... a student at the end and keep them from achieving their potential. Not only can cheating take a devastating toll on a student's future, but their social life as well. The opportunity to work so little and achieve excellent grades is staring all students in the face, however cheating places a student at great risks for ruining the rest of his/her life. Personally, I'm not trying to gamble with my future just to perform above average, it's not worth it. If I want to receive an "A" in a course, I know that I must work hard and study. I feel that the true pleasure to be gained from academic effort is pride in one's self for working toward a goal and reaching it. Cheating makes such pride and pleasure impossible. Some say that dishonesty isn't as bad as stealing because academic assignments are more like "exercises" and not apart ...

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