George and Hilary are friends who have enrolled in different sections of an introductory communication course. They are both required to give an informative speech in class. George finds an online academic paper service that will sell him a 20-page paper on domestic violence with over 15 sources. He buys it, figuring he can cut it in half and use it as his speech. George tells Hilary he has been working hard on a domestic violence paper for another class that they can use as the basis for their speech assignment. He and Hilary work on an outline together and share the sources.

After George and Hilary present their speeches, the instructors from their communication classes happen to run into each other and compare observations about the excellent speeches they have heard on domestic violence. They discover that George and Hilary have given essentially the same speech: They have used a similar opening anecdote, followed the same structure, and submitted nearly identical bibliographies. The instructors must decide what to do about George and Hilary.

1		Has plagiarism occurred? If so, at what level(s)?
2		Did George violate Hilary's trust?
3		Was Hilary acting responsibly in using George's information?
4		If you knew what either George or Hilary had done, would you let one of the instructors know about it?