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Please consider the Random House definition of Plagiarism at the top of this page, and then reflect on the five paragraphs excerpted from following two articles:

In the left column: "The History of Chopsticks"[4] at http://www.asianartmall.com/chopstickshistory.htm , published ~June 24, 2004
In the right column:, The introduction to the article "Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool"[5] by Will Heath http://www.knowledgeofbonsai.org/tools/chopsticks.php

The History of Chopsticks		Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool
It is believed the first chopsticks were developed over 5000 years ago in China. Early Asian man would retrieve his food from the fire using sticks or branches broken from trees. Later, as the population grew and resources became scarce, people would cut food into smaller pieces to save fuel because the smaller portions cooked faster. This eliminated the need for knives, and chopsticks became the utensil of choice.		Chopsticks were invented over 5000 years ago in China and as is commonly believed, they evolved from Asian man's use of sticks to retrieve food from the fire. In order to conserve fuel which became scarce, food would be cut into smaller pieces that enabled it to cook faster using less fuel and eliminating the need for knifes

The History of Chopsticks		Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool
Confucius taught, "The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table." Confucius' disdain for the presence of knives at the kitchen table, coupled with the popularity of his teachings no doubt contributed to the expanding use of chopsticks among the population.		Confucius is credited with advancing the use of chopsticks with his teaching that, "The honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his table." His aversion to knifes at the dining table no doubt fueled the popularity of chopsticks in China.

The History of Chopsticks		Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool
By 500 A.D., chopsticks had spread from China to other countries such as Korea, Vietnam and Japan...and their use became as widespread as the rest of Asia in no time...		It is believed that by 500 AD chopsticks had spread to many other Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam and soon to the rest of Asia as well.

The History of Chopsticks		Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool
While initially only used for religious ceremonies in Japan, chopsticks quickly gained popularity there as well...Japanese chopsticks originally resembled tweezers made from bamboo, with the two pieces joined together at one end.		...Japan once used chopsticks for mainly ceremonial purposes before the practicality of using them as an eating utensil caught on. These Japanese chopsticks were commonly joined at one end and used like a pair of tweezers.

The History of Chopsticks		Chopsticks: Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool
Chopsticks come in many different forms. Bamboo tends to be the most popular material to make them from. There is lots of it in Asia, it is easy to split and it is especially resistant to heat. Other popular materials were wood and bone, and chopsticks made of precious metals were not uncommon among the wealthy. It was believed that silver chopsticks would turn black upon contact with poisoned food, although this has since been disproved.		Although bamboo was and still is used mostly for chopsticks because of it's resistance to fire, fast, straight growth, and its affordability, many other materials have been used from gold and silver to ivory and exotic woods. It was once wrongly thought that silver chopsticks would turn black if they came in contact with poisoned food.

[1] Magazines and Journals thread at bonsaiTALK Community, http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/showthr...00&page=1&pp=10
[2] Keeping Plagiarism at Bay in the Internet Age, by Bridget Murray, Monitor on Psychology, Feb 2002. http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb02/plagiarism.html
[3] Internet Plagiarism: Strategies to Deter Academic Misconduct, by Mary Hricko, Kent State Library Director, http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed98/mhricko.html
[4] The History of Chopsticks,, Asian Art Mall, http://www.asianartmall.com/chopstickshistory.htm Publish date unknown, but appeared in archive.org Internet crawl on June 24, 2004.
[5] Chopsticks, Bonsai's Most Versatile Tool, by Will Heath, The Knowledge of Bonsai forum, http://www.knowledgeofbonsai.org/tools/chopsticks.php The article also appeared in the print publication, Journal of the American Bonsai Society, distributed in May 2006.

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