The student plagiarized the work of somebody else, and that was wrong. They used a source they found, and copied different parts word from word. Even if they had used it as a quote, the person did not cite the website. He/ she could have summarized this passage in their own words, and at the end they cold have acknowledged it, by putting a link to the website. The student also could have taken a couple of lines that supported what they had to say, and quoted them into their own post.
If the person had wanted to use this site, there are different way the could have incorporated it, such as by using quotation marks. Here is an example: The painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gough is drawn from a very unique perspective and yet it "... is a scene we can all relate to..." (A Brief Understanding of the Starry Night Paintings)
There are many ways to avoid plagiarizing. Instead of copying word from word, summarize it into your own words. You can also use quotations such as the example above. Also, for larger writing pieces you can use a "Works Cited" page, listing multiple sources you used throughout the piece. Lastly, for the first two way to avoid plagiarizing, (summarizing, and quoting), it is still important to cite it or it will still count as plagiarizing because you aren't acknowledging the author.
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