In 14th century Europe, Christianity was the main religion, and because of its influence, it made sense that someone would write an epic poem about the Christian afterlife. In Dante's Inferno, Dante travels to hell. He describes it as having various circles, and within each circle are sinners, each with different punishments. If Dante were here today to see everyday academic life, he would have added more circles to hell, and one of these circles would contain sinners who cheated on exams. Cheating is one of the most controversial topics in academic life. Students seem to have justifications for this, such as the class is unreasonably difficult or the teacher is incompetent; however, even under these circumstances, cheating is still morally wrong. Cheating means taking the shortest route; the person who cheats doesn't study but still gets a good grade, so he doesn't put much effort into the grade. You might not think so, but cheating ultimately hurts the cheater. When a person cheats on an exam, that person doesn't really know or understand information about the exam. If the person doesn't know the information and it turns up on another exam, they would have to cheat once again, which causes an endless cycle of cheating. Another reason why cheating hurts the cheater is that you gain nothing except a “good grade” from that test. The tests should see where one stands academically in a class and what they need assistance with. If a person cheats, he will never know what he needs help with. Furthermore, cheating is very unfair. If a person who cheats gets a higher grade than someone who put hard work and dedication into the test, the cheater should receive a penalty. But the sad truth is that not everyone cheats... middle of paper... warm-up may write the answers on their body, but now they have to write "cheat" on their skin instead of the answers. It's also ironic because people who cheat repeatedly don't care or realize how morally wrong their actions are. By writing “cheater” with their whole body they will forever remember why they are in Hell. During the journey to the underworld, Dante emphasizes how morally wrong it is to be an impostor. He underlines this by making it the lowest circle of hell, even below murder, because the further you go into hell, the more morally wrong the sin you commit is. It also makes it the sin that has the most pockets, so this gives the idea that it is the sin that has the widest variety of sinners. In conclusion, if Dante were present in everyday academic school life, he would certainly have added cheating to the exam in Hell.