At some point in everyone’s life, there comes a moment when that person has to choose between right and wrong and the consequences of both. That point in my life was my sophomore year in my regular chemistry class. At first, it seemed like a great idea. We worked together to get our work done. As the year progressed, the people I sat with began to slack off a bit and wouldn’t do their homework. They would ask to copy off of me and I agreed at first, because I thought it would be a onetime thing. Well, I was wrong and the more they copied off of me, the more I wanted to do something about it. But at the time, I sort of just let it go because I’m not the type of person to “tell” on someone, especially my friends.
As I kept blowing it off, they began to take pictures of the study guides to use while they took their tests. They told me that I should do it and the teacher would never know. I refused because I wanted to take the test knowing that I could do it without cheating. As it turns out, my decision proved correct. Those people were caught cheating and given failing grades.
To me, this incident was a true test of my character and integrity to stay true to myself. Cheating can be very tempting but when you work hard it is not necessary and doing the right thing pays off. I guess the lesson here is, when you’re friends are doing something they shouldn’t be and try to pressure you into it, stick to your guns and do what you believe is the right thing and everything will work out in the end.
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