[ OT ] Someone stole my story

You should feel flattered, kids have been stealing from authors for centuries. That kid should be ashamed of himself. Firstly: It is extremely simple to search for any story posted here on google. Even if you rearrange the work a little, teachers have access to this special application that can search for close matches on the internet ( I forget the name. ) 
 
 There have been instances of people attempting to steal content for their own blogs / websites / etc. - but when people have been made aware of them and they contact the site or person who posted them, the people have taken them down. It's just the nature of the internet. Things will get swiped every now and again, if that was n't true there would be no such thing as torrent sites.: ) 
 
 But back to the student: I want any students who have the bright idea to appropriate something as their own to really think things through. Even if you have the most unsavvy about computers teacher, imagine if the teacher really likes the story and shows it to colleagues. One of them might know of Reddit or how to search for things. Imagine, then, that none of his colleagues know a thing about Reddit. Instead, imagine if the teacher makes you read the story out loud in class and one of your fellow students says `` Hey, wait... that sounds familiar.'' Or if one of them googles part of it because they do n't think you could have written something that good. Lastly, imagine if the teacher decides to give you some reward or enter it in a competition or put it on display. You're screwed. Do n't mess around with your acedemic career. If you ca n't complete something on your own, ask the teacher for help. Ask a parent for help. Ask a friend to help. Just do n't steal, it will not work out well for you, even if it has in the past. Sooner or later, it will come back to bite you.
