[Kipper is King]

My mom's a HS English teacher, and my dad was an HS administrator (principal/vice principal) before they retired.

Students who plagiarize are not doing themselves any favours. Most Internet essays are riddled with grammatical/spelling errors or other problems. Also, they generally are poorly written in general.

You are much better off just to write the assignment yourself, then to take the risk of getting caught. Most teachers/profs I have known are generally willing to give extensions for assignments or at least reduce your penalty if you have to hand in an assignment late.

Lastly- thinking that teachers and profs don't bother checking essays for plagiarism is a misconception. My mom would frequently catch students plagarizing, and so have many of the teachers I know.