The Cheating Epidemic in America
analytical Essay
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Luke had always been the one student to cheat. Each time he had homework, he depended on his friends to get it completed. Every time he had to take a test, his desk partner or cheat sheet was always by his side. His grades were then much higher than average, and people expected so much of him. He had cheated so much during high school that it had become his daily routine. On graduation day, Luke graduated with high honors. He was accepted into one of the best universities in the state. When applying, he was asked to sign an honor pledge so he was able to get into the school. When summer break was over, he packed his things and moved into his new dorm room at college. When his classes started, he got loads of homework. Luke was thankful to have most of his classes with his roommate, so that he was able to cheat off of him. Luke made it through most of the semester by cheating on each worksheet or paper that he had to complete. At the end of the semester, he had many tests that he had to do. Luke made cheat sheets that he planned on using during the tests, but each one was observed closely. He suddenly realized how difficult it was to complete each test when he knew none of the information. Each one he completed, he scored low on it, making his final grade much lower than people had expected him to get. On his final test, he understood none of the material, so he decided to take the risk and get his cheat sheet out when he thought that the college professor was not looking. Unfortunately for Luke, he was caught. He was asked to leave the classroom and later found out that he was kicked out of the class. People were surprised that Luke was caught cheating, because most had thought better of him. Luke made the poor decision to cheat on one test and was caught, getting him into trouble that he would remember for the rest of his life. Luke’s future could possibly be affected by his decision to cheat, and cheating is a decision that he would not choose to make again. Luke’s future needs to be sustainable, but will his future be sustained if he makes the poor decision to cheat?
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how luke cheated during high school and was accepted into one of the best universities in the state. luke's future could be affected by his decision to cheat.
- Explains the formal definition of sustainability as being able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed. sustainability in the social setting means an increased awareness in that area.
- Analyzes how the principal's meeting with a reporter proves that cheating happens in his school, and how lisa came up with an idea to stop cheaters.
- Analyzes how the simpsons episode "yolo" argues that cheating has become a major problem in america's schools, and methods to stop it from happening are not always effective.
- Opines that cheating is a major problem in america's schools, but more needs to be done to eliminate it.
- Opines that unless people in authority are willing to go the extra mile by setting a proper example, doing extra work, and enforcing rules, cheating will not come to an end.
- Explains that sustainability creates social responsibility, morals/ethics, and continual improvement.
- Explains angelis, angelo, ely, jason j., linda henderson, and yoav wachsman. "testing the effectiveness of the university honor code." academy of educational leadership journal.
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- Analyzes how mark clayton deals with cheating in his essay entitled "a whole lot of cheatin' going on." clayton's essay is heavily quoted along with an obvious absence of his ideas.
- Analyzes how clayton's essay quotes a freshman at the university of texas, and an associate provost at rutgers university, who blames poor role models and lack of parental guidance for cheating in colleges.
- Analyzes how ethos is integrated well with clayton's personal feelings by stating, "[p]ervasive change in societal values [can make] students easily be snared if they lack a strong moral compass."
- Analyzes how clayton starts his essay with a nice variety of pathos, ethos, and logos but ends up overwhelming his readers with other people's quotes.
- Analyzes how clayton's article describes how colleges are starting to fight back against dishonesty. some schools are trying to prevent cheating by performing skits at freshman orientation and giving out pamphlets on plagiarism.
- Analyzes how clayton interviews students to find out why they cheat. time and workload pressure are major factors spurring academic dishonesty, followed by parental pressure.
- Opines that clayton blames modern technology on the dramatic increase of student cheating.
- Explains that many colleges use an honor code in which students are expected to adhere to honesty. some students find this to be unclear.
- Analyzes how clayton does a good job at presenting the problem, explaining it, and even describing what is being done about it. his entire view on the matter at hand is expressed through quotes with little-to-no emotional views.
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- Analyzes how perel uses parallel sentence structure to declare that in all parts of the world adultery occurs.
- Analyzes how perel uses ethos to prove that her information is credible. she is well versed on the topic and has hundreds of clients who trusted her to help them with their marital problems.
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- Analyzes the negative and positive consequences of branding policies on the cheater, the students who don't cheat, and the potential employer.
- Argues that implementing a policy that makes it more difficult to successfully cheat will ensure that professionals are knowledgeable and obtained their degrees through genuine ability.
- Argues that the most plausible way to ensure that students are well versed in their subject areas is to create a harsh, foreseeable consequence to cheating.
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- Argues that the positive consequences of the policy on cheating are outweighed by the negative consequences for society as a whole. the school's recognition as an academically honest institution also provides incentives for employers to hire students.
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- Explains that most students don't live, breathe, and die for good grades because they know their grades will shape their futures and so do their parents.
- Illustrates how students everywhere are pressured by their school system or scholarship program to maintain a certain gpa.
- Explains that society sets expectations upon specific racial groups due to the world's limited perception of that group. african americans are pressured to work twice as hard to achieve and attain the same things as other races.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that lying has some pros and cons, and many people believe not telling the whole truth is not really a lie.
- Explains that cheating is common in today's society and most people have cheated before in their life. cheating can be as petty as not touching the line while doing timed sprints, to as serious as adultery.
- Opines that people should not make promises they aren't 100% sure they can keep because when that promise is broken, it's the same as if you lied to that person.
- Opines that people are starting to lose the sense of ethics and more "wild beast" are being let loose in our society.
- Concludes that stealing is a horrible unethical problem in our society and it only keeps growing.
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