Academic Integrity Pledge

I pledge to complete this course with academic integrity as I feel that cheating is not only hurtful to others but it also hurts the person who does it. This course is designed to assess our knowledge of rhetoric and our  ability to write and it would not be an honest assessment if we plagiarize. Plagiarism, although one of the less serious crimes in life, should not be taken lightly because one of the only things a person can truly own is what they say. Someone's thoughts should be theirs and no one else's therefore plagiarism is a serious crime.  I will complete this course with honesty and I will only turn in work that is purely my own. I pledge to not only uphold academic integrity but also integrity in my everyday life.