Montana Senator John Walsh had his master’s degree from the U.S. Army War College revoked after it was determined he committedplagarismon a final paper he had submitted in 2007. The Senator terminated his campaign for election after the story was published.
Read the following Internet resources and post a response to questions Q1 and Q2 as well as reply to a response post of two colleagues.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/10/10/army-war-college-revokes-sen-john (Links to an external site.)
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/10/10/army-war-college-revokes-sen-johns-walshs-degree-over-plagiarism/?utm_term=.91640e58e544
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/23/us/politics/john-walsh-final-paper-plagiarism.html
Q1 — From the perspective of Senator John Walsh, briefly discuss whether you think the punishment assigned for his actions was reasonable.
Q2 — From the Senator Walsh situation, briefly discuss the primary lesson you learned regardingplagarismand how this lesson might apply to this course as well as your future.
