The narrator of the video discusses their past experiences with plagiarism. They reveal that they almost lost a $1,000 school scholarship due to plagiarism and share two instances where they plagiarized: one in high school, where they copied a National Geographic documentary for an essay, and another in public university, where they recreated a YouTube video for a persuasive speech. The narrator admits to not learning from their mistakes and still not being original. However, they express gratitude for a scholarship they received, which allowed them to attend a university out of state. The narrator also mentions that they now work full-time on YouTube and often speak in front of millions of people, despite being terrible at public speaking.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker almost lost a $1,000 school scholarship due to plagiarism.
2. The speaker defines plagiarism as taking other people's work and passing it off as their own.
3. The speaker admits to cheating in school, specifically in 9th grade.
4. The speaker had to write an essay about the Berlin Wall in high school and copied information from a National Geographic documentary.
5. The teacher, "Mr. Batman," discovered the plagiarism and called the speaker's parents.
6. The speaker was given the opportunity to rewrite the essay and did so, but admits to copying the entire documentary.
7. The speaker took a public speaking class in college and was required to give a persuasive speech.
8. The speaker chose the topic of why the penny should be eliminated and copied arguments from a YouTube video by CGP Grey.
9. The teacher discovered the plagiarism and gave the speaker a zero on the assignment.
10. The speaker received a 6 in the public speaking class, the worst grade they had in college.
11. The speaker was missing a credit required for a scholarship due to the failed public speaking class.
12. The speaker's family visited the state where the school was and met with university officials to ask for the scholarship.
13. The speaker used their persuasive skills to ask for the scholarship and was eventually granted it.
14. The speaker only stayed at the school for one and a half semesters before leaving to pursue YouTube full-time.