Cheating exists in all aspects of our lives, and there are a lot of people, who cheat in order to hide something or to achieve their own goals. Though some people think that cheating is acceptable, my point of view that it cannot be justified and below I will explain and support my opinion.
First of all, it is necessary to remember and understand that cheating is unfair, especially in an academic environment. There are always people in a class who work hard and study in order to receive the highest grade, and they to compete with people who are cheating and who do not have the same level of knowledge. It is especially unfair, when there is a scholarship contest among the best students, for example, and the scholarship is finally given to a person who has received the best results and won only because of cheating, while the student, who was really working hard, is left with nothing.
However, cheating is wrong and unfair not only in regards to others, but also regarding a cheater himself. The person who used to cheat, always risks to be caught, and if it happens, it is quite likely that he will lose people’s respect and trust forever, which might cost him good relationships and friendship. Moreover, if a professor catches a cheater, he might be eliminated from the university or school and will lose his chance to get an education and diploma. Also, if a person decides to cheat, he ruins his self-esteem because basically cheating is the way to say to yourself that you do not believe in your own abilities and capacities.
Sometimes cheating is also related to the problems with physical and mental health. One of the examples of this is cheating in sport environment, when athletes take steroid in order to grow muscles faster, become stronger and increase their endurance. However, I consider this also as a cheating, which is similar to cheating in academic environment, because by taking steroid an athlete is looking for the easier way instead of working hard and exercise intensively. Regarding health issues, steroid might be very harmful because they can cause eyes and hair damage, stomach disorders, problems with skin and even mental disorders such as violent uncontrolled behaviour and increased aggression. (Walker)
Summarizing all the written a discussed above about cheating, it is becoming obvious that there are many forms of it and it exists in different areas of our life. However, in any case, it cannot be justified and is not acceptable because it might cause serious problems both for a cheater and other people.
Works Cited
Walker, Ida. Steroids: Pumped Up and Dangerous. Broomall:National Highlights, Inc. 2014. Print.
