<p>Ugh @ this thread and some of the advice given! Cosigning with patriotsfan1 all the way.</p>
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Gee, I don’t know, maybe because some people have this thing called “morals”?</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but morals won’t get you all the way through life. Life is not fair and sometimes you have to take courses AROUND the “moral” path to achieve a goal. </p>
<p>Look at the most successful people in the world, did they do the “right” thing to get where they are. Nice guys finish last.</p>
<p>-___- you guys act like you’re PERFECT… Look back and think about the things you’ve done in life… And then talk to me, whether I’m a “bad” person or not. </p>
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<p>“The things justify the means”</p>
<p>@ OP, what I don’t understand is how you believe it isn’t fair for your teacher to assume you cheated when you, y’know… cheated.</p>
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Own fault, no sympathy.</p>
<p>Okay Just cause I lied and cheated, I am now a bad person…
This is a serious question, have you guys done anything “bad” and feel guilty about? Or are you guys angels?</p>
<p>For those of you who would admit to the teacher that you cheated and take a 0 percent, you are all idiots. Getting a 0 on a test can kill your grade, and could seriously effect your gpa, and maybe even what college you get into. All of that is not worth risking just to “do the right thing”.</p>
<p>Exactly, nice guys finish last. gthopeful93 is correct. You have to NOT do the right thing sometimes to achieve something.</p>
<p>I’m still laughing at that idiot who got a B in health. YOU GAVE YOURSELF THAT GRADE</p>
<p>gthopeful93, I wouldn’t cheat in the first place, so I would never have to admit I cheated. Cheating is STUPID, as smarty has so capably illustrated.</p>
<p>I would rather lose everything I have and everything I ever will have than sacrifice my integrity for a goddamn vocab test. </p>
<p>This is ridiculous. </p>
<p>What makes an accomplishment worth accomplishing is not how other people think of it, or how prestigious it is, or how good you think you’ll feel when you have it. The value of an accomplishment comes in knowing that it’s yours. The empty life of a parasitic sycophant cannot be given meaning or value by a diploma hanging over a desk. The diploma represents work. There are two names on it; the one that matters the most is not the large, boldfaced one that lies plastered to its top-- it is your name that counts, and it only counts if it’s your work that went into it. </p>
<p>That’s the error Buddha made, if I can permit myself an aside. It isn’t the desire for things that leads to misery, it’s what a person is willing to give up to satisfy his material wants. Integrity is the real nirvana.</p>
<p>Whether or not we are all saints or sinners, what should matter to you is you: your choices, your honor, your word. Those are, as I have said over and over again, the most important possessions you have, and the only ones that cannot be taken from you. A starving man cannot be consoled by knowing that others are without food.</p>
<p>gthopeful, I could just as easily have given myself a straight A by taking the test anyway. Two answers on a joke test would not have disqualified me in my teacher’s eyes. But they did in mine, and I’m proud I stood on my principles, and happy my teacher recognized that when he gave me an A anyway. Feel free to laugh, and enjoy your grades. If they’re as good as mine were, and if you’re lucky, they’ll get you where I am. If not, they won’t. But either way, my accomplishments mean infinitely more to me than the same accomplishments could ever mean to a dishonest person, and I hope-- despite your indications to the contrary-- that you understand that.</p>
<p>Wow jimbosteve, the way you put things into words… Just WOW!</p>
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<p>Not really. Do you know what my grade was for Chemistry (standard chemistry) was for the second nine weeks last year? A 9. No, not a 90. It was a 9.</p>
<p>^ 9? If thats not an A? Then what are you saying</p>
<p>I agree with JimboSteve. I really dislike the fact that many people think dishonesty such as cheating * can* be justified. No. Just no. If it proves anything, I am a high school student, and I can proudly say that I have nothing I am ashamed of in my academic career. Sure, my GPA is not perfect, but I know that what I do now will invariably be a reflection of my best effort at this point in my life.</p>
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<p>Really? This is extremely disappointing. Life is not only about materialistic things. When I die, I would rather be able to say that “I lived a good, honest life.”</p>
<p>If I can add one more thing, please, aren’t most of the people in CC aiming to attend top schools? Take JimboSteve’s advice. He goes to Harvard. :D</p>
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<p>He is implying that not everyone on CC is absolutely perfect. You might want to carefully reread his post again.</p>
<p>I am not judging you in any way. If I were you, I would go up to the teacher and tell him the truth. Tell him you lied before. Don’t be afraid that he might hold a bad impression on you. More likely than not, teachers already know students cheat. He’ll probably think you’re the honest minority who can be trusted. He’ll think highly of you.</p>
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<p>A 9 out of 100 as in F----------------.</p>
<p>After reading all the posts, its interesting to see all the different personalities here on cc. Personally, I think you should just let this be one of those life lessons and start over on a clean slate from here on out. If you tell your teacher the truth now, he might now be so understanding, considering that you lied to him. Which could really affect your grades and chances of attending a top-tier university. Everyone makes mistakes, so give yourself a break.</p>