Blum of the University of Notre Dame states that "college students are less interested in cultivating a unique, authentic identity than in trying on many different personas, which the Web allows with social networks,” which is related to plagiarism in the digital age, usually in middle and high school students are forced to submit to the traditional five-paragraph essay without any opinion on the topic, whatsoever. Their only resource for concrete information is digital technology. However, once their opinion is asked, difficulties arise in breaking away from the five-paragraph essay and giving one's opinion. As a first-year college student, being told to “put the oar in,” or to express your opinion while still taking another person's viewpoints into consideration, joining the conversation in your essay is something completely new. In high school, students were told "whatever is reading your essay doesn't care about your opinion, he just wants the facts, period." Although it may be difficult at first because one may care too much about what others think and may not engage but rely on others' ideas/points of view. It's nice to know that you have the ability to express your opinion and participate in the conversation, even if your essay will be graded. Without proper use of digital technology, students are prone to committing plagiarism which can harm their future. I say that there are many positive aspects in the digital age and this is if the discussion on plagiarism began