Definition Essay

             As a society, we must all obey the law. Everywhere that we turn, rules, and
             regulations are forced upon us to make life better. Manuals such as the Modern
             Language Association give useful information on cheating and how to avoid it. These
             Companies developed their own set of rules that apply to the student body. In
             accordance with the university policy, aiding and abetting are strictly forbidden.
             Examples of such acts include cheating on an exam, helping someone else to cheat or
             plagiarizing an essay. It is the civic duty and responsibility of all students to report a
             The reason that we must report cheaters is due the fact that it is unfair to everyone
             involved. The student, who does cheat, only cheats himself of knowledge. It is unfair to
             the classmates because they had to work hard to prepare for the tests and no one else
             should be able to breeze their way through the course by cheating. If there is a curve
             involved with the grades earned in the class, the cheater may mess-up the curve that
             would naturally be allowed and keep everyone else's scores low. The teacher that is
             involved would be considered not doing their job due to the fact that the student did not
             learn anything. Although some students realize this, they may still decide not to report a
             Students naturally befriend one another, so some of them may choose not to
             report a cheater. They may feel that if they tell the professor, the cheater may dislike
             them from that point on and react by not talking to them any more. No one likes a tattle-
             tail, so the students may opt to stay out of the cheater's business. Also, people cheat all
             the time, so they may not say anything about one student committing this crime because
             they themselves don't want anyone to tell on them.
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