Question
Contract Cheating You need to complete an essay for your online course. It's currently 11 p.m. and the essay is due tomorrow. You found a website that is selling a completed essay on the topic that you need. If you bought it, you would not have to worry about staying up all night to finish your own essay. What should you do in this situation? square Option A I don't think that I should buy the essay. Instead I'll try to get as much as possible done now. Option B I think this is great! I'm already falling asleep and don't have anything completed to submit tomorrow. I'll just buy the essay and hand it in so I don't have to write one now. Option I'll buy the essay and change it up a bit so that it matches my writing style. It's not plagiarism or cheating if I alter some of the content right?
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Melody
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Answer
Option A is the best course of action. Purchasing an essay and submitting it as your own work is considered contract cheating, a form of plagiarism. This has serious academic consequences, including failing the assignment, failing the course, or even expulsion from school. While it's late, it's always better to do your own work, even if it means a less polished essay submitted on time.Option B is unacceptable. Buying an essay and submitting it as your own is a clear violation of academic integrity.Option C is also unacceptable. Even if you alter some of the content, submitting someone else's work as your own is still plagiarism. It doesn't matter if you change a few words or rearrange sentences; the fundamental ideas and structure are not yours. This is still considered academic dishonesty.