Copying work of others and making it appear that you are the one who wrote is strictly prohibited in any profession especially in the field of writing.
If this act of copying the work of others is a crime among professionals, the same thing holds true among students especially if that person is studying in a writing course or any other course in that matter.
Plagiarism will definitely hurt any student and will put his reputation and standing as student in jeopardy.
One ill effects of plagiarism among students is tarnished reputation, once the school community realizes that you committed plagiarism they would think of you in the negative and will doubt your skill in writing.
Another negative impact of plagiarism among students is the loss of confidence in writing, by taking short cuts in the writing process; the student did not allow him or herself the opportunity to learn how to write.
With his failure to learn the skills in writing, there is big chances that the student will again plagiarize in the future could further dampen his or her chances of success.
Aside from the students, the teachers and parents of these people would also be hurt if ever they commit plagiarism.
The teacher of a student who will commit plagiarism will feel like that the student is disrespecting his or her status and mentor when he or she decided to plagiarize the work of others thinking that such actions will not be caught.
The parents of students who will plagiarize will also be hurt since it would be hard to think that their very own child whom they constantly reminded to be honest commit cheating by plagiarizing the work of other people.
The reputation of the parents from the eyes of other people will also be badly affected if ever their own flesh and blood commit the crime of plagiarism.
With the negative things, it offers students should do their best to avoid it even if the temptation of getting good grades is high, since there is a strong tendency it can ruin their future if they continually commit this illegal activity.
