Why Is Plagiarism Wrong

There are few things people really learn. Many claim to learn, but in reality these are empty claims and they haven't learned anything at all. One of the few things I truly learned is that plagiarism is wrong. Although this is drilled into our heads year after year most don't heed these warnings. Weirdly enough this lesson was learnt in math classes not the typical Wikipediang of history or English. In Mr. Smith's class I learned this valuable lesson with the aid of some nefarious peers and the iron grip of my teacher. It all happened on a sweltering September day the twentieth to be exact. Inside the musty and dusty classroom of Mr.Smith’s classroom. My plagiarism problem became increasingly apparent in this class and was fostered by the methods Mr.Smith used. I’ll never forget how Mr.Smith started the class that day with a devilish grin and an exclamation that “Plagiarism lives in this very classroom.”Robert my comedic best friend said,” Are you sure Mr.Smith?” Mr.Smith then
Yet Mr.Smith's assault on plagiarism did not stop he held a month long class project that was to be dubbed the month of Abe.
The ultimate weakness of teenagers seems to be our innate ability to be easily irritated. This month of Abe repeatedly drilled into our heads the concept of originality and honesty. I promised to never want to or ever engage in the act of plagiarism. Mr.Smith said he would always be watching that he would never stop checking our work even years after we had left his class. These threats albeit empty scarred me as a young child. To this day I cannot look at someone else's work without the voice of Mr.Smith in my ear,”I see you Mr.Steakley.” with which I would always reply in my head with,”Yes you do.” Although it may appear that I am suffering some kind of trauma I can assure you I don’t, well probably not. Thus I had learned some the true lessons in life, plagiarism is wrong and that someone would always be watching