Argumentative Essay On Cheating

Cheating has become very normal to students on tests or quizzes. Students don’t consider the consequences of cheating on a test (Source A). If you just walked into a classroom, most probably you would see students cheating on their classwork or quizzes. Measures should be taken to reduce the amount of cheating on tests or quizzes

Grades tend to be more hurtful than anything. They have negative effects on students and how they learn. Cheating can become a series problem even with students who normally wouldn’t cheat. “Researchers have found that the more students are

Sport is a global phenomenon, it is a common between all the nations of the world there is not one culture that has not engaged in a way or another in some type of sporting activity; such activities are not only often physically challenging and mentally stimulating – they also provide a sense of belonging and personal meaning to people’s lives. In American culture like many other cultures worldwide winning is highly prized and cherished by fame and money from audiences and sponsors.

Over the years, cheating does not carry the same stigma it used to represent. Because of competition and expectations, students are doing whatever it takes to achieve an A average. There are students who are fighting for scholarships or for the position to be on the top. Also, parents and teachers are the root cause of this matter because they have advocated the idea that high GPAs will lead to more successful futures. As a result, grades have become the main focus for most students,

When asking a student do they think cheating is bad most will say yes and will even admit to cheating.Cheating doesn’t affect many students on a regular day basis until they have been caught red-handed.When it comes to cheating blame automatically goes to the student but what about the adult as well.Some teachers have admitted to seeing student cheat but haven't said anything because it was on homework.Some teachers have even gone to the depth of helping a student cheat on a test.There was a survey that was taken through all of the high schools asking students if they had ever cheated on a test, the results were that there were 64 percent who cheated,58 who plagiarised, and above all 95 percent of them admitted to cheating of some sort.(Academic Integrity Under Statistics paragraph 3 )Students cheat to make it through a semester and to make their parents proud.Students cheat simply because of lack of knowledge, pressure from the adult looking for them to do their best, and last lack of time.

The idea of cheating has gained a lot of popularity in the media. Pro athletes caught using illicit drugs to gain a competitive advantage are condemned and often have the awards they've been given revoked. Even professional e-sport players have been caught using drugs such as adderall to gain a professional advantage. The competitive sports scene is not the only place where people use any means necessary to gain an edge. "Study drugs" are also often used in academia. What justification could there be for these people to be morally OK with their actions? Is cheating ever OK?

One sunny morning Shawn and his friend Joe did the usual routine of going to school. It was a private school. They would get up take a shower, then they would get dressed. After they would get dressed, they would meet up in the town park and decide where they were going to get breakfast. Shawn said let's go to McDonalds so they went and got breakfast. After they ate, they would start on the two mile hike to school. On their way to school they would run, play tag, and just have fun because having fun at their school was prohibited.

“How are you?” What’s your automatic answer? Normally it’s “I’m good” or perhaps, “I’m fine.” How many times have you heard that lie, or even told it yourself? Rarely is “fine” ever used in the correct context. Whenever someone asks how you are, are you truly fine every time it’s asked? Or is something on your mind? Did something rough just happen? Why is it that we feel the need to hide our true feelings behind a lie that nearly everyone knows is rarely true? According to two articles, “On the Art of the Decay of Lying” by Mark Twain, and “Natural Born Liars” by David Livingstone Smith, we have two main reasons for lying. One reason is that it is ingrained in us through our social interactions, and another is that we have evolved to lie, that we’ve adapted so that lying enables us to hide our weakness so that others can’t exploit them. We can believe these lies to protect ourselves or protect others as well.

Cheating is a form of academic dishonesty, whereby the cheater has an unfair advantage over other students. According to utilitarianism and virtue ethics theories, cheating is morally wrong. From a utilitarian perspective (the ends justify the means), the cheating students may be happy with their resultant higher grades, but the majority non-cheating students would not be happy, especially if there is a grading curve involved. Virtue ethics values qualities like integrity, honesty and fairness while avoiding vices like greed and selfishness. If cheating were allowed to go unnoticed, it would create a greed-driven society in which cheating is a quick way to profit. In addition, I should not assist my friends in cheating as not only does it make me a cheater as well, it does not benefit me at all, since I have already completed my test. Helping out would only be disadvantageous to my own grades.

Kim Harrison say that “ Breaking rules isn't bad when what you're doing is more important than the rule itself.” In discussion of rebellion, one controversial issue has been showing that everyone's bewilderment. On the one hand, people argued that it is unsuitable to infringe the rules. On the other hand, people demonstrate that it is justified to contravene the rules. However, I believe that it is right to break the rules when it support a cause you believe in, unfairly and understandable.

"Infidelity." “Infidelity is wrong. I know that, however, I don’t believe that I am the issue. She broke up with her for me, and just when I thought she was all mine… she went right back." I know it’s wrong to love her knowing she’s in a relationship, and I know it’s wrong to let her love me. I know it's wrong to feel this way but I can't help it. For once, someone's feelings doesn't matter to me. I really would hate to see anyone get hurt, but a part of me just doesn’t care. Actually, if we’re being honest… I kind of hope her girlfriend gets hurt. All that matters is that I love her and I want to be with her. Call me a home wrecker. Call me the mistress. Hell, call me crazy, but you will never understand these feelings I have for her.

When referring to the concept of cheating, there are many definitions that a person may think of. According to Dictionary.com, there are three ways of viewing the term and thus three corresponding definitions. Nevertheless, the unified theme in the idea of cheating is the use of fraud, deception, and dishonesty (Random House Dictionary). Unfortunately, this is a notion that is continually acknowledged as acceptable. One scenario that is commonly concentrated on is the act of cheating in education.

Second, people cheat on tests in school. They may not realize at the time that by doing this, they are cheating themselves out of their own education. Is the passing grade what is really important, or is it the knowledge they have deprived themselves of? Cheating does not increase their knowledge or make them a better person. What they don't realize is that once they enter their career they won't have the knowledge they need to do their work successfully.

Academic learning in today’s changing world brings demands to future professionals. Whether in a traditional classroom, or through distance learning, one thing is similar and which cannot bring forth a successful educational future. One thing that can damage anyone’s academic future is plagiarism. Whether being the future of a straight “A” student, or a student who is just getting by. The fact remains that anyone can fall victim to plagiarism. Plagiarism is the use of other writer’s words without acknowledging the source and taking those words and passing them off as one’s own ideas (Jones, 2001). Some people may think plagiarism is just copying someone else’s work but in reality plagiarism is much serious and hold very serious

“ When Students cheat on exams it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning - Neil Degrasse Tyson.” Cheating in school happens everyday around the world. This can be prevented by getting rid of tests, making class lectures more understable and fun, and also shortening the amount of homework students get.