It is true that few students have thoughts that have not already occurred to others. This is not the important part of honest research. The important part is th

It is true that few students have thoughts that have not already occurred to others. This is not the important part of honest research. The important part is that the student actually HAVE these thoughts, and actually EXPRESS them, rather than just copy/pasting someone else's expression of the idea without ever thinking about it themselves. It is the process that matters, not the outcome. In other words, buckle down and do the damn work. Laziness is not a virtue when it comes to thinking.