can’t I? This is the question many students may ask themselves on a weekly basis when cheating can be so easy and advantageous. Especially sense‚ as according to the polls taken in Pojman’s philosophy classes‚ about two thirds of students affirmed moral relativism‚ meaning that if everyone in the school believed it was morally right to cheat - then it was right to cheat (Pojman‚ 242). Let’s assume a situation where your friend tells you she’s planning on cheating on her exam‚ and justifies her plan
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When I first heard of the “The Successful Student” I thought of some boring book that all teachers read so that they can prepare themselves for telling all students that they have some type of potential in our academic careers. I pictured a dull‚ thick text book filled with words that make no sense and questions that have no meaning. When you explained to us that The Successful Student was process that you created to help us succeed in the classroom but also also outside of school‚ I still had the
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Cheating: Easier Than Ever She took the paper‚ ripped it up‚ then stared at the most menacing device her eyes had laid on her whole career; the phone. The teacher had caught the kid cheating on the test‚ looking at the answers on his phone. Cheating has never been easier thanks to the advancement of technology‚ but who’s to blame? Cheating has been around for ages; is the technology really the reason that more cheating is happening‚ or is it because there is a higher pressure to get better
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While most people may focus on the academic side of a scholar‚ I feel there should be a much broader definition. I would define a scholar as an individual that is dedicated to their education‚ uses their God-given talents for the benefit of others‚ and pushes themself in all of their endeavors whether it is spiritual‚ physical‚ or mental. This would promote a much more well-rounded person. Placing more emphasis on an individual’s drive‚ ethics‚ and integrity in addition to their grades or test
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Braulio Martin Life of a College Student I personally go to school full time and work a part time job. Although at times it might seem difficult to keep up with school‚ work and studying‚ it is actually quite doable as long as you are able to manage your time and work productively. This relates to both McLellan’s “The Dead-End Kids” and Brown’s “Balancing Act: High School Students Making the Grade at Part-Time Jobs” because each article gives good reasons as to why working part time and going
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Cheating‚ or academic dishonesty‚ may be something we have all done at one time or another‚ in some way‚ shape or form. So‚ what is the reason behind it? Are students being lazy or possibly scared of failing? Or‚ could it simply be that they desire more free time to indulge in the socially enjoyable aspects of college where hours of research and writing doesn ’t exactly fit into some students “schedules”. All of these are reasons are for academic dishonesty but none of them are right. Academic dishonesty
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morally right if the consequences of the action benefit everyone. In the case where a young man who cheated on his college entrance exam Utilitarianism says that this is not a morally right decision‚ because while the person who committed the action‚ the young man in this case‚ may benefit from the knowledge they gain from that education they got from that school‚ the action does not benefit the other young man or woman who did not cheat on the test and did not get into this college because the man who
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competition between students‚ which leads to increased pressure to do well. Cheating becomes a way to get the edge over the other students in the class. In addition‚ the penalties for getting caught are mild.” 2. “Today there is more pressure placed on students to do well. They are expected to receive good grades‚ play a sport‚ and volunteer if they are to be looked at by a good college. With a B tainting your transcript‚ a college might not look at you.” 3. “Students who would usually cheat
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Anna Joseph US History (H) 15‚ January 2014 Elijah P. Lovejoy was born on November 9th‚ 1802 and was murdered in Alton‚ Illinois on November 7th‚ 1837. Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob during an attack on his warehouse and printing press where he printed his newspaper against slavery‚ Catholics and immigration. In 1897‚ Alton citizens built the 110-foot tall Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument at the cemetery where he was buried. I found Lovejoy very interesting as he lived and was murdered
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On college campuses across America‚ the use of alcohol has been an topic in need of explanation for many years. The concept will be explaned with emphise on the negative effects of hooch. Alcohol in cardio-sport athletes is especially harmful. But at any rate the negative concepts apply to all student. Besides the fact that a large number of students are underage when they drink‚ alcohol can put students in dangerous situations and give them a headache long after the hangover is gone. The short and
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