In Brent Staples essay “Cutting and Pasting: A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name)” he attempts to bring attention to the amount of plagiarism that occurs by students, especially those in either high school or college. Throughout his essay he seems to emphasize the importance of students doing their own work, so that they can truly learn. Staples writing reminds me of instances when I was still a child and I personally attempted to plagiarize several book reports. The reason I did this was because I did not understand the concept of ethics or how learning truly worked, so plagiarism seemed like an easy solution. The temptation to plagiarize my work even to this day is still very much there, since having more time would mean a great deal to me as