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WHAT HAS CAUSED ACADEMIC DISHONESTY?
          ACADEMIC DISHONESTY HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES. IF YOU LOOK UP AN ACADEMIC PAPER ON SOME PARTICULAR TOPIC WITH A SEARCH ENGINE, THE RESULTS MAY TURN OUT TO BE ASTONISHING FOR THEIR SIMILARITY. MANY EDUCATORS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO CHEAT IN THEIR ACADEMIC WORKS. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS INDUCED BY TWO MAJOR FACTORS.
          FIRST AND FOREMOST, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HAVE BECOME THE PRIMARY STANDARDS FOR PROMOTION OR SALARY RAISE. MANY ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CHEAT BY THE DESIRE FOR A HIGHER TITLE OF TECHNICAL POST OR A MORE COMFORTABLE LIFE. SOME UNIVERSITIES ALSO REQUIRE THEIR STAFF OR STUDENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN QUANTIFIED AMOUNTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS, SUCH AS PAPERS OR WORKS, TO GET A POST OR TO GRADUATE. THIS HAS LED TO A DILEMMA: UNIVERSITIES NEED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE. HOWEVER, DISHONESTY IS SOMETIMES FORCED BY SUCH REQUIREMENTS AND WILL DEFINITELY DO HARM TO THE REPUTATION OF UNIVERSITIES.
          SECOND, THE CURRENT PENALTIES FOR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ARE STILL TOO TOLERANT. UNLESS THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FROM THE DISHONESTY, CHEATING IS SELDOM PUNISHED. TO PURSUE THE LARGEST BENEFITS AT THE LOWEST COSTS IS ONE OF THE BASIC INSTINCTS OF HUMAN BEINGS. THUS, HIGH RETURN AND LOW RISK HAVE ENCOURAGED THE OCCURRENCE OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND DAMAGED THE INTERESTS OF THE OWNERS OF REAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY FOR BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND SOCIAL STATUS. AND THESE SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MORE PEOPLE AND THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE MORE SEVERE.
          ALL IN ALL, ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN CHINA HAS BECOME SO SERIOUS THAT WE CANNOT IGNORE IT. MANY FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PHENOMENON AND WE HAVE TO TAKE MEASURES TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.
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