassador
2. What sanctions did he received from the organizing committee?
Answer: He warned that Solis conduct may forfeit his award.
3.Do you think technology and the internet has made people more or less creative?
Answer: Yes, because for example if you’re given a theme that can be looked up in the internet it is much easier
for us to copy or used that thing for our own good. It makes people less creative because they depend on
someone’s work
B.
1. According to the article how did Solis redeem himself? What job did he have?
Answer: He has proven that the dark moments in one’s life often reveal the brightest
traits of an individual. He worked as a football program founder.
2. What project did he help?
Answer: He managed a football program for street children at a makeshift field inside
the Baclaran Church Compound in Pasay City.
3What is there to learn about the life of Solis?
Answer: Solis story helped us realize that even making a mistake it doesn’t mean it will
not make us a better person someday. It helps us to reflect that a past is a past but it
doesn’t have to define you. Solis proved something that there will be a dark moments in
one’s life often reveal the brightest trait of an individual.
 SUMMARY
– The most recent photo that Solis claimed to be his which he named “The Smile for the World” ,
won the top prize in a photo contest sponsored by Chilean Ambassador Roberto Mayurga. It
cause under intense scrunity in social networks that the real owner of the photograph was
Gregory John Smith he revealed the truth that Solis was an impostor and abused his work. Solis
submitted a photo of a boy whom he said was named Nilo and was from Zamboanga City. The
caption he stated that the boy helped his father farm seaweed. Smith a social entrepreneur said
the photo belonged to the Children At Risk Foundation (CRF) which he founded. The Child in the
photo was from the found in brazil., not Zamboanga City, he said. Solis is a Political Science
Alumnus of UP and his currently making up his masters in public administrations at the National
College of Public Administrations and Governance. Until Mayurga made ana investigation into
the matter and warned that Solis may forfeit his award.Ambassador Mayurga was very sad by
the turn of events. After investigation the truth revealed that Solis is not the real owner of the
photo. He was disqualified and faves his consequences, by that he manage a football program
for Street Childre and make his self busy until time he raised himself.
“Neptune, King of the Sea."