Why it is Important to Avoid Plagiarism

In our Integrity Pledge assignment we were pledging on how we were going to avoid plagiarism and what it means. However, why is it important?
It is important to avoid plagiarism because obviously in the simplest terms it is cheating and as students and as a human we have a moral responsibility for our actions. Yet not everyone believes in the same moral responsibility so why else is it important?
It is not easy to see it from a point of view other than yourself; however, if someone stole your information and your words that took time and effort wouldn’t the situation be different. It is a courtesy to others efforts and achievements as well as an obligation to your integrity in the assignment or piece of work. We all know what plagiarism is but it is important because it is a matter of pride that you took the time to learn the information and grew in knowledge yourself not by saying what someone else thinks. It is a matter of effort and just imputing what you believe which is not as hard has many feel. Many are discouraged and worried that their impute and thoughts are not right or does not matter; yet, that is better than showing no thought at all and being not intellectual at all. So it is important to avoid plagiarism for not just moral and integrity reasons, but to contribute what you believe in the subject matter.