An Example of Real World Plagiarism

The Consequences

After Penenberg's discovery, Glass was fired from The New Republic. Other magazines that he had written for also severed ties with him.15

In 1999, D.A.R.E., the Drug Abuse Resistance Education organization, sued both Glass and Rolling Stone for an unflattering and untrue article Glass had written about them. They accused the journalist and the magazine of libel (publishing information that is known to be false). Rolling Stone faced a $50 million suit, and Glass a $10 million suit.16 The suits were eventually dropped, most likely because D.A.R.E. was unable to prove that the article was published with malicious intent.17, 18

A full mind.
After Glass was fired from The New Republic, he began to take classes at Georgetown University and was planning on getting a degree in law. However, before lawyers can practice law, they have to pass two tests. They have to pass a bar exam, which tests their knowledge of the law. Next, prospective lawyers have to go before a "character committee" that decides if candidates should practice law after they have determined if candidates have proven themselves to be ethical enough to practice law. Some legal experts, however, don't think that Glass will pass the character review.19

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