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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/us/politics/plagiarism-costs-degree-for-senatorjohn-walsh.html

The article, “Plagiarism Costs Degree for Senator John Walsh,” by Jonathan Martin

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The measures U.S. Army War College took against Senator John E. Walsh, when they found out he had plagiarized his final paper.

Jot Dots: -> Graduate status revoked -> Withdrawal from elections -> Acknowledgement and apology -> Mr. Baucus Replacement for Mr. Baucus a Summary: The article, “Plagiarism Costs Degree for Senator John Walsh,” by Jonathan Martin tells the measures U.S. Army War College took against Senator John E. Walsh, when they found out he had plagiarized his final paper. The Army War College determined that Mr. Walsh had plagiarized his final, and as a consequence decided to revoke his status as a graduate. Furthermore, Mr. Walsh withdrew from this year’s election after being called out by The New York Times, and also apologized for his wrongdoing. Moreover, he had been chosen as a replacement for Mr. Baucus, who became ambassador to China. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/01/us/author-goodwin-resigns-from-pulitzer-board.html

The article, “Author Goodwin Resigns From Pulitzer Board,” by David D. Kirkpatrick

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Jot Dots: -> Suspicious of plagiarism ->Letter of resignation -> Settlement over claims of plagiarism -> ’s concern of their image

How the Pulitzer Prize began an official investigation regarding accusation of plagiarism by Ms. Goodwin.

Summary: The article, “Author Goodwin Resigns From Pulitzer Board,” by David D. Kirkpatrick tells how the Pulitzer Prize began an investigation regarding claims of plagiarism by Ms. Goodwin. Doris Goodwin was under suspicion of plagiarizing the work in her book “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys”. She wrote a letter of resignation in which she was saying that she couldn’t devote the time that was required to the board due to the attention that emerged from the controversy of her book. Later on, Ms. Goodwin mentions that her publisher had reached a settlement with another author over claims of plagiarism. However, she had been pressured by the other to resign, since they were concern that her being in the board might damage its image. http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/john-carpenter-wins-plagiarism-case-against-lucbesson-over-lockout-20151015

The blog post, “John Carpenter Wins Plagiarism Case Against Luc Besson Over ‘Lockout’,” by Kevin Jagernauth

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The ruling that helped director John Carpenter win the case, in which he claimed the plagiarism of his work.

Jot Dots: ->’Lockout’ described as rip-off ->Director took legal action ->Court ruled in favor of director ->Europacorp ordered to pay director Summary: The movie ‘Lockout’ was criticized by Box Office as being a rip-off of two of John Carpenter’s films. Carpenter decided to take legal actions against the production company and take them to court, claiming that his work had been plagiarized. Luckily, the French court ruled in favor of Carpenter saying that there were enough similar elements between the films to merit a sanction. Europacorp, the production company, was ordered to pay Carter, the screenwriter, and the owner to the rights of the movie an amount considered to be pocket change to Europacorp.

http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/plagiarism-unethical-7240.html

The article, “Why Is Plagiarism Explains Unethical?” by Neil Kokemuller

The many reasons why plagiarizing shouldn’t be taken lightly.

Jot Dots: -> Idea Theft -> Fraud and Deception -> Peer Disrespect -> Personal Integrity Summary: The article, “Why Is Plagiarism Unethical?” by Neil Kokemuller explains the many reasons why plagiarizing shouldn’t be taken lightly. Firstly, it tells the reader that stealing someone else’s work shouldn’t be done since the person who came up with the idea decide what he or she wants to do with their original work. Secondly, it mentions that not only are you deceiving others, but that you are also ready to face the consequences plagiarizing brings. Thirdly, it talks about how if you plagiarize you can lose the trust of your peers, which will result in less people wanting to work with you since they also might be affected were you to plagiarize again. Lastly, it mentions that by plagiarizing your lying to yourself since you limit yourself from thinking outside the box and growing.