Cheating, plagiarizing, and simply not creating your own idea is a great offensive to the person you’re stealing from, but also, you are cheating from yourself. The mind at work is an incredible thing. To let something so amazing go to waste is a heartache. Sure, we all have our moments. Maybe we don’t have the time or we are having “writers block”. Especially in an honors class, the pressure to do the best work all the time is at its max. This creates a huge amount of stress on students to perform their best all the time. This request is unforgiving and at most times, unfair. The situation with the student from Sequoia High School is an interesting one greatly because of sheets signed in the beginning of the year regarding rules and regulations for cheating. Two papers contradict themselves. One “declares cheating is grounds for immediate removal from the advanced-level program”, while the other “states that a student will be removed from the program only after a second plagiarism offense.” So which side wins? It will be interesting to see who prevails with the best arguments. My opinion: the student is a sophomore, it was the first time, and the student is probably just getting used to the demand of high school. This whole debacle has taught the lesson itself, I am sure. So think logically here. Second chances, second offence; everyone deserves one.
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