...The act of cheating is considered taboo in society as we know it today. Cheating on school exams, in sports and in relationships are almost always frowned upon, thus, portraying the “cheater” as the bad guy, and his act morally wrong. When it comes to cheating to get ahead in your education, the only person you are hurting is yourself. For example, a student has to write an essay on a specific topic, but because of a full schedule including sports and music lessons, along with poor time management, the student finds himself sitting at the computer the night before the essay is due, completely drawing a blank when it comes to beginning the essay. It is easy to go on the internet, search for the topic and then find several websites dedicated to essays on that topic. The student using another person’s essay as their own will only hurt them in the long run. They may be caught and punished for plagiarizing, as there is a multitude of software available to detect plagiarizing. A teacher gives the assignment to measure the student’s understanding, ability, and comprehension of the actual act of writing the essay. It is with these assignments that the student can learn and perfect good writing habits, a skill that is taken with them into adult life. Cheating in sports has been happening for a very long time. As far back as 1919, cheating was recorded in the baseball World Series; the cheaters then became infamous for their cheating behavior rather than their performance on the field...
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...Is cheating wrong? Why yes it is, and it’s something that shouldn’t be done. Cheating can take on many forms whether it’s cheating in school or in a relationship. It says a lot about a person and whether you can trust them or not. It strips away your dignity and your sense of self accomplishment. The consequences or the price you pay can not only affect you but can have a lasting effect on someone around you. When I was in high school, math was a great challenge for me, for whatever reason I had to study all the time just to make a decent grade on a test or homework. It was very discouraging when we would take a test and someone sitting next to me, would ask me what the answers were to half the test questions. It would make me so mad. I missed out on having fun with my friends and going to do things just to make a somewhat decent grade and you want to rely on me to coast you through? You have to put the work in. You’re not always going to have someone around to get you through the tough times. Did they really earn their diploma or did you earn it for them? Even in college the same thing happens. If you’re going to school to become a doctor and you happened to be mine after it’s all said and done, I want to know I can trust you to treat me accordingly, after all my life may depend on it. I love the feeling of accomplishment when I work really hard at something and it pays off. A cheater can never really feel that. Relationship cheating can also be very devastating...
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...To answer this question, one must first define “cheating” outside of a dictionary. At the core, to “cheat” is to obtain an advantage that you wouldn’t normally have. The method by which the advantage is gained doesn’t matter as much as the reason for the advantage. Digging a little deeper, a person or team may encounter a situation that they are unable to overcome with their current skillset, or that the time constraints do not allow them to resolve. In these cases, they may turn to outside assistance to achieve the objective. Is that wrong? It may or may not be, depending on the specific situation. Case-in-point: a student must complete a trigonometry exam in order to graduate. While the student received high marks in every other class, and has managed to complete the trigonometry homework without extra assistance, they struggle with the time constraints of tests and exams. Given no time constraint, they have always been able to complete the work. To help with this, they jot down notes from every section of the course material in a single sheet and bring it with them to the exam. In most cases this would be considered “cheating”, because the student is using something that they were not provided at the time of the exam, even though the notes do not specifically reference the exam materials. The rise of technology has further clouded the barrier between “cheating” and preparedness. In a computer-based classroom, there are monitoring tools that allow the educators...
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...Why is cheating wrong? Many people ask this question. Some others think it is a silly question to ask. There are many views of this question. I think it is a good question to ask. I think it is wrong because not only are you breaking rules but you are cheating your own self. This does not hurt anyone else but yourself. The best thing to do to resolve this problem is to not cheat. The reason that you only cheat yourself is because everyone else knows the answers except you. This works for sports and academics. Sports because if you do not work enough you will be the one not ready for whatever you are practicing for. You could also be the one on the team that is out of shape. This could lead to you not getting the position you want and maybe not even starting. It is almost the same for academics. Say you cheat on all of the homework for a chapter and get all one-hundreds. At the end of the chapter you have a test on that chapter. Well the day you get your test back you don’t have a passing grade because you cheated on all of your homework. You got the failing grade because you cheated on your homework and did not know what the whole chapter was about. Therefore, if you cheat you are only cheating yourself. Do not cheat on anything, you will only hurt yourself. This will not look good on you at all. You might cheat because you don’t like the grade you have. However, you cheat and get caught and get a lower grade than you had before you...
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...Conventional wisdom has it that cheating is inappropriate and an indicator of laziness, care, and/or intelligence. It is rare to hear a counterargument for this standard way of thinking other than from a high-schooler making excuses for being caught cheating on a test. I’d like to first establish a definition of what “cheating” implies in this context; for this purpose, I chose the first Google definition of the verb “cheat”, which is to “act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.” Overall, I would argue two statements specifically – first, that it is always the outcome that should be of most importance, not necessarily the act, and second, that there are always shades of grey to every scenario. I would suggest that while most instances of cheating are unjustified, there are some cases where one could argue the act to be acceptable. When it comes to the topic of consequentialist ethics being applied to the act of cheating, there is one important example to consider. Lance Armstrong has a famous legacy of having drugged himself, lied, and cheated his way to victory multiple times throughout his career;...
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...Is cheating always wrong? People have been debating this question for decades. The dictionary definition of cheating is; an act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture or imposition. Some say that there are times when it is acceptable, for example, in a case where someone's life or safety is threatened. Others may say that no matter the case, cheating is always wrong, no questions asked, such as in the case of cheating on a test. In multiple mythology stories, combat or survival tactics may be mistaken for cheating. It is all a matter of perspective. Cheating is not wrong when pertaining to issues of safety or survival, but in an exam setting it would be, therefore cheating is not always wrong. One example where cheating would not be wrong, is when someone’s life or safety is at stake. If someone had been kidnapped or taken and held against their will in some manner, this person may use deception or trickery to escape. For example, sneaking out at night or while the person is away. That’s not cheating; it’s just doing what is necessary in the situation at hand to protect someone's well-being. In this sense it is practically self-defense, not cheating in any way. Doing so protects the person...
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...Constance, do you think that Dee might actually understand what the quilt means in regards to their heritage? She probably can not appreciate the quilt as much as Maggie can and will, but I do not believe that means she does not understand it, just a thought.Is cheating always wrong or is it ever acceptable? If this question was as cut and dry as it sounds, then as the prompt states “cheating has mainly been publicly condemned.” The problem seems to be closer to question, what is considered cheating. Take baseball for example, they have many “unwritten” rules. The one that comes to mind for this example is sign stealing. Some believe that sign stealing is cheating, others believe it is part of the game. I believe that cheating is never...
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...Would you like to live in a world full of cheaters. There is a major cheating crisis at parkland high school. There are a lot of reasons that kids cheat at parkland because of all of the stress to be the best. Is a good grade really worth ruining your reputation. There is a cheating crisis at parkland high school because of stress, One reason that there is a cheating problem at parkland is that that it is morally wrong. One reason cheating is morally wrong is because you were being dishonest. If the student gets caught it could lead to teachers not trusting you if you. Another reason is that it could destroy your reputation. You could be known as a cheater no one would trust you ever again. There is a cheating crisis a Parkland high school...
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...From a very young age, the message that cheating is wrong has been drilled in our heads whether it was a teacher explaining rules or a parent explaining right from wrong. People ignore this message and still cheat to increase their grades. Cheating is unfair, the reason high achieving students cheat, the increase in cheating over the past couple of decades, 21st century cheating trends, and the long term negative effects. Cheating is unfair towards other students and the cheater, and it disrupts the learning process for everyone. In “Is Cheating Getting Worse?”, Sarah Ajably claims, “When students cheat in school to get better grades, it’s unfair to the students who actually did study and do the work.” She has a valid point to her statement....
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...Cheating has always been looked down upon in society, but it still thrives in the classrooms of schools and universities. It doesn't seem to matter whether it is right or wrong, just as long as it gets you that A you were looking for. Cheating has grown over the past few years and the question is why? Who's to blame? I know cheating occurs in Bacon Academy. I'll even be so honest to admit that I have participated in cheating once or twice in my high school career. Even so, I know it's not okay; and there are serious punishments if you are caught: there will be a zero on the assignment, and a suspension if you plagiarize. Ouch, cheating definitely doesn't sound worth the risk. So why do we do it? Cheating is done for multiple reasons. Sometimes it's done just to help out a friend. Your neighbor asks about a question during a test and you reply with the answer just to be courteous, nothing more than that. There's no deeper reason, other than maybe one day your neighbor will be able to return the favor. Another form of cheating is the "!%#&, I forgot to study for this test, but the smartest person in the room is sitting right next to me" reason. Some people figure there's no harm because they're going to do poorly anyway. But some people cheat because they're lazy or just don't care. All of these reasons don't make it okay to cheat, and its recurrence in school is an issue. Bacon has all types of cheating, and it can be blamed individually on the teachers, the students themselves...
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...the behavior of students and where if anyone is seen violating the code, they must be reported for their wrong doings (McMahon). Various schools all around the world rely on such code to bring students and staff closer, help the students and staff develop trust and honor, and in general make the schools better places to be at. Honor codes are very important for the student body because it works to reduce the amount of cheating, plagiarism that occurs, and decreases the chance of another student gaining an unfair advantage over others. Trust and respect is increased between students and staff, which is genuinely important for...
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...(Looks at the other four men) Hello everyone, I’m Courtney; I am a friend of Aquinas. Sorry for interrupting your meal, but I have a serious matter to discuss with Aquinas in hopes that he can help me. Aquinas: That is why I invited you here. When you called and said you had a dilemma I thought it would be a good idea to have you come here and get the advice and opinions of these great philosophers. As long as your okay with opening up to them about your problem? Courtney: I don’t mind at all, especially because I could use all the advice I can get right now and have very little time to make a decision. Courtney grabs a chair and brings it back to the table to sit in. Aquinas: Whatever the dilemma, there is always a right and wrong thing that can be done. So let us figure it out and start by you letting us know what this troublesome dilemma is. Courtney: Well it all began on Tuesday morning at my work. I work for a company as a secretary and have for two years. After divorcing my husband two years ago for having an affair, I decided to get a job to support my two children. Luckily, my good friend Karen got her husband, Jerry, to hire me as his secretary at his firm. The job is fairly easy and pays well and also allows me to have time for my children. Aquinas: It seems to me that your husband was not a good Christian and that you are doing the best you can. What is the problem? Courtney: Well like I said it all began on Tuesday morning. I was going through...
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...guidelines, rules and punishments students of today have been reduced to cheating, forgeries and out blatant plagiarism. Many students take advantage of copying fellow classmates work whenever the opportunity presents. Other times, students will simply have someone else complete their work and present it as their own, not realizing the ramifications and consequences of their action. This fosters a lack of creativity; no sense of responsibility and the students then block the opportunity of new experiences and knowledge. This practice of cheating, copying and forgery by students are unethical and should be brought to the surface whenever possible. Students aren't the only ones who haven't cheated. Politicians, athletes, and even those who are close to you. Cheating, for the most part, is wrong. There are a few small examples where cheating can be good, but nonetheless it is something you shouldn't be doing. I will explain why it's not a good idea, especially for students. First, everybody cheats. Some may justify it, others proudly proclaim it, and others will deny their cheating vigorously. Their creativity level drops every time they copy or have someone else do their work. After a while of copying and forging, the student's ability to think creatively and successfully becomes next to nothing. Unfortunately, today's school system has become a playground where students have developed more and more ways of cheating. The internet is a huge blame. Other way is having students who have...
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...Disease What’s contagious, but will never make you sick? What wildfire is so great that it will never be extinguished? It isn’t a disease or natural disaster, but at the same time, it is a disease and is becoming a natural disaster to our country's youth: cheating. Although the phrase “you’re a cheater” has a negative connotation to it, is it really wrong anymore? Some, like Wired journalist, Cevin Soling, say yes while others, like Professor say no, however, the truth can’t be brushed under the rug for much longer. I believe cheating is the largest infection of my generation and will have a horrible effect on the future generations to come. Every academic institution in America has very strict policy against cheating. Last year alone, 8,000 Chinese students were expelled from U.S. universities for poor academic performance and/or cheating (Qi). Robert...
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...that surrounded it. Looking at it form the prospective of Societies the philosopher who lived his life on the basis of being honest and true theses men were all in the wrong. At the start of the movie we see how the producers of the game show operated and how they enticed participants to do what they want. “Would you like to make $20,000” this seems like a loaded question. Why would anyone say no? The answer is not yes, but should be “how?”. Money is a powerful force that make people do crazy things. As we see throughout the movie contestants on the show work with the producers to be able to keep moving on. Without this help contestants would lose and in turn producers would also lose, the network and then the sponsors. By keeping the same contestant on show money can meet made for everyone. One man in particular Charles Van Doren has been on the show longer than anyone else. he has been cheating and lying so that he can stay on the show and make...
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