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Honor code

Once you access the readings for the essay you should not discuss the subject matter with anyone. Furthermore, you may not receive any assistance from anyone in planning, writing, revising, or editing your essay. When you submit your essay you will be required to key in the following statement:

I hereby affirm that I did not discuss the reading or question for this essay with anyone. Furthermore, I affirm that no person helped me in planning, writing, revising, or editing this essay. I also affirm that, if I consulted any outside materials after looking at the reading or essay topic, I have cited the source of each external item of information or opinion.

WAFT participants are bound by the Caltech honor code, which prohibits any member of the Caltech community from taking unfair advantage of another. Plagiarism and unauthorized consultation on your essay are breaches of the honor code.