Presence Of Evil In Cheating

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The Presence of Evil in Cheating
Some days it feels like if you walked away, the sky above you would be less gray and dull. If one more ounce of stress were to make itself pronounce, everything around you would come crumbling down. So why not give in, or even cheat the world for what it is worth? Seems easier does it not, but is it always the right choice? These choices can be the subject of your own choosing, with the end result not ending in your favor. Augustine is then questioned, is cheating the willful departure from God, signifying evil?
Cheating can leave a profound scar on a life, all for the instance of taking a mere short cut that was thought to be suitable for the time being. Yet, it is an easy way to find yourself haunted by the aftermath. Cheating can be found in families, school, and within the individual. According to Augustine, anything that has being is good, but a loss of good can be labeled as ‘evil’.
Goodness seems to be tested in all ways while attending college. One step away from goodness and it can ruin everything. From day one students are constantly told to not cheat or to plagiarize. These circumstances can lead to utter consequences but it is until the action is done that a student may realize that the consequences are real. Cheating should not be the easy fix to an essay that is due in a few days. Seeking help through means of another individuals work is plagiarizing. Plagiarism can destroy you and everything you have worked for. Individuals who cheat are not considered evil because of the situation, only subjected to a lesser good. “Evil will comes from a deficience of cause; it is the willful turning away from the good” (City of God, VI).
Everything God made is good, even things that may seem evil a...

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...and bad impulses” (Confessions, 10, 24). The body is being torn between happiness and stress. The stress is starting to establish itself as more prominent. So through the activities during the day, you begin to cheat your way through. An individual goes to exercise but doesn’t make an attempt to increase the heart rate, so gains nothing from the workout. Class is long, so you block out learning. So, you cheat yourself from goodness which can make you a better person.
Cheating is wrong and avoidable, but it still occurs. It may not be evil, but even as a lesser good, it still does not make it better. That’s why a world without ‘evil’ would not be the best of all, it wouldn’t be achievable. A world that comprises of less evil and more good is an attempt for which individuals should strive. A lesser good may be momentary but it seems as though it is always present.

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