Plagiarism

I think that it is very important to cite sources in a paper because it gives credit to the person/persons who came up with an idea in the first place. If someone were to read a paper that you wrote and then wanted to do some more research just to learn more about your topic and they found the same information that was in your paper in another and you didn't cite your sources, you could be in trouble. I know I wouldn't want to be expelled from school or fired from a job because I stole someone else's idea, I would think something like that would stay with you for a long time.