¶ … Turning it in as My Own There are several reasons why I copied my friend Stephanie's essay on A Time to Kill by John Grisham and turned it in as my own. First, due to various academic and social commitments, I did not have sufficient time to read John Grisham's A Time to Kill and to complete my own essay on the book. While I should have utilized better time management skills so that I would have had adequate time to complete this assignment, I did not do so in this case. In order to prevent this situation from happening in the future, I will arrange my academic and social commitments in such a manner so as to enable me to have time to complete all of my assignments by their due date.

Next, I copied my friend's essay because I was afraid that if I asked...

While I now realize that I should have asked my teacher for more time in order to complete the assignment, at the time I felt as if copying my friend's essay was the only option available. I realize that giving into such pressure was a moment of weakness that violates all of the ethical, moral, and religious teachings that I have received and believe in.
II. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCE

The experience of copying my friend Stephanie's essay on A Time to Kill by John Grisham and handing it in as my own and getting caught for doing so has been an emotional journey filled with many lessons which I will never forget.…