- it's basically taking someone else's work and claiming it as your own.
Of course I've been around plagerism all throughout middle school, high school, and even elementary school. Now I'm not gonna lie....I've cheated once or twice. I'm young and dumb I make mistakes every now and again. But ever since I started becoming more focused on my work, I have had no need to cheat.
I remember back in highschool I had a buddy who was very smart. He knew how to balance his social life and his classwork perfectly. He made straight A's in every class but one. It was math..... but I don't blame him. Who really likes math? I myself have always struggled in math class. It was probably my least favorite subject and it gave me the most problems in high school. Although he did not seem to understand it he did not give up on math either. He kept trying and trying to comprehend it and he took all of his down time and studied up on it. Well after all of that struggling throughout the school year, his senior year, the final exam slowly creeped up on him. This was his last chance to pass the class and go out with a bang. Of course he studied for weeks... but he just wasn't getting it. Even asking the teacher for help would get him no where. Well, the end of the year came up and it was time to give that final exam his best shot. I always looked up to this kid because he never gave in to plagerism or cheating, but some how when it was most important that he not cheat, he did. He had recently found a copy of the final exam answer key on the teachers desk. He then took a picture(s) of it and saved it to his phone. While he was in class he would sneak his phone out under his desk and scroll through the pictures on his phone. He was a good student so the teacher did not think to even observe him and see if anything was unusual. My buddy got almost every answer down on this long exam. On the last page the teacher walked up behind him and saw his phone out. Now this being a final exam made it that much more serious. He kicked him out of the classroom and reported his actions. My buddy failed his class for the whole year. And this was one of the most important classes in high school. He needed that class to earn his diploma and walk across the stage. After all was said and done the teacher noticed that no one's exams were all that great. The majority of the class failed and the teacher was forced to curve the exam. So, had my buddy just tried like he did in every other class he would have been able to graduate with his class and walk across the stage on time. This just show's everyone that plagerism, cheating, or whatever you want to call it... is not worth it.
Just try your best and don't stoop to this level. Everyone has their own mind and their own thoughts.
SO WHY NOT USE THEM?
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