1.1. Research statement: "The perfect student is.....MOTIVATED. Motivation comes from many places. The best students are the ones that are motivated to be successful." Source: http://teaching.about.com/od/ParentalInvolvement/f/What-Are-Some-Characteristics-That-Make-The-Perfect-Student.htm (internet article)
1.2. Research statement of fact: I don't have all of the time in the world. "See time as finite/limited It'll motivate effectiveness and efficiency as it applies to time and allow you to achieve results. It's best accomplished through delegation and leverage." Source: http://www.inc.com/murray-newlands/11-daily-habits-of-exceptionally-successful-people.html
2. Question: Should a student sacrifice ethics for academic success.
2.1. Research statement of fact: "Over-competitive students are introducing a toxic culture into study halls in a desire to succeed. Tactics include hiding library books and refusing to work with other students, and a round-the-clock work ethic designed to put themselves ahead of the pack." Source: http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/ruthless-overachievers-how-uni-students-sabotage-their-mates/story-e6frfm9r-1226742315842 (internet news article)
3. Topic: Ethics and the college student; ruthlessness is a scholarly quality.
3.1. Student's reality: Feeling the inescapable need to stand out via producing publishable, and applicable results in his scholarly work.
4. Ethics: doing good aka having fine habits
4.1. Being friendly in action
4.2. Being helpful in action
4.3. Being honest in action
4.4. Research statement of fact: "We are not studying in order to know what virtue is, but to become good, for otherwise there would be no profit in it." (Nicomachean Ethics II.2) (Book)