Compose a well-written response to the following four (4) questions:

On a scale of 1-10, how serious is plagiarism? Justify your response with a reason.
Speculate what would happen if students had the ability to copy things as easily in the 1960s. Do you think they would have plagiarized? Explain.
Should plagiarism have more severe punishments? What would happen if enforcers took more extreme measures to prevent plagiarism?
How does the act of plagiarism relate to other aspects of life? How does it affect you?