Academic Dishonesty

I personally know many people who have either cheated on an assignment or a test. I have to be honest and say that I have done this before too. It is something that I am not proud of. During high school, I think that it is easier to get your homework done when you and all your friends work together and get answers from one another. As I have gotten older and more mature, I have realized that in the long run, cheating and getting answers from other people will not help me to learn information that will help me with my academic achievement. It will only hurt me. Yes, it might seem nice at the time since you can finish your homework early and have more time to do the things that are more interesting to you, but when it comes time for a test or for you to apply the information that you have cheated on to a real live situation, you won't have a clue of what you are doing. It is never good to cheat on anything. My high school english teacher my senior year told all her classes that the one thing that can never be taken away from you and that you can posess forever, unless you give it away is your integrity. Whether it be academic integrity or not. That statement has stuck with me, and made me not want to cheat. She has a very good point that I had never thought about until then. So as I go on with my college career and my life, I will keep that information with me and use it in everything that I do. I would suggest the same to everyone.