What do you think about me encouraging my best friend to copy and paste from the textbook for our upcoming essay?
Do you think that it's right to copy and paste from the textbook?
I don't know, you tell me what to do in this case.
While I agree that some homework assignments may feel very difficult to do, I don't think that cheating your way to do the essay by copy and pasting would be ethical. Your best friend should study and make an informed opinion so that they could form sentences and finish their essay, instead of copying and pasting.
Booo.
You may be upset, but you should at least try to do your essay on your own. You'll learn a lot more about yourself if you take it seriously.