Essay #1 Cheating Essays - Cheating, Human Behavior, Behavior

Essay #1: Cheating The definition of cheating is to a ct dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination. In other words, cheating is doing something wrong and against the rules to give yourself an advantage you had not worked for or earned. I believe that cheating in a college class would be situations like: copying another students work, copying information from the internet without using proper citation (pl agiarism), using the internet and/or notes on an assignment when you aren't allowed to, and sharing your assignments with other students. I am sure there are plenty more situations that would be classified as cheating in a college class, but these are just the few main and obvious examples of cheating, in my opinion. There can be many different consequences from cheating, despite if you get caught or not. One of the first things that comes to my mind when thinking about the consequences of cheating is the negative personal affects it can have on an individual. Even if you are not caught in the act of cheating, you still face consequences. The main personal consequence an individual faces after cheating is that they did not gain any knew knowledge or learn what they were meant to by completing the task honestly. Now, not only has the individual broke the rules and risked getting disciplined, t hey have also given up their oppo rtunity to learn somet hing through honestly completely the task on their own. Another major consequence of cheating is in college, it can cause you to be completely dropped from the class you're caught cheating in. Cheating can ruin a teach/professors trust in you, it will make them question a lot from you because it proves you to be dishonest. Cheati ng is not worth its consequences. It is not worth risking being kicked out of a class, making your self have a reputation of being dishonest, and preventing yourself from learning what you need to by completing an assignment on your own in an honest manor. An experience I have had with cheating would be the time that I, myself, attempting cheating on a test I had not studied for in middle school. I had procrastinated studying for this test for a good bit of time, and eventually it was test day. I tried to memorize the study guide in the few minutes I had but it wasn't possible. So , in the spare of the moment, I decided to take pictures of the study guide on my phone and place it in my lap to look at during my test. As I finished my test, I thought I had gotten away with it, but as the teacher was collecting papers, he asked for my phone. He had seen me cheating and allowed me to finish my test before taking my phone. I was given a score of zero for the test, given in school suspension, and my (very unhappy) parents had to pick my phone up from the school. Cheating may seem like "the easy way out", but it is not worth the consequences that come along with it. You will be thought of more highly and will be a more honest and dependable person if you complete all tasks honestly and abiding by the rules. Cheating is lazy, dishonest, and makes an individual seem untrustworthy. You will always achieve more in the long run by doing things correctly, honestly, and with a good conscious. Everyone has cheated in some way at least once in their life, whether it be on a test, quiz, assignment, game, or anything else. Most should learn from the negative effects and consequences of cheating that it is always better to do your best, in an honest manner.