First of all, is it ethical to cheat? This question can't be answered with a simple yes or no, there are other things that come into play, like what are they cheating on, is it just cut and pasted or did they have it makes it appropriate. Cheating isn't as bad as people make it out to be, it's simply a means to an end. Nothing anyone does, no rule a university makes will change that fact. People will cheat and the majority of them will get away with it without thinking twice. Cheating doesn't hurt anyone, including the person doing the cheating, even though it seems like it, everyone cheats in life at some point, cheating only prepares students for the real world. The only type of cheating that is bad anyway is low-quality cheating; deceive that the person does not take the time to make it look like theirs. An experienced cheater can cheat so well that it's almost impossible to tell, he takes ownership of what he cheated. Cheating gets a bad rap, it's something that helps someone do well in this world and get what they want and/or need to make an impact in the world. You have to cheat to get ahead in the real world, I'm sorry to say it but it's the truth. During a job interview, there are certain things one can add to their resume to make them better than the other people trying to get the job. In the real world people cheat all the time, it's the only way to get things done quickly and efficiently. Academic cheating is for the most part more helpful than hurtful. If one can do it right and get away with it, it shows them how to manipulate, how to make them believe that what you did was your own work and believe you. It is much more beneficial for a person in the real world than an article about reason...... middle of paper...... the rules are less prepared for the real world, it is necessary an average person, someone who would cheat, to do something great in this world. Therefore, cheating is not as bad as people make it out to be. It's a way of teaching young people about the real world, if they can do it competently enough they'll do better. The cheating that was blatantly discussed in this essay wasn't really academic cheating, but real-world cheating is one and the same thing, to quote Jeri Ryan: "Cheating is often more effective" (197). It might not be the best thing to do, but it gets the job done. It is a useful skill that allows the person to discover things about the world. The saying “cheaters never prosper” is false, they are the ones who go the furthest in life. A better way to look at it is that if you don't cheat, you'll do worse in life, "nice guys finish last.”