Is “Academic Dishonesty ” Now a

Fact of College Life?

- Philip Crawford

Inderjit singh
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 Author
• Philip Crawford, former journalist of the
International Herald Tribune newsapaper.
 ESSAY OUTLINE
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Thesis Statement: The reasons for trend are

numerous: shrinking job market that breed an
“excel-at-all-costs” mentality, instant access to
pre-written papers through media such as faxes
and electronic mail, and particularly in US-
average level of students decreases.
 Thesis 1st Point
Reasons of cheating:
• Laziness
• Easy to cheat
• Excel-at-all costs
• Competition for jobs
• Time
 Thesis 2nd Point
Access to pre-written papers
• Some companies sell research papers
• One can obtain research paper by fax or
electronic mail
 Thesis 3rd Point
Modern Technology Disadvantages
• More ways to cheat
• Difficult for professors to find out
 VOCABULARY
• Pretense: act of giving false appearance
• Condone: be lenient with
• Diligent: quietly and steadily continuing a task
despite any difficulties
• Ascertain: find out
• Expulsion: act of forcing out someone
 CONCLUSION
• Colleges and Universities have to develop new
ways as there are so many ways for cheating
arises due to new technology.
• Good approach to prevent cheating in colleges
and universities.
Thank You