Research a famous whistleblower not mentioned in this lesson. Summarize briefly who this person was and why this person was a whistleblower.
Compare and contrast this person to the whistleblower from Enemy of the People, Dr. Stockmann.
The whistleblower I chose to research and compare and contrast to Dr. Stockmann is John Kopchinski. John Kopchinski was a former pfizer sale representative who has just won a 6 year leagal battle with the company and earned himself $52 million. Pfizer was promoting 13 drugs for wrong usages and doses that were not approved by the FDA. Kopchinski told the company that he was not able to work for them if they were giving these false promotions so he quit and went to law enforcement.
You can compare Dr. Stockmann to Mr. Kopchinski because they both were trying to help people when they both became whistleblowers. In both cases, the people involved were trying to protect the health of people. Dr. Stockmann investigated the springs because he thought something was wrong and he was write. He let the secret out because it was affecting people in a negative way. Mr. Kopchinski did the same thing with these 13 drugs made by Pfizer. When he found out what was going on he wanted nothing to do with it and went to the press and authorites.
Dr. Stockmann and Mr. Kopchinski differ and a way as well. In Mr. Kopchinski's case he got $52 million out of it. On the other hand, Dr. Stockmann did not want anything from his discovery. He goes as far as saying that he would even give the credit to his brother Mr. Stockmann if his brother wanted it. This shows that he was actually doing it for the right cause.
Compare and contrast this person to the whistleblower from Enemy of the People, Dr. Stockmann.
The whistleblower I chose to research and compare and contrast to Dr. Stockmann is John Kopchinski. John Kopchinski was a former pfizer sale representative who has just won a 6 year leagal battle with the company and earned himself $52 million. Pfizer was promoting 13 drugs for wrong usages and doses that were not approved by the FDA. Kopchinski told the company that he was not able to work for them if they were giving these false promotions so he quit and went to law enforcement.
You can compare Dr. Stockmann to Mr. Kopchinski because they both were trying to help people when they both became whistleblowers. In both cases, the people involved were trying to protect the health of people. Dr. Stockmann investigated the springs because he thought something was wrong and he was write. He let the secret out because it was affecting people in a negative way. Mr. Kopchinski did the same thing with these 13 drugs made by Pfizer. When he found out what was going on he wanted nothing to do with it and went to the press and authorites.
Dr. Stockmann and Mr. Kopchinski differ and a way as well. In Mr. Kopchinski's case he got $52 million out of it. On the other hand, Dr. Stockmann did not want anything from his discovery. He goes as far as saying that he would even give the credit to his brother Mr. Stockmann if his brother wanted it. This shows that he was actually doing it for the right cause.
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Sean, how and why did you select John Kopchinski?
ReplyDeleteGreat whistleblower I think there are many similarities between Kopchinski and Dr. Stockmann. I think you present some great research I would have liked though a little bit more on how the company was punished. I think him quitting his job and going into law enforcement showed his real character and what he really believed in. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI definitely loved you choice of a whistle blower, it was very interesting to learn of John Kopchinski. I'm not sure the picture you chose accents the blog in the matter that you intended it to -- however, I can tell you did your research AND THEN SOME. Wonderful blog!
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