Definition Of Cheating

The Cheater and the Cheated Cheating through life or working for what is wanted: which is better? Obviously, working is what most parents teach, but sadly in this world, it is a whole lot easier to cheat to get to the top spot. Wanting to be number one is not the problem; it is how one arrives there that is the issue. Whether it is in school, the workplace, or an activity, cheating takes place all the time. Cheating is not always glancing to the right or left for an answer or plagiarizing someone else’s work. The cheating I emphasize is the holding a position that is not deserved. Some people may think this is not considered a form of cheating, but it is the perfect definition of cheating. Taking an undeserved opportunity is cheating …show more content…
Why can everyone not try to make it a little better by granting the chance of spotlight to the hardest worker? From my experience, the hardest worker tends to be quiet and respectful while learning from others’ mistakes. These types of people are not going to stick up for what they want and believe they deserve because they hope to be simply recognized for doing what is expected of them. This is because speaking out for what a silent one thinks is right is not in their reserved personality. This is why parents, teachers, coaches, and employers need to recognize and reward those with good work ethic and attitude and those who are respectful and follow the rules. By not recognizing the quiet ones, people are cheating them from the positions, grades, awards and promotions they rightfully …show more content…
God created ten laws for us to follow, and more than half of them are broken in this situation. Honoring one’s parents and honoring God is broken because cheating goes against the parent’s and God’s wishes. Stealing occurs when an accepting of a job, grade, or opportunity is taken by the undeserved from the deserved, and lying happens when actions or words announce one earned a job, grade, or opportunity that she did not. By committing all of these sins, it also creates idols by worshipping and coveting the position and murdering the confidence of the hard worker who does not get any recognition. All of this is also bearing false witness. The most important commandment Jesus gave was to love one another as one loves herself. This commandment is broken most often in this specific situation, and it may never be repaired because of the amount of damage it has caused to the